Anand found his feet with the black pieces in game 3, defending accurately against Topalov (pictured) for a draw. Now Anand gets his turn with the white pieces again and a chance to gain the initative in the match. Game 4 starts at 12:00 GMT on ...
The third game of the World Championship match in Sofia today ended in a draw. Viswanathan Anand didn't go for the Grünfeld, but instead the World Champion seemed to be impersonating Topalov's nemesis Vladimir Kramnik and picked a variation of the...
After two exciting games in the 2010 World Chess Championship, Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov (pictured) are all-square at one win each. Game three starts at 12:00 GMT on Tuesday 27 April. Chess.com will once again be providing free live covera...
We formulated ten questions related to Developing Chess Talent and every Monday we'll ask them to an interesting personality in the chess world. 1. Please introduce yourself (name, age, nationality, etc.)! Hello, good evening! I am Jan Smeets, 25,...
Judit Polgar defeated David Navara 6-2 in the 2010 Cez Chess Trophy rapid match. On Friday she won games four and five, and then lost the sixth. On Saturday she won once more, and drew the last game. Games 4-8 with brief annotations.This year the ...
The FIDE Grand Prix events have been beset with venue and rule changes, but have nonetheless managed to provide lots of top-quality chess. There is also a Women's Grand Prix which has received rather less attention, but which is also worth follow...
Viswanathan Anand immediately struck back in the second game of the World Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria. He defeated Veselin Topalov in 42 moves with the white pieces in a Catalan, to level the score. Video added.For all the match details,...
After taking a drubbing in the opening game of the world championship, the reigning champion Anand (pictured) showed his mettle to win the second game against Topalov to level the scores at 1-1. Anand tried the Catalan, sacrificing a pawn for lon...
Game two between Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov is underway. The official match website is here. The latest moves and free live commentary from GM Josh Friedel and NM Sharma is available now at Chess.com TV. UPDATE: Vishy Anand Wins Game 2 to...
The rapid match (previewed here) between Judit Polgar and David Navara has ended in a convincing victory for the strongest female player in history. After a first round draw, Polgar reeled off four wins in a row to dominate the match. Navara pul...
The delayed start of the World Chess Championship match was at the request of Vishy Anand, but it didn't seem to do the champion much good as he fell to a crushing defeat in the first game. Both players blitzed out the early moves of a Gruenfeld ...
Veselin Topalov defeated Viswanathan Anand in crushing style in the first game of the World Championship match in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Bulgarian started with 1.d4, which was answered by the Grünfeld Defence. At move 24 Topalov, probably still in h...
The first game of the World Chess Championship is underway in Sofia. The players blitzed out the early moves of a Grunefeld defence, but have now slowed down to start thinking. Topalov is white, Anand black. Anand is ahead by a pawn, but Topalo...
Just in: Find the Right Plan with Anatoly Karpov. In this book Karpov gives a wealth of tips on how to radually and patiently push an opponent back to the wall, before finally finishing him off with a deadly blow. He reveals the secrets of how t...
According to our poll on the homepage Vishy Anand is the clear favourite to win the World Championship match, by 69%, where Topalov gets 31% of the votes. But what do their colleagues think? Today the opinion of Aronian, Carlsen, Gelfand and Ivanc...
On the first playing day of the 2010 Cez Chess Trophy, Judit Polgar took a clear lead in her rapid match with David Navara. After a draw in the first game she won both the second and third game. The match takes place in Prague and consists of eigh...
The field for the 2010 US Chess Championships has been announced and includes Chess.com members Sam Shankland, Melik Khachiyan, and Vinay Bhat. 2009 champion Hikaru Nakamura (pictured) will defend his title against the top names in US chess at th...
According to our poll on the homepage, the readers of ChessVibes think World Champion Anand is the clear favourite to win the match, by 69%, where Topalov gets 31% of the votes. But what do their colleagues think? Today the opinion of Dominguez, G...
In a letter published at the Karpov 2010 campaign website, Anatoly Karpov has responded to Arkady Dvorkovich' remarkable move to already announce the Russian Chess Federation's nomination of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. "I must state that the world chess c...
With the World Chess Championship starting on Saturday 24 April, Chess.com is pleased to announce live coverage of the match on Chess.com TV. Games start at 12:00 GMT (except the first game, which starts at 14:00 GMT) and your commentary team w...
Veselin Topalov will start with the white pieces on Saturday in game 1 of the World Championship match against World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Yesterday the opening ceremony and drawing of lots took place in Sofia, where ChessVibes has arrived! ...
Starting on 24 April, title holder Viswanathan Anand and challenger Veselin Topalov will play a 12-game match for the official FIDE World Chess Championship. The venue is the Central Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Rules The time control ...
According to Russian sources, the Russian Chess Federation has officially nominated Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as candidate for the upcoming FIDE presidential elections during the Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad in September. His rival candidate, Anatoly Karpov,...
In a rare outbreak of common sense, the start of the world championship match between Vishy Anand (pictured) and Veselin Topalov has been postponed by one day. Anand had requested a three-day postponement and the Bulgarian organisers had refused ...
