The La Roda Open took place on April 5-9 in La Roda, a small town located in the province of Albacete. The 9-round Swiss open saw two players scoring 7½ points, Alexandr Fier and Aravindh Chithambaram. Fier was declared champion thanks to his better tiebreaker score. A number of Indian players had strong performances, as […]
Monthly Archives: April 2023
The 13th of April is “Kasparov-day”. Today, 60 years ago, arguably the best player in chess history was born and since then has shaped the history of chess like no other player — not only on the board! André Schulz traces Kasparov’s history from his first international moves, through the peak of his career in […]
The score is now tied at the World Championship match in Astana, as Ding Liren defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi with white in Thursday’s game 4. Ding had a favourable pawn structure in the centre when Nepo blundered on move 28, allowing the Chinese to play a powerful exchange sacrifice. | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage
The Danish Championships 2023 took place on April 1-10, 2023, in Svendborg, a small town that hosted the last five editions. The top event was a 10-player single round-robin. GM Boris Chatalbashev earned his maiden title after scoring 7½ points. GM Jesper Søndergård Thybo finished in sole second place, a full point behind. | Photos: […]
Game 3 of the World Championship match saw Ding Liren comfortably holding a draw with the black pieces. The game lasted 30 moves and a bit over 3 hours. Ian Nepomniachtchi thus kept his 1-point lead on the scoreboard, a lead he gained thanks to a remarkable win in Monday’s second game. | Photo: FIDE […]
The second edition of the Menorca Chess Open is taking place on April 11-16 at the Princesa Playa Hotel on the Balearic island of Menorca. Defending champion Dommaraju Gukesh returned to the paradisaic Spanish town, where he is joined by a number of formidable players — i.e. Hans Niemann (pictured), Jorden van Foreest and Vladimir […]
Experts estimate that more books have been written about chess than about all other games combined. Chess addicts may own hundreds, but have an ambivalent relationship to them. On the one hand, one is proud to own the books. On the other, most cannot be read! Not by 95% of the people who buy them. […]
Dommaraju Gukesh emerged victorious in the second event of the Armageddon Championship Series 2023, organized by World Chess. Gukesh’s excellent performance secured him a spot in September’s Grand Finale, along with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the tournament’s runner-up. The series was broadcasted live on 16 online and TV platforms, including CNBC, BeIN Sports and FOX Australia. | […]
Ian Nepomniachtchi took the lead at the World Chess Championship in Astana after beating Ding Liren with black in Monday’s game 2. Ding shocked onlookers with his fourth move, but Nepo reacted in principled fashion, entering the most trying continuations. Soon enough, the Russian’s position went from slightly advantageous to completely winning. Ding resigned the […]
Game 1 of the World Championship match was a nervy affair. Ian Nepomniachtchi, playing white, got the upper hand out of the opening, eventually gained a pawn, but then failed to convert his advantage. Ding Liren, who might become China’s first-ever world champion, confessed in the press conference that he had difficulty focusing on chess […]