The FIDE World Cup is coming to an end. One of the most exciting events in the chess calendar, it features an open section and a women’s section, with spots in the Candidates up for grabs in both events. The ever-curious GM Karsten Müller compiled the most interesting positions from the tournaments. Find here five […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Magnus Carlsen took the lead in his semifinal match against Nijat Abasov after winning an absolutely thrilling game with the white pieces. In the other semi, Praggnanandhaa was under pressure throughout the game but managed to hold Fabiano Caruana to a draw. Meanwhile, the first game of the final in the women’s section finished drawn, […]
The 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi Masters is taking place on August 16-24 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort. The 9-round Swiss open has Vladislav Artemiev, David Anton and Maxim Matlakov as the top seeds. After three rounds, none of the top-3 are in the leading pack. Five players are sharing first place […]
The FIDE World Cup is taking place in Baku. We decided to do a short tour of the Azerbaijani capital before the important event commenced. After reading a lot about must-see places in Baku and getting info from the locals, Icherisheher (Old City) seemed to be the perfect place to venture. In a little over […]
In July, Svitlana participated in the open section of the 2023 Canadian Junior Chess Championship, and faced some tough opponents. Impressively, she managed to reach the overall third place and added one more trophy to her collection. In addition, she will travel to Mexico for the World Junior Championship!
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu beat his good friend Arjun Erigaisi in a series of tense rapid and blitz tiebreaks to reach the semifinals of the FIDE World Cup. The 18-year-old all but secured a spot in the next edition of the Candidates Tournament. Meanwhile, in the women’s category, Nurgyul Salimova upset Anna Muzychuk to reach the final […]
Over the course of his career, Daniel King has written many books that have been chess bestsellers! This time, the world-famous grandmaster, writer, commentator and coach has come up with another book: “How to Win at Chess: From First Moves to Checkmate”. The short, 54-page book is ideal for someone who is just starting out […]
Nijat Abasov, the 69th seed in the open section of the FIDE World Cup, has all but secured a spot in the next edition of the Candidates Tournament, as he beat Vidit Gujrathi with white to knock him out of the event. Since Magnus Carlsen, his next opponent, also reached the semifinals and is very […]
Structures with “Hanging Pawns” can occur in many openings and it helps to know how to play these structures. In the following article Jan Markos gives some general guidelines, but focuses on one piece in particular: the “Restless Knight”.
Recently the 3rd Chess Olympiad for Pre-school Children took place at the Faculty of Mining, Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland. Honorary patrons of the tournament were Arkadiusz Mężyk, Rector of the Silesian University of Technology, Franciszek Plewa, Dean of the Faculty, and Piotr Pyzik from the Ministry […]