Most players look at endgame study as a necessary evil, akin to taking a very bitter medicine, that may yield results, but is boring. However, what if your study of endgames was punctuated at every corner and turn by fireworks and wondrous moves? This can be achieved, at least partially, thanks to the Studies app […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Rating favourite Fabiano Caruana was defeated by Daniel Naroditzky in round 5 of the US Championships and is currently a full point behind the co-leaders. Ray Robson drew to remain atop the standings, except he now shares first place with Alex Lenderman, who showed great tenacity to beat Sam Sevian after 140 moves. Katerina Nemcova […]
Stefan Zweig’s “The Royal Game” and Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lushin’s Defence” are the best-known novels about the destructive power chess can have. In “Chess Fever”, a fine novel about youth, growing up, creativity and lots of chess, the English author Mark Ozanne describes the passion for the game in less sinister fashion, but much funnier and […]
After three rounds, the Superfinals in Russia have two sole leaders — Kirill Alekseenko in the open section, and Valentina Gunina in the women’s tournament. Both of them have scored two wins and a draw so far in Ufa. Aleksandra Goryachkina, who is playing in the open event, drew Pavel Ponkratov, beat Alexander Motylev and […]
What if you could get an estimate of your Elo rating just by doing a single test, as opposed to playing a couple of dozen games at long time controls? It isn’t an exaggeration to say this sounds like one of those inane personality ‘quizzes’ you see in supermarket magazines. But this proposal was the […]
Ray Robson (pictured) inflicted Jeffery Xiong’s third straight loss to take the sole lead in the US Championship. Five players stand a half point behind, including Leinier Dominguez, who defeated Sam Shankland on Saturday. In the women’s section, Carissa Yip joined Katerina Nemcova in the lead after beating 8-time champion Irina Krush. | Photo: Lennart […]
Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 48th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman shows how to use “the target on g6” to build up an attack. | Photo: Tommy Grooten
The Russian Superfinals are taking place on October 9-20. An open tournament and a women’s tournament are taking place concurrently. The open event, which includes Aleksandra Goryachkina, has Dmitry Andreikin and Nikita Vitiugov as the top seeds. Polina Shuvalova and Alina Kashlinskaya are the highest-rated players in the women’s section. | Follow the action live […]
Forty-three teams from 31 countries will play in the 1st Intercontinental Online Championship for Prisoners, a two-day event that starts on October 13, the International Day of Education in Prisons. The championship is a part of the “Chess for Freedom” Program, launched earlier this year.
The Chess Super League is a grand event which will be held online from the 11th to the 17th of October 2021. Samay Raina, ChessBase India and Nodwin Gaming have come together to launch the league which will be known as the Chess Super League. Each team will be owned by a well-known celebrity and […]