Today, the first round of the American Cup, a knockout tournament with special rules, will be played. Almost all top players from the US take part in this event, which is organised by the Saint Louis Chess Center. They fight for a prize fund of 300,000 USD, and the three top seeded players are Levon […]
Monthly Archives: April 2022
The Swiss Young Masters had to be canceled after round four. Five of the ten players showed symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 virus and tested positive. After four rounds, Adrian Gschnitzer led the tournament with 3.0/4. The Rapid tournament on Sunday will take place as planned. Press release…
Svitlana had to study, play tournaments, and Arne had the flu, and also played tournaments. Finally, the coach and her student are back with a new episode. This time, Svitlana takes us on a trip to some of Bobby Fischer’s classical games.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine also affects Russian chess professionals. A number of players voiced criticism or signed an appeal for peace, and a number of top Grandmasters such as Nikita Vitiugov (pictured), Russian Champion of 2021, Alexandr Predke, Dmitry Andreikin and others, have left Russia to play under the FIDE flag, to change federations or […]
With over 1,300 articles, the Opening Encyclopaedia 2022 covers the entire range of openings. A huge fund of ideas and high-quality analyses! In the new edition, the number of articles has increased – 66 new opening articles and 388 new opening overviews have been added compared to the previous year. The following article shows you […]
In a new interview published by the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang, Magnus Carlsen again talks about why he is seriously considering not playing another match for the World Championship title. “I will make that decision later. But if there are some who expect and hope that I will say yes to playing, then I have […]
The Spanish town of Torrevieja, located on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, hosted the sixth edition of the Open “Semana Santa” this Easter weekend. French grandmaster Jules Moussard won the event, as the only player among the 400+ participants who scored 8/9 points. Karen Grigoryan from Armenia and Eduardo Iturrizaga, who recently […]
Gukesh won his first classical tournament of the year at the 48th edition of the La Roda International Open. He obtained an unbeaten 8/9 score to finish a half point ahead of the competition. Haik Martirosyan from Armenia secured second place as the only player who got 7½/9 points. Five players scored 7/9, with Praggnanandhaa […]
Krishnan Sasikiran was one of three players who entered the final round of the Fagernes Open a half point behind sole leader Aryan Chopra. Sasikiran beat Alexander Donchenko with black to catch up with Aryan, who drew Frode Urkedal on top board. Out of the two Indians, it was Sasikiran who claimed the title, as […]
Chess is always tense, and the closer you get to lifting the tension, the tenser it normally gets. This is something that stronger players often exploit against weaker opposition. Grandmaster Jon Speelman uses three notable games to explore this all-important subject, including a fascinating encounter between Reuben Fine and Jose Raul Capablanca. | Pictured: Erich […]