Hulu’s Impact X Nightline is a weekly news magazine offering hard-hitting investigative reports, deep dives on stories in the news cycle, profiles of newsmakers, and celebrity interviews. Unfiltered, straight to the source reporting on the stories you’re talking about and the ones you soon will be. This week, episode 24 is all about chess.
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Our “Iniyan Challenge” saw a lot of readers getting interested, and we received some excellent analysis from them. Today we want to give you a Computer Challenge. It is a position in which your chess engines will not give you the solution if you ask them — even if you run them for a very […]
Three games left, and Ding Liren is trailing Ian Nepomniachtchi 5:6. Will the top Chinese be able to catch his Russian opponent? The second-last free day of the Astana World Championship is a good time to take another look at the last two games. Once again we have deep, instructive analyses for you to study, […]
An international Go tournament, the Chunlan Cup, with a $200,000 prize fund, has been wrapped in controversy. In the semifinal round, newcomer Li Xuanhao (China) managed to defeat the reigning world champion Shin Jin-seo (South Korea). Li’s own teammate accused him of receiving AI support during the game.
The Satty Zhuldyz rapid and blitz tournament is taking place in Astana as a side event of the World Championship match. A number of international chess stars are participating. Karsten Müller has been following the games, looking for endgame highlights. Find here seven instructive positions, with on-point analysis by our in-house endgame expert. | Pictured: […]
Pia Cramling, the Grande Dame of Chess is celebrating her 60th Anniversary today. Heartfelt congratulations! Looking back and forward, our author, who was a spectator at the tournament where she made her final GM norm to obtain the Grandmaster title as fifth woman on earth, presents fantastic facts and funny figures from an unparalleled biography. […]
Ding Liren crossed the 2700-rating barrier back in 2012, and was soon regarded as one of the potential challengers for the world title. A week from now, the soft-spoken grandmaster from Wenzhou might become the new world chess champion. Thus, this is a good time to reminisce on his most spectacular victory. In November 2017, […]
A free day at the Astana World Championship – a good time to take another look at the last three games. Once again we have deep, instructive analyses for you to study, kindly provided to us by grandmaster Efstratios Grivas, trainer and FIDE international organizer. Our replay app makes it very easy to follow the […]
Going for a mainstream system in elite-GM practice, Ding Liren managed to hold a draw with the black pieces in game 9 of the World Championship match. Ian Nepomniachtchi did get an edge, but could not break through Ding’s defences. The Russian GM thus kept his 1-point lead, as five games remain to be played […]
Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenco, is a renowned chess trainer and expert on opening theory. In this interview, GM Rogozenco shares his thoughts on the latest opening trends in ChessBase’s Opening Encyclopaedia 2023. Prepare to improve your opening repertoire and stay ahead of your competition with the valuable insights.