The Novy Bor Chess Club grabbed the sole lead at the open section of the European Club Cup after taking down Offerspill in Thursday’s fourth round. Wins by Vidit and Markus Ragger more than made up for Harikrishna’s loss on board 1 against Magnus Carlsen. In the women’s event, co-leaders Superbet and Pamhagen drew their […]
Monthly Archives: October 2022
If you ever asked yourself what Svitlana’s favourite “Smart Moves” theme is, we have a clear answer – fantastic, unexpected moves. And you can try to guess them in this video. In our 50th show, Svitlana has surprising examples from real games with Le Quang Liem, Pavel Eljanov, Jonathan Levitt, Mikhail Tal, and Arshak Petrosian […]
20 years ago, on 4 October 2002, a very special duel began in Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik played against a PC chess programme – Deep Fritz. Dagobert Kohlmeyer followed the match in Bahrain and shares memories of this remarkable event.
Hans Niemann and Sam Sevian kicked off the U.S. Championship with wins, as they defeated Christopher Yoo and Elshan Moradiabadi in the first round of the 14-player event. True to his style, Niemann was laconic in the post-game interview, noting that “chess spoke for itself” and that the game was so beautiful he did not […]
After three rounds, six teams in the open section of the European Club Cup have won all their matches in Mayrhofen. The top scorers on individual boards are Silla Valencia (Korobov, Santos), Offerspill (Carlsen, Tari) and Viernheim (Kryvoruchko, Korobov). In the women’s event, Superbet (Bulmaga, Saduakassova) and Pamhagen (Danielian, Ushenina) have collected 6 match points […]
The U.S. Chess Championships are taking place on October 5-19 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Both the open and the women’s tournaments are 14-player round robins. Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana head the field in the open, while Irina Krush and Carissa Yip are the top seeds among the women. | Follow the games […]
No major upsets were seen in round 2 of the European Club Cup in Mayrhofen, with the favourite teams mostly securing comfortable wins. Superbet’s Vishy Anand was rested, while Offerspill’s Magnus Carlsen played and beat Solingen’s Alexander Naumann. In the women’s event, the top two teams, Monte-Carlo (pictured) and Superbet, scored wins. Both teams will […]
A few hours ago, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy article sharing the findings emerging from an investigation conducted by chess.com. According to the piece, chess.com asserts that Hans Niemann “likely received illegal assistance in more than 100 online games, as recently as 2020”, including in many tournaments with prize money on the line. […]
There is a sense of frustration at this stage by parties wide and large, and while the quote in the headline will hit closer to home for chess players, the venerable British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ also took an unprecedented step by declaring their own official position regarding the entire scandal.
The cheating accusations against Hans Niemann continue to make waves. To check these accusations, a number of chess players have statistically analysed Niemann’s games with the help of computer programmes. The latest research comes from the Brazilian streamer, programmer and data analyst “Rafaelvleite”. He comes to the conclusion that Niemann’s play “after 2018 shows unexpected” […]