The story captured headlines twenty years ago. Many people believe that Bobby Fischer has returned to chess and was performing miracles on the Internet. Nigel Short said he was “99 per cent sure” he has had played Fischer, author Tim Krabbé, who was initially sceptical, went on to see the light. In September 2001 we […]
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Magnus Carlsen, who won the Champions Chess Tour with plenty of time to spare, ended his short losing streak with a win over Wesley So. The Filipino-bornd grandmaster dropped to fourth place as Teimour Radjabov and Levon Aronian won their matches.
The Saint Louis Chess Club, headed by Rex Sinquefield, has done a lot for chess in the United States, and they continue to organize top tournaments. Beginning Wednesday, the club will host the national championships. With players such as Caruana, So, Dominguez, Shankland, Xiong, Krush and Yip, both tournaments are strongly contested, though Hikaru Nakamura […]
Chess improvement at any level requires chess instruction, study, and practice. Thanks to technology, chess instruction of the highest quality is readily available, even in the pages of this news page. However, no matter how many lectures you watch, they do not dispense with actual study, which is often a lonely affair. This is what […]
At the Women’s World Team Championships in Sitges, Spain, the Russian team won the gold medal on Saturdayby defeating India in the final match. The Russian players in the photo from left to right: Alina Kashlinskaya, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Polina Shuvalova, Kateryna Lagno and Alexandra Kosteniuk. | Photos: Niki Riga
From 18 to 21 September, 17 of the world’s best juniors played a round robin rapid online tournament, the Hou Yifan Challenge, which is part of the Julius Baer Challengers Tour. In the “Endgame Magic Show #163” Arne Kaehler and Karsten Mueller look at endgame highlights from this tournament that was won by Vincent Keymer, […]
After the 7th round of the final tournament of the “Meltwater Champions Chess Tour” played on Saturday, Magnus Carlsen is now the “Tour Winner”. Although neither the World Champion nor his direct rival Wesley So scored, So cannot catch up to Carlsen’s seven-point lead with only two remaining rounds. Carlsen lost to Teimour Radjabov 1:3, […]
Yesterday, 2 October 2020, Jon Speelman turned 65. Congratulations! The English Grandmaster and former World Championship Candidate, who in January 1989 was the world’s number four, used this occasion to look back on his career and to select some of the most interesting games he played as an up-and-coming player. | Photo: David Llada
In the 6th round of the “Meltwater Champions Chess Tour” played on Friday Wesley So has suffered a significant setback, which may prove to be decisive: In his 1:3 against Teimour Radjabov, Wesley So, 2nd in the standings, failed to score, while Carlsen, still occupying the top spot, extended his lead by two more points […]
The FIDE world ranking lists in October 2021 are headed by the “usual suspects”. With a rating of 2855 Magnus Carlsen is still the clear number one, but though he played 13 rated games in September he did not win or lose any points. Alireza Firouzja is still the best junior, but for the first […]