DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 030608
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
A rainy day in Baku
It was raining cats, dogs and half points today in Baku. Six, to be exact. When I took this photo a cheerful Radjabov said: "Romantic isn't it?" but later he would be the only player to lose his game today, against Cheparinov.All day long, Azerbai...
Kateryna Lahno - Women's European Champion 2008
Lahno and Tiviakov Champions in Plovdiv Kateryna Lahno (pictured) drew her final round game against Anna Ushenina to win the Women's Individual European Championship 2008 with 8.5/11. Congratulations Kateryna on your success! Yelen...
Kasparov's secret laptop in New In Chess 2008/3
Garry Kasparov finally opens his laptop in New In Chess 2008#3!In his column Kasparov reveals some stunning analysis he discovered in the Sicilian, but which he did not get to use during his career as an active player. Further in this issue, am...
Exciting final phase EU Ch
With eight players sharing first place, the European Championship in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) is going into an exciting final phase. Today is the last round, tomorrow there will be tiebreaks.The 9th European Individual Chess Championship takes place Apr...
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 020508
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 020608
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Tiger went hunting
The 16th Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament took place 22-30 April in Malm?ɬ?, Sweden. Participants were GM Daniel Stellwagen, Netherlands (2621), GM Vassilios Kotronias, Greece (2611), GM Evgeny Agrest, Sweden (2567), GM Jan Timman, Netherlands (2565...
Penultimate round of European Championship
Another win from the amazing Kateryna Lahno (pictured) in today's 10th round has moved her into clear first place by half a point with just one final round of games to go. Chess.com member Yelena Dembo also notched up another win to keep up wi...
Summer Cup Report
Match report Sandy Bells 2 v Livingston Edinburgh Summer Cup.In “The Polish Ex-Servicemen’s Social Club”, 11 Drummond Place, Edinburgh@7:30 Wednesday 30th April 2008 On a fine sunny evening, with a full complement of 6 players, b...
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 010508
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
[lang_nl]Grischuk weer alleen aan kop[lang_nl][lang_en]Grischuk back in sole lead[/lang_en]
By beating his compatriot Ernesto Inarkiev, Alexander Grischuk has taken sole lead again today in Baku, since Gashimov and Wang Yue both drew their games, against Cheparinov and Bacrot respectively.It was a round with some quick draws and some big...
Women's European Championship update
The European Individual Chess Championships in Plovdiv is nearing it's climax with just three rounds left to go. In today's 8th round, Yelena Dembo slipped back after losing to Natalia Zhukova in a Scotch Game. The lead in the...
Grischuk regains lead in Baku
Grishcuk beats Inarkiev, opens half point lead In an exciting 9th round, Alexander Grischuk defeated his Russian compatriot Ernesto Inarkiev to open a half point lead in this closely fought opening event of the FIDE Grand Prix. Gata Gamsky slipped...
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 300408
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
[lang_nl]Inarkiev & Mamedyarov winnen[lang_nl][lang_en]Inarkiev & Mamedyarov win[/lang_en]
After yesterday's drama we witnessed a much more quiet round today in Baku. Five draws didn't change anything in the top of the standings. Inarkiev avoided timetrouble and beat Navara in a good game. Mamedyarov defeated Karjakin, who blundered a p...
Another win for Yelena in Plovdiv
Another round, another win for Chess.com favourite Yelena Dembo who kept up the pressure on the leaders at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Yelena's victim this time was Tatiana Stepovaia from Russia who was despatched in a tri...
Losers become winners in Baku
Inarkiev and Mamedyarov win in round 8 Two players on the losing side in yesterday's round turned the tables today to win their 8th round games. Ernesto Inarkiev of Russia beat David Navara to swap their places at the bottom of the...
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 290408
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Gashimov beats Kamsky, joins leaders
In the best round so far in Baku, Gashimov beat Kamsky and joined the leaders Grischuk and Wang Yue, who drew against each other. Updated report with videos. Short video report round 7 [TABLE=256]The first game that ended &nd...
Yelena Dembo wins again
Yelena wins again - moves to half point off lead Another excellent result for Yelena Dembo in the 7th round of the European Championships in Bulgaria as she wins for the third time to move to a score of 5/7, just half a point off the leaders...
A surprise new leader at the Grand Prix
Vugar Gashimov takes shock lead In an increasingly unpredictable and exciting tournament, the new leader is the rank outsider, Vugar Gashimov (pictured) from the host country of Azerbaijan. Gashimov knocked back yesterday's leader Gata K...
DagpuzzelDaily puzzle 280408
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Kamsky joins the leaders
After their first rest day, most players obviously were full of energy again, and it showed. A good round with nice games and three decisions, one of them scored by Cheparinov - he beat Inarkiev. Svidler won a nice game against Karjakin and Kamsky...