After three rounds at the Jermuk Grand Prix in Armenia, there is a three-way tie at the top between Lev Aronian, Ivan Cheparinov and Peter Leko (pictured) on 2/3. The Bulgarian Cheparinov won against Jakovenko in the first round in a Four Knights...
In round 2 of the Grand Prix in Jermuk, Dmitry Jakoveno recovered from yesterday's loss by beating Gata Kamsky in just 29 moves. Top seed Levon Aronian joined leaders Cheparinov and Leko thanks to a victory in a queen ending against Alekseev. Full...
GM Monicka Socko (yes, not her husband and top seed Bartosz) won the Arctic Chess Challenge yesterday in a 4-way tiebreak with IMs Ray Robson, Marijan Petrov and GM Emanuel Berg. It was a rare occasion of a female grandmaster winning a strong open...
The FIDE Grand Prix in Jermuk, Armenia started today with five draws and two decisive games in the first round. Cheparinov beat Jakovenko using the Four Knights while Peter Leko defeated Ernesto Inarkiev with Black in an Anti-Marshall. Full, picto...
After reaching the marvellous score of 7/7, Michal Krasenkow had seen enough. Like a true professional, the Polish grandmaster finished the Hogeschool Zeeland Open in Vlisingen, The Netherlands with two quick draws, securing first prize very smoot...
14 year-old US International Master Ray Robson (pictured) from Florida has earned his first Grandmaster norm by tying for first place in the Arctic Chess Challenge in Norway. Congratulations to Ray - only 2 more to go for the GM title! GM Monika...
Veselin Topalov (pictured) has pulled out of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao. The apparent reason is a financial one, although the prize fund has not yet been confirmed. It seems the harsher financial climate this year may shoulder some of the bl...
The 18 year-old David Howell (pictured) won the 2009 British Championships in Torquay with a score of 9/11. It was a convincing victory in a tough competition, with the youngster finishing with seven wins and four draws. A crucial draw with bla...
David Howell yesterday won the British Championships 2009 in Torquay convincingly, scoring seven wins, four draws and no losses. In the last round he drew quickly with IM Gary Lane and thus secured the title. Howell also won the British U21 and En...
Veselin Topalov won't play in the 2nd edition of the Grand Slam Masters Final, which will take place September 6-12 in Bilbao, Spain. The reduced budget and prize fund don't meet the expectations of the world's number one, according to a press rel...
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Besides the 5th FIDE Grand Prix, two more big events will start this upcoming weekend. Tomorrow already is the first round of the Staunton Memorial - this year a Scheveningen-style match between England and Holland and a second, category 9 all-pla...
Even if you can't remember what happened in the first four Grand Prix events, and more to the point, have forgotten what the winner qualifies for*, the 5th Grand Prix is still a major chess competition, which will be eagerly followed by chess fans...
Opening books and even more opening books: does it ever stop? Not likely, looking at the pile of opening books that have come out recently. In this review, I will look at a small selection of the sample from four different major publishers. But fi...
Polish grandmaster Michal Krasenkow belongs to the growing number of strong players who feel at home in the Dutch seacoast town of Vlissingen. In 2006 he won the Open with a score of 8 out of 9, and this year he's got another marvellous start, win...
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As the cockpit announces that we're about to land at the airport of Palermo, the capital of Sicily, I'm thinking of the Sicilian Defense. There’s no chess opening more beautiful, more difficult, more sinister than the Sicilian. Who is attacking wh...
If you could use some fresh, ready-to-go opening ideas, then here is good news: SOS - Secrets of Opening Surprises, Volume 11 is out!SOS means completely new and unusual opening ideas, early deviations from the regular lines in mainstream openings...
After its 4th tournament in Nalchik, Russia (won by Levon Aronian) it has been very silent around the FIDE Grand Prix Series. Although FIDE hasn't communicated a thing yet, we can tell you that in just five days from now, the first round of the 5t...
Lev Aronian (pictured) made up for the disappointment of losing to Hikaru Nakamura in the Chess 960 championship in Mainz by winning the main event - the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess Championship. The big shock occurred in the qualifying round...
The Mainz Chess Classic is probably the most professional, well-organized and streamlined tournament in the world. On top of that, Mainz itself is an interesting city to visit, with a rich history and a more than fascinating architecture. Arne Mol...
Beating Ian Nepomniachtchi 3-1 in the final, Armenia's number one grandmaster Levon Aronian won the Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship last night. Eaerlier on Sunday the strong Ordix Open was won by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.The Mainz Chess Classi...
The summer is full of great round-robins and open tournaments, and opening theory is developing at top speed. Keep track of it all with ChessVibes Openings, our weekly PDF (+PGN!) magazine that delivers the latest novelties right in your inbox. Le...
Last night in Mainz, an era came to an end. On the second day of the unofficial Rapid World Championship, eleven times winner Viswanathan Anand failed to qualify for the final. During the press conference after the games, Anand proved to be a fair...
