Just like last year 7 out of 9, just like then shared first, but this time Vugar Gashimov was declared the winner of the 24th open tournament of Cappelle la Grande, on tiebreak .Before the last round, Arutinian, Kryvoruchko, Chernysov and Kotronia...
The final round in Morelia was another exciting one, with three decisive games. Carlsen beat Aronian in an amazingly tactical encounter, Shirov defeated Radjabov in the latter's beloved King's Indian, Leko collapsed against Topalov in timetrouble ...
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Radjabov hadn't won a game yet in Morelia, but yesterday he beat Magnus Carlsen. The other three games were drawn.Radjabov - Carlsen 1-0 Topalov - Anand ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? Aronian - Leko ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? Ivanchuk - Shirov ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? Here are the games with comment...
The Aeroflot Open took place from February 14-22, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi won the event with an impressive score of 7/9 and a performance rating of 2822! Now lets take a look at one of Nepomniachtchi's key victories...
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Only 17 years old, Ian Nepomniachtchi has finished clear first at the 6th Aeroflot Open in Moscow by successfully defending his lead in the last round.Before last year's Corus Chess Tournament, Nepomniachtchi was somewhat of an unknown in the west...
For "drama", the Oxford English Dictionary gives "a play" as well as "an exciting series of events". Both meanings fit Ivanchuk's drama from round 4, captured by Macauley. More videos here.
This is what some of the critics have to say about From London to Elista: "Simply breathtaking." - ChessVibes "Absolutely riveting." - British Chess Magazine "Undisputably the best chess book of 2007 (...) A terrific read." - Former Dutch...
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Bad news for Global Chess, the organizers of the new Grand Prix tournaments. In an interview, Alexander Morozevich criticizes the new series and says he won't play.Morozevich, currently the number four in the world, wasn't in Wijk aan Zee last mon...
In the fifth round Topalov lost again, this time to Carlsen (who played the Alekhine!). Leko had a good position against Anand but eventually lost it. Aronian-Shirov and Radjabov-Ivanchuk ended in a draw.Photos: Macauley.Two things make the start ...
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Sweden also won their last two matches, and so became the winner of this weekend's Four Nations Chess Challenge. Results and final standings:Round 1: Latvia - Norway 5 - 5 Sweden - England 7?Ǭ? - 2?Ǭ? Round 2: Sweden - Norway 6?Ǭ? - 3?...
Web Posted: 02/17/2008 12:29 AM CST Jenny LaCoste-CaputoExpress-News Harmony Hills Elementary School was the scene of a phenomenon Saturday rarely witnessed in school: The cafeteria was jam-packed with kids and their parents, f...
In the fourth round of Morelia/Linares, Shirov beat Topalov in a rook ending and Ivanchuk lost to Aronian after mutual blunders. Anand-Radjabov and Carlsen-Leko ended in a draw. Now with commentary.Photo: Macauley.Shirov-Topalov 1-0 Ivanchuk-Aroni...
After six rounds at the Aeroflot Open, Maxim Rodshtein (Israel), Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexei Dreev (both from Russia) are tied for the lead with five points.In the third round, Nepomniachtchi had beaten Dreev nicely. Here's the game, and a short...
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Yesterday was a rest day in Morelia. We don't have to tell you what Magnus Carlsen was doing: playing tennis of course! Levon Aronian and his second Gabriel Sargissian also took a turn. Of course, it was a joke when we wrote Magnus's weak point wa...
Our series Tactics in the Chess Opening has recently been completed. The last issue came out in the autumn of 2007. This means that the tactical themes and typical traps in all main line chess openings have been covered. We are now introducing...
This summer, again there will be no Amsterdam Chess Tournament. At first, the organizers were quite optimistic to achieve a second beginning with the Amsterdam Chess Tournament in 2008, but last month the negotiations with the potential main spons...
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After his series of bad moves against Aronian, Anand recovered and beat Carlsen with Black. Topalov grabbed the sole lead by beating Ivanchuk with White. Aronian-Radjabov and Leko-Shirov ended in a draw. Comments added.Topalov-Ivanchuk 1-0 Carlsen...
What do you play with White? The solution will be published tomorrow. Yesterday's solution:
