Boris Gelfand defeated Jaime Santos and is facing Leinier Domínguez in the final of the “Magistral de León”. Gelfand was superior in the semifinal against the local player, except perhaps in the first game, when he was stunned by Santos’ preparation. The final match kicks off at 15:30 CEST (9:30 ET, 13:30 UTC).
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has had a roller coaster 2021. A faltering start after resumption in the Candidates Tournament meant Maxime could never catch up with the eventual winner Ian Nepomniachtchi. The disappointment of the Candidates was compounded by a drop in rating points. In an exclusive interview, the French Grandmaster touched upon these topics and much […]
In the diagram position Black seems to be able to win a pawn with 20…Rxa4?? 21.Rxa4 Rxa4. But taking this pawn leaves Black’s back rank unprotected which White can exploit. How?
You read it yesterday: the 12-year-ole New Jersey lad Abhimanyu Mishra gained his final GM norm, to become the youngest grandmaster in history. Sagar Shah of ChessBase India spoke to Abhi about the key game, and how he turned tables against his GM opponent; but also about his motivation and his future plans in chess. […]
Two of the four quarterfinal matches at the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament were decided on tiebreaks. After winning the first set and the first game of the second set, it seemed like Magnus Carlsen was going to have an easy day at the office, but back-to-back wins by Wesley So meant it would all be […]