Yesterday an already historical Dutch Championship has started. By getting rid of some old furniture (e.g. Sokolov, Van Wely, Nikolic and Timman) we'll be enjoying a 2008 edition that's as fresh as can be.Let's be honest, do we really want Jan Tim...
This afternoon, at 14:00 CET, in Enschede, the Netherlands a special event takes place: in a simultaneous exhibition, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik plays IGM Jan Werle & WGM Marie Sebag.What is this?? we hear you think. A simul for two pa...
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When we started Chess.com about 2 year ago we began with one simple idea: make this a website for the MEMBERS. Have the members tell us what they want, and then create the best possible online experience. And we have been running hard at that idea...
The new FIDE ratings have just been published at the FIDE website. World champion Viswanathan Anand is topping the list alone, with a rating of 2803. Magnus Carlsen is no longer a talent, he's the 5th best player in the world.On the new FIDE ratin...
We recently reprinted The King by J.H. Donner.This book will not make you a better chess player, so you can safely neglect this post if that is the only thing you are interested in.But Richard James and the late Mike Fox said it was "A magnificent...
Exclusive interview with editor-in-chief Aleksandar MatanovicRecently, the famous Chess Informant reached a milestone: edition no. 100 was published. Facts, figures and an exclusive interview with 77-year-old editor-in-chief Aleksandar Matanovic.F...
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
Do you ever get into a crucial chess position and not only not know what to do, but not even know how to THINK about what to do? Let acclaimed author and coach IM Igor Khmelnitsky teach you Decision Making in Critical Positions! Every game you pla...
Last Saturday, in the penultimate round of the Dutch club competition, HSG from Hilversum has won the national team championship for the first time since it was founded in 1887. They only needed one match point, but the players from HSG could open...
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Now that Corus, Linares, Aeroflot, Amber and other big tournaments in 2008 have finished, it's time for a new overview of chess events in the coming months. Spring's chess calendar.The previous overview and especially the tournament calendar have ...
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One of the strongest tournaments of Australia, the Doeberl Cup, was won by GM Varuzhan Akobian, before Zhang Zong and Surya Ganguly. These tournament organizers are also into chess 2.0 because they made lots of nice videos as well.Introduction to ...
Coverage of important chess matches and tournaments has come a long way since fans had to wait impatiently for a chess magazine to arrive on their doormat. In the internet era we have become accustomed to live broadcasts of the moves ...
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For the ninth year running the XIX Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" (Spain) is being held on the ICC playing zone. Registration for the event is completely free both for ICC members and non-members!This event is clearly the most ...
Jeremy Silman called Beating the Open Games by Mihail Marin "the best repertoire book ever written". Now the second edition of this classic has appeared, and it is even better, with 48 extra pages of updates, corrections and expansions.Marin revea...
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Aronian has won Amber 2008 but we knew that already. Kramnik ended second on tiebreak and Leko third. Aronian also won the rapid tournament of course (a major part of his combined success) and together with Kramnik, Morozevich and Topalov he also ...
Raising money for those in need as well as awareness through chess tournaments with help from Chess.com and The House of Staunton. The internet allows the chess community an opportunity to connect globally - By way of these ...
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Thanks to two quick draws against Kramnik, Aronian today secured clear first place at the Amber Tournament with a round to spare, because main competitors Carlsen and Leko also drew twice."Satisfaction" was what Levon Aronian said when I asked him...
The 2008 Foxwoods Open was held from March 19-22, 2008. Five players ended up tying for first place with a score of 7/9. GM Yuri Shulman ended up winning the title after an armageddon blitz playoff with GM Alexander Ivanov. A couple of players end...
