U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura needed just two days to finish first at the World Open (a 9-round Swiss!) in Philadelphia this weekend. He shared first prize with Russian GM Evgeny Najer who retained his 2008 title as Nakamura couldn't play the Arma...
Tear down that wall! Magnus Carlsen (pictured) wasn't born when the real Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but so far in Dortmund he has made short work of the Berlin "Wall" defence, beating it twice in the first half of the event. In round 5 in was t...
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At half-time Magnus Carlsen has underlined his ambitions in Dortmund. He won his second White game against a Berlin Wall, this time against Arkadij Naiditsch who succumbed to the pressure and blundered an important pawn just after the time control...
GMs Daniel Fridman, Michal Krasenkow, Stewart Haslinger and Predrag Nikolic all finished on 6.5/9 Sunday at the Intomart GfK Open in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Final report.The 4th Intomart GfK (Hilversum) Open took place June 27th - July 5th in ...
The Donostia Chess Festival in Donostia-San Sebastian, will take place from 7-16 July. The showpiece event of the festival is a 10 player round robin competition featuring an interesting mix of players, young and old, with Peter Svidler (pictured...
The basic laws of chess hardly change at all through the years, but there can be a great deal of tinkering around the edges. The latest official FIDE laws of chess were published on 1 July, and contained a few changes which have been much discus...
After a snoozeworthy round 3, the players in Dortmund provided much more entertainment in round 4, for two of the three games at least. In last year's tournament, Naiditsch shocked Kramnik with some brilliant opening preparation to win a spectacu...
In a very good fourth round of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Kramnik beat Naiditsch with the black pieces. The Russian now shares the lead with Carlsen who drew with Bacrot, the same result as in Jakovenko-Leko.The Sparkassen Chess Mee...
In my previous review, I praised Bobby Fischer's compact use of language. This time, I want to show that good chess writing doesn't have to be compact - the book I'm reviewing today is everything but compact, but it's also very good. IM Herman Gro...
The much anticipated clash between Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik failed to deliver any excitement in round 3 at Dortmund, being drawn in a mere 19 moves. Kramnik seemed to surprise Carlsen in the opening and he quickly resorted to a repetit...
The third round of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund saw three short draws in the games Carlsen-Kramnik, Naiditsch-Leko and Bacrot-Jakovenko. Carlsen already started repeating at move 15, but keeps his slim lead in the standings.The Sparkas...
The Swine Flu threatens to wreak havoc with major chess events this summer. England is expecting 100,000 new cases per day this August. If a player or member of staff falls ill, whole events will need to be shut down. The British Championship and...
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!M. Matous 2008 White to play and win Next week the solution.S...
Round 2 at Dortmund threw up another thrilling endgame tussle for the purists. The difference was that whereas in the first round Dmitry Jakovenko (pictured) was the unwilling victim, this time he had a chance to display his own endgame prowess ...
In the second round of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Dmitry Jakovenko recovered from his loss yesterday by beating Arkadij Naiditsch in a very nice game. Leko-Carlsen and Kramnik-Bacrot both ended in a draw. The 37th Sparkassen Che...
We have just received from London: Play the Catalan. The Catalan is, as you know, a sophisticated opening which is popular at all levels of chess. It is an excellent choice for players who are keen to improve their overall understanding of the g...
After six rounds, Wouter Spoelman has managed to keep his lead at the Intomart GfK Open in Hilversum, The Netherlands. However, the Dutch GM is now sharing first place with GM Michal Krasenkow from Poland. The two, who collected 5 points, are chas...
Magnus Carlsen beat Russia's new number one player Dmitry Jakovenko today in a Berlin Ruy Lopez to take an early lead at the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund. Both Leko-Kramnik and Naiditsch-Bacrot ended in a draw. The 37th Sparkassen Ches...
“So, who-ya-gonna-call? Opening busters? Not quite. For the reasonable price of 25 euros per year, once a week you can receive intelligent, interesting opening surveys and analysis presented by a team lead by Dutch IMs Merijn van Delft & Robert ...
The first round of the Dortmund super-tournament saw Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeat Dmitry Jakovenko to take an early lead. Jakovenko tried to blunt Carlsen's attacking flair with the Berlin defence, but Carlsen showed his maturity with a displ...
At 15.00 CET today the first round of the Dortmund super-tournament takes off with Leko-Kramnik, Carlsen-Jakovenko and Naiditsch-Bacrot. It's yet another six-player, double round-robin and we'll be providing daily coverage.The Sparkassen Chess-Mee...
The traditional chess super-tournament in Dortmund, Germany takes place from 2-12 July. This 37th edition of the tournament is a very strong double round robin featuring Magnus Carlsen (pictured) as the top seed. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) 2772 Dmi...
Everyman has just published an interesting and entertaining work, that could be a great help in destroying the Sicilian.The open Sicilian is a very popular opening because it promotes bold and aggressive chess. But be aware my friends... If you wa...
