It was a tough day at the office for Garry Kasparov in Zagreb. The former world champion scored ½ point in the 9 rounds of blitz played at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. The strongest performer in the first half of the blitz section was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who collected 6½ points and goes into the […]
Monthly Archives: July 2021
On Sunday 18th July the charity “Chess in Schools and Communities” is staging the UK’s biggest-ever outdoor chess festival, ChessFest, in Trafalgar Square, London’s most famous public space. It is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the children’s classic “Through the Looking Glass.” Tim Wall looks at what visitors can expect to see, and examines […]
After starting the rapid section of the Croatia GCT with back-to-back wins, Ian Nepomniachtchi never let go of the lead — the Russian goes into the final two days of action a full point ahead of a 4-player chasing pack. In the blitz section, Garry Kasparov will replace Croatian GM Ivan Saric. Saric had a […]
The “Special” of the new ChessBase Magazine #202 is dedicated to Jan Timman, the Dutch legend who will celebrate his 70th birthday this year. “My favourite Timman game” features an exquisite selection of a total of 25 victories annotated by our authors, containing some very personal notes: “… Timman appeared to incorporate a mixture of […]
After beating former co-leader Igor Kovalenko in round 8, Nihal Sarin only needed a draw in the last round to win the Serbia Open in Belgrade. The 16-year-old Indian prodigy scored 7½/9 points. A group of 9 players finished a half point behind. | Pictured: Vladimir Fedoseev (3rd), Nihal Sarin (1st) and Manuel Petrosyan (2nd) […]
Grandmaster Dr Karsten Müller returns with his “Endgame Magic” show after a break of more than a year. With Episode 151, the endgame puzzles of the past year are once again revealed and solved! Be it that the famous game Fischer – Petrosian from 1971, thanks to Albert Silver and his Fat Fritz, gets the […]
Two wins and a draw gave Ian Nepomniachtchi a commanding lead after day 1 at the Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour. Not only was the World Championship challenger the only player to end the day with a plus score, but he also showed excellent form in the first three games of the rapid […]
The state of Kerala, India found a pleasant gesture from a land faraway, the Czech Republic, when ‘Chess Train’ organiser Pavel Matocha organised a charity chess simultaneous display at Prague to help in its vaccination drive, with the raised money going to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund of the Kerala Government. The motive behind […]
The Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour is taking place on July 7-11 at the Kongresni Centar in Zagreb. A rapid and blitz event, it features 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz. Remarkably, both Vishy Anand and Garry Kasparov are participating, with the latter only playing the blitz section, on […]
If you are a true chess aficionado, you will want to stay updated with the latest games from tournaments all over the world! ChessBase 16 lets you do that with a single click. You can see all currently running tournament games, with machine analysis, the important novelties that were played, and even the most interesting […]