The star-studded Levitov Chess Week rapid tournament saw Ian Nepomniachtchi grabbing the title ahead of Vishy Anand and Peter Svidler. GM Karsten Müller followed the games closely and found five remarkable endgame positions. Find here the compilation of his pragmatic, instructive and enjoyable analyses!
Monthly Archives: October 2023
An exciting final round of the European Club Cup in Durrës saw Offerspill and Superchess grabbing gold medals in the open and women’s sections, respectively. In the open, the Norwegian team, led by Magnus Carlsen, beat Asnieres with wins by Pranav Venkatesh and Aryan Tari, while in the women’s tournament, Superchess beat Garuda Ajka in […]
Over 100 teams from 50 countries will take part in the Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners, a three-day event that starts on October 11. The championship is a part of the Chess for Freedom Program, launched two years ago to promote chess as a tool for education and social inclusion in prisons worldwide.
The round-6 clash of co-leaders between Superchess and Offerspill ended in a draw, with wins for Bogdan-Daniel Deac (Superchess) and Pranav V (Offerspill). This allowed six teams to close the gap with the co-leaders to 1 match point going into Saturday’s final round. Meanwhile, in the women’s tournament, Superchess and Garuda Ajka obtained crucial victories […]
A few days ago, we presented you with a set of unusual and interesting positions. They are clever and somewhat difficult to solve. But all of them are fun. Today you get the solutions, presented in a way that is particularly easy to follow. You do not have to be a champion player or problem […]
The U.S. Chess Championships are taking place on October 5-18 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Both the open and the women’s tournaments are 12-player round robins. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So head the open’s lineup, while Irina Krush and Carissa Yip are the rating favourites in the women’s section. | Follow the games live with expert […]
The favourites keep on winning in the open section of the European Club Cup, as the four top seeds share the lead with 8/8 match points going into the fifth round. On Thursday, Vishy Anand’s Superchess is set to face MVL’s Asnieres, while Magnus Carlsen’s Offerspill will play against Vincent Keymer’s Novy Bor. In the […]
Allegations of abuse against Alejandro Ramirez, who was a commentator and coach at the Saint Louis Chess Centre, have shaken the chess world. The Board of Directors of the Saint Louis Chess Club now admits that it did not act early enough and has published improvements to its policies in a statement.
Geurt Gijssen, born in 1934, is one of the most famous chess arbiters in the world of chess. He was the chief arbiter for the World Championship match between Kasparov and Karpov in 1987. He has been the top arbiter for several world championships, Olympiads and also the chairman of the FIDE rules commission for […]
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Netherlands play chess or are interested in one of its numerous aspects. Some 20,000 are organized: they belong to a chess club. Quite a few people have found the way to the Max Euwe-Centrum, but many have no idea at all of its facilities and possibilities. ChessBase India’s […]