The last of the four Women’s Grand Prix tournaments in the 2022-23 series is taking place on May 16-27 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The two best players in the final overall standings of the series will qualify for the Candidates Tournament. The action kicks off at 14.00 CEST (8.00 ET, 18.30 IST). Follow the games live, […]
Monthly Archives: May 2023
A draw with black in his game against Richard Rapport was enough for Fabiano Caruana to win the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest. None of the four players sharing second place before the final round managed to score a full point on Monday, thus allowing Caruana to claim clear first place, the $100,000 top prize […]
In today’s episode Robert presents a rapid game that is quite stunning. When you use a very solid set-up like the London System, the move order is less important as long as you understand the basic ideas. And although the underdog in this game made a few small mistakes here and there, the Grandmaster on […]
Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov sat down with Forbes Assistant Managing Editor Diane Brady at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss topics from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the growing concern over artificial intelligence. The interview has been viewed 100,000 times – ” I found myself agreeing with almost everything that he […]
On Thursday, the 4th Stepan Avagyan Memorial ended in Jermuk, Armenia. It was a strong 10-player round-robin tournament with many young participants. Rating favourite Sam Sevian won the tournament with a 6/9 score. Four players finished a full point behind: Nodirbek Yakubboev, Amin Tabatabaei, Haik Martirosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan. | Photos: Official website
On 14 May 1937 Grigory Levenfish won the 10th Soviet Championship, defending the title he had won two years earlier at the 9th Soviet Championship in 1935. In 1937 Levenfish also drew a match against Botvinnik and hoped to play in the 1938 AVRO tournament. At that time Levenfish was probably one of the best […]
Alireza Firouzja joined Fabiano Caruana in the lead of the Superbet Chess Classic after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the tournament’s seventh round. The other decisive game of the day saw Anish Giri claiming his first win in Bucharest by beating Ding Liren with white. Thus, much like in round 5, the two recent World Championship […]
Andrzej Filipowicz is one of the most interesting chess personalities in the world. He has been a chess player, arbiter, organizer, editor and writer, as well as a civil engineer specializing in steel structures. Endowed with a strong personality, clear intelligence, well-defined convictions and a curious sense of humour, he is turning 85 today, on […]
In this video, Svitlana puts you to the test by dissecting three splendid game examples. So, sharpen your strategic thinking and prepare to dive into the world of clever tactics and mind-bending manoeuvres because it is all about creativity! Let the games begin!
There was no lack of entertaiment in round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic, despite all five games finishing drawn. Fabiano Caruana could have extended his lead, but failed to take down Alireza Firouzja from an advantageous position. Similarly, Wesley So got a clear edge against Ding Liren, but first missed a few tactical chances […]