Daily puzzle 230808
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Tal Mem: Mamedyarov & Ponomariov win
Today Ponomariov did what not many have managed to do, ever: the Ukrainian beat Leko in his beloved Marshall Gambit. In a difficult Scheveningen, Mamedyarov defeated Kamsky with Black and after three draws in the other games, Morozevich keeps his ...
World Women Ch Saga Continues
Today it's time for a 3rd update on the Women World Championship saga. More players have cancelled their participation and FIDE President Ilyumzhinov wrote a letter to Georgian President Saakashvili.The developments around the World Women Champion...
Mikhail Tal Memorial, Round 5
There were two decisive games in the 5th round at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in the GUM Exhibition Hall, near Red Square in Moscow. Ruslan Ponomariov (pictured) overcame Peter Leko and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Gata Kamsky. Vassily Ivan...
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Daily puzzle 220808
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Five draws in Moscow
Shirov needed to get rid of that annoying zero behind his name, and he did, against Gelfand. The four other games in the Tal Memorial saw the same results, but these were actually good fights.The Tal Memorial takes place 17-31 August at the GUM Ex...
Yes, worse was possible
After a tough start yesterday, in the second round the Experience team had to try and regain some confidence with the black pieces. But it only got worse: the Rising Stars beat them 4?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? today. Two more videos.The third NH Chess tournament t...
All Draws In Round 4 In Moscow
All games ended in draws today in the fourth round at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow, but at least not without some action from the players. Gata Kamsky managed to survive a pawn down in an interesting ending against Evgeny Alekseev to earn ...
St. Louis To Host 2009 US Championships
The Saint Louis Chess Club and Scolastic Centre is set to play host to the 2009 US Chess Championships. The ambitious and modern centre only opened in July 2008 and has impressed as a well-equipped venue for the national event. The champio...
'Rising Stars' start well against 'Experience' team
It was a bad start for the 'Experience' team in the NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam. Despite all the oldies having White in the first round, they only managed 2 draws and lost the other 3 games. The youngest player, Italy's 16 year old Fa...
Morozevich beats Kramnik, takes sole lead
In the third round of the Tal Memorial, Morozevich played the sharp 7.g4 against Kramnik's Semi-Slav, started attacking and... won in crushing style. The Muscovite is now leading with 2.5 points. Shirov lost his third game in a row.The Tal Memoria...
Daily puzzle 210808
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
NH Chess Tournament R1: Rising Stars-Experience 4-1
In the first round of the NH Chess Tournament, the Rising Stars team made their intentions clear, and the Experience team is warned. All "legends" were playing with the white pieces today, and three of them suffered losses: Korchnoi-Stellwagen 0-...
Marvellous Morozevich Takes The Lead
He's unpredictable. He's enigmatic. He's definitely not your average GM and today the magical Alexander Morozevich thrashed Vladimir Kramnik to take the sole lead on 2.5/3 in the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Morozevich (pictured) was clea...
Daily puzzle 200808
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Tal Memorial R2: Kamsky beats Shirov
Perhaps the chess fans were treated a bit too much candy yesterday. In the second round of the Tal Memorial, the players were taking things more slowly, and besides four quiet draws, only one player won: Gata Kamsky beat Alexei Shirov.The Tal Memo...
Kamsky Bounces Back In Moscow
Gata Kamsky (pictured) recovered from his drubbing at the hands of Vassily Ivanchuk in the opening round to overcome Alexei Shirov in round 2. With the Grunfeld back in the repair shop, Kamsky opted for the Slav with 4...a6. An ill-advised...
Adams wins Staunton Memorial, Wade loses all
With a quick draw against his closest rival Loek van Wely in the final round, Michael Adams secured victory at the 6th Staunton Memorial. 87-year-old Bob Wade lost all his 11 games.Adams' performance was both expected and grand: as the first seede...
PocketFritz 3: your brand new mobile friend
PocketFritz 3 (which runs on Pocket PC's) may be small, but its playing strength is gigantic. Its estimated elo is 2550, and it has a well-balanced positional style, spiced up with first-class tactics. But PocketFRritz 3 it is much more than j...
Daily puzzle 190808
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Exciting start Tal Memorial
On the first day of the Tal Memorial, the players showed tremendous fighting spirit. In an excellent first round in Moscow, Kramnik, Morozevich and Ivanchuk won their White games.The traditional chess festival "M. Tal Memorial" takes place 17-31 A...
Adams Wins 2008 Staunton Memorial
The final round of the 2008 Staunton Memorial was pretty much unexciting as Michael Adams drew with his opponent Loek Van Wely in just 15 moves to take his second straight Staunton Memorial by half a point. Quiet draws also ensued in the g...
Arctic Chess Challenge
The Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway, recently ended with GM Igor Kurnosov winning with a score of 7.5/9. This tournament is surely one of the most northerly tournaments in the world, and spectating this yea...