Thanks to a marvellous start in the first half of the tournament, Vassily Ivanchuk managed to win the Capablanca Memorial for the 4th time in his career. Final report by IM Robert Ris from Havana, Cuba.By IM Robert RisWhereas the first cycle was b...
The FIDE Grand Prix is now finished, but the women's equivalent is just half-way through the planned six events. Tournament #4 in the series runs from 23 June - 6 July in Jermuk, Armenia. Previously, Humpy Koneru (pictured) won in Istanbul, Xu Yu...
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu defeated Wang Yue with the black pieces in round 8 of the Kings Tournament in Bazna, Romania. Gelfand-Carlsen and Radjabov-Ponomariov ended in a draw. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.The fourth Kings Tourname...
Bu Xiangzhi edged out Li Chao on tiebreak to win what was advertised as the first 'Super GM' event in Danzhou, China. In a tournament that saw lots of spectacular games, Ni Hua finished on a disastrous 2/9.Bu Xiangzhi holding the cup in Danzhou | ...
Just out: The Semi-Tarrasch Defence, Volume 1. GM József Pintér surveys the very popular Semi-Tarrasch DeÂfence, within the framework of 64 games. He does not restrict his analysis to the initial stage of the game, but allows insight into the my...
After starting the Bazna Kings Tournament with three draws, Magnus Carlsen proceeded to win four games in a row to leave the opposition trailing in his wake. A draw in round eight with the black pieces against his nearest challenger, Boris Gelfan...
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In the seventh round of the Kings Tournament, which has returned to Bazna, Carlsen won against Radjabov. Gelfand is still a point behind the Norwegian after beating Nisipeanu with Black. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.The fourth K...
The 2010 Copper State International, presented by Abstrax Inc came to a close on Wednesday June 9th in Mesa, Arizona. The tournament ended in the same way that it started: "Fighting Chess" on boards one through twenty! It seemed that every part...
Vassily Ivanchuk has won the 45th Capablanca Memorial Tournament in Havana, Cuba, with an undefeated score of 7/10. Ivanchuk led from the start following a first round win against Nigel Short (see previous report), and despite being pushed all th...
The large number of chess 'supertournaments' in the modern era is such that many strong tournaments just below that level can be somewhat overshadowed. This is a shame, especially when the tournaments are as entertaining as the Ruy Lopez Chess Fe...
Magnus Carlsen increased his lead at the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania to a full point. Today the Norwegian beat Ruslan Ponomariov with the black pieces, while Wang Yue-Gelfand and Radjabov-Nisipeanu ended in a draw. Commentary by GM Dorian ...
By drawing his last round game in four moves (or rather three and a half) Jan Smeets won the 2010 Dutch Championship. Zhaoqin Peng secured her 12th (!) Dutch title already one round before the end. This year's event will mainly be remembered for i...
Magnus Carlsen leads with a score of 3.5/5 at the halfway point of the double round-robin Bazna Kings Tournament in Romania. After winning with the King's Gambit in round four (see previous report), Carlsen used the Dragon to win against Nisipean...
After five rounds, Carlsen is in sole lead at the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania. The world's number one defeated Nisipeanu with Black. Gelfand also won, against Ponomariov, while Wang Yue and Radjabov drew. Commentary by GM Dorian Rogozenco ...
He did it last year, and he did it again: Ivan Cheparinov won the Ruy Lopez tournament in Villafranca de los Barros, Spain. The Bulgarian scored a superb 6/7 (2902 performance) and finished 1.5 points ahead of Caruana and Malakhov.The 4th Ruy Lope...
It's a distasteful story, but too significant to ignore. Controversial former world chess champion Bobby Fischer died on 17 January 2008, and was buried in Iceland. Now, competing claims to his estate have led the Icelandic authorities to author...
Three victories for the white pieces shook up the standings completely at the Kings Tournament in Media, Romania. Carlsen and Radjabov took over the lead from Gelfand and Nisipeanu, going into the first rest day. Now with commentary by GM Dorian R...
After four rounds of the 4th Bazna Kings Tournament, Magnus Carlsen and Teimour Radjabov (pictured) are joint leaders. Romanian #1 Nisipeanu gave the local fans something to cheer by getting off to a great start in round one by beating Radjabov, ...
The remains of 11th World Champion Robert James Fischer are to be exhumed to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old Philippino girl. This was ordered yesterday by the Icelandic Supreme Court in the struggle for the legacy of the tormen...
Teimour Radjabov defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the third round of the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania. Gelfand and Nisipeanu kept their slim lead; the Israeli drew with Carlsen while the Romanian split the point with Wang Yue. Games annotated ...
Chess.com is adding a higher level of interactive teaching to its offerings: Chess.com University. The goal is to offer a variety of courses taught by top chess players and teachers: openings, middlegames, endgames, from very specific like "how to...
Vassily Ivanchuk, who won the 2009 Kings Tournament, couldn't play in Bazna this year as he had already signed for the 45th Capablanca Memorial. Halfway through the tournament in Cuba, the Ukrainian leads the top group, ahead of Nigel Short and Le...
All three games in round 2 of the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania ended in a draw. Magnus Carlsen tried for a long time to win an ending against Teimour Radjabov, who said he was simultaneously "fighting against a flu." Games annotated by GM D...
