Etienne Bacrot has been the revelation of the Nanjing Pearl Springs Masters so far, but his good run came to an end in round seven. The Frenchman overplayed his hand against Topalov, missing a tactic and handing the Bulgarian his first win of the...
In the past few weeks, I've received truckloads of great new chess books, but I haven't been able to give them the attention they deserve because I was absolutely thrilled by Yasser Seirawan's new book Chess Duels. I don't like to exaggerate, but ...
This year's rapid tournament in Cap d'Agde, France has Ivanchuk, Nakamura, Bu Xiangzhi, Le Quang Liem, Polgar, Feller, Edouard, Hammer, Nguyen Ngoc Truong, Karpov (!), Pelletier, the Kosintseva sisters, Lahno, Zhu Chen and Milliet. Yesterday eight...
At the Pearl Spring tournament Viswanathan Anand narrowed the gap with Etienne Bacrot to half a point by beating Wang Yue in round 6. Both Gashimov-Topalov and the top encounter Bacrot-Carlsen ended in draws.General info The third Kanion Cup Nanji...
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"72","attributes":{"alt":"","title":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","wysiwyg":1}}]] We have just received from our printers: The Wonderful Winawer. As a follow-up to his bestsellin...
Round six of the Nanjing Pearl Spring Masters saw the world champion Vishy Anand recover from a disappointing first half of the tournament to score his second win. Anand beat Wang Yue with black to keep his chances of winning the tournament alive...
Economist-SGSEU 1 from Russia successfully defended their European club title in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the women section Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo edged out St.Petersburg Chess Club on tiebreak.With top boards Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan, Cerc...
While the focus of chess fans' attention is mostly fixed on the current super-tournament in Nanjing, there are a number of other attractive events worthy of mention. The pause for a rest day in Nanjing provides an opportunity to move the spotligh...
In the fifth round of the Pearl Spring tournament in Nanjing Magnus Carlsen crushed Veselin Topalov in a Closed Ruy Lopez. Etienne Bacrot scored his third consecutive win, with Black against Wang Yue. Viswanathan Anand couldn't get an advantage ag...
If the first half of the Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament is anything to go by, Magnus Carlsen seems to have recovered from his recent loss of form. In round five Carlsen thrashed Topalov to maintain his tournament lead at the halfway point. It w...
The Pearl Spring tournament saw a big upset in the fourth round as Etienne Bacrot defeated World Champion Viswanathan Anand for the first time in his career. Wang Yue easily held Veselin Topalov to a draw and Magnus Carlsen almost lost to Vugar Ga...
If Anand was on a high after his confident win over Topalov in Nanjing yesterday, he came down to earth with a bump in round four. Playing ambitiously with the black pieces, Anand was clearly looking for more than a draw but Bacrot was equal to t...
Upholding the Sicilian by IM Mark Ginsburg, brought to you by the Internet Chess Club, provides a reliable repertoire to all those annoying Sicilian sidelines. It's the latest video series in ICC's webshop.(Advertisement)This week the Internet Che...
We have just received: Anand-Topalov, Sofia 2010.This book tells the exciting story of the great match for the World Chess Champion title. The unexpected event that disturbed the start, the impact of the Sofia Rules, the heroic battles, the dram...
In the third round of the Pearl Spring tournament in Nanjing, Magnus Carlsen scored his second victory, outpreparing Wang Yue in a Petroff. Viswanathan Anand won with Black against Veselin Topalov in a Lasker Defence - just like their last game of...
Defending champion Economist I from Russia is the only team left with a 100% score at the European Club Cup in Plovdiv. Today a crucial encounter against Mika Yerevan is scheduled. In the women section AVS from Russia leads with 8/5.General info T...
All three games were decisive in the third round of the Pearl Springs Masters in Nanjing. The most eagerly awaited clash saw Topalov and Anand face-off over the board for the first time since Anand won their world championship match earlier this ...
All games in the second round of the Pearl Spring tournament in Nanjing ended in draws. Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen finished first after continuing their theoretical discussion in the Breyer Ruy Lopez. Bacrot escaped against Topalov, whil...
Today in a press release the organizers of the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament announced the participants for its three grandmaster groups. In A we will see GMs Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, Kramnik, Grischuk, Ponomariov, Shirov, Nakamura, Wang Hao, V...
Three tough battles in Nanjing ended all-square in round two, leaving Magnus Carlsen as the sole leader. Carlsen managed to avoid too much pain from the "Spanish Torture" of Anand. Eschewing the Sicilian defence, Maggie clearly felt like playing...
"I know, it is too much, but this game deserved it!" This is what IM Robert Ris wrote when he emailed his analysis of Anand-Shirov from Bilbao. It was almost impossible to fit it on just one A4 page of ChessVibes Openings, but the uncut version of...
In the first round of the Pearl Spring tournament in Nanjing Magnus Carlsen defeated Etienne Bacrot just before the first time control. Soon after that Viswanathan Anand and Wang Yue drew their game and the encounter between Veselin Topalov and Vu...
Everyman has just published: Play the Dutch .In this book, Neil McDonald tells you everything you need to know in order to play this opening successfully: the best lines to choose, the fundamental ideas for both sides, the traps you can set, the ...
Magnus Carlsen got off to a flying start in Nanjing to lead the Pearl Spring Masters after the first round. Carlsen quickly gained the upper hand against experienced Etienne Bacrot and the game finished quickly in the Frenchman's time trouble. W...
