The World Rapid and Blitz Team Championships kicked off in Astana, with four rounds of rapid chess taking place on Friday. Chessy, the team led by Richard Rapport and Haik Martirosyan, grabbed 4 wins in 4 matches, with Rapport stunning Magnus Carlsen in round 4. Decade China, led by Ding Liren, and Al-Ain ACMG UAE, […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Grandmaster Krum Ivanov Georgiev was born in Pazardzhik (Bulgaria), May 24th, 1958 and passed away in Sofia (Bulgaria), July 31st 2024, after a short illness, at the age of 66. GM Kiril Georgiev wrote: >”Today is a sad day for Bulgarian chess! We lost Grandmaster Krum Georgiev. He was best known for beating the future […]
“I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody” is a famous quote by ex-boxer Terry Malloy – played by Marlon Brando – in Elia Kazan’s film “On the Waterfront” from 1954. In the film, Malloy regrets having squandered his boxing career by agreeing to fix a fight. But cheating aside, how much potential is […]
The World Rapid and Blitz Team Championship begins on Friday with a three-day rapid chess tournament. The blitz tournament follows on Monday and Tuesday. Among others, Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Vincent Keymer will be competing. Rounds start in the rapid tournament on all three days at 14.30 local time (11.30 CEST, 5.30 ET).
Not long ago, ChatGPT received another update. Time for Arne Kaehler to check the AI’s opinions about chess related questions. Who is the greatest player of all time? Who will win the world championship? Which nation will dominate chess in 2030? And finally, Arne challenges ChatGPT for a chess game over the board. But maybe […]
FIDE has just published the current World Ranking List. Magnus Carlsen is still the clear number one, followed by the two Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana. In the women’s list the Chinese dominate: Hou Yifan is first, Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun is second and Lei Tingjie follows on place three. But the world’s […]
On Friday, the event, which has been expanded into the World Rapid Chess and Blitz Team Championship, will begin in Astana after its premiere in Düsseldorf last year. Some teams are coming with absolute top line-ups. Defending champion WR Chess has strengthened its team with Magnus Carlsen.
Sixth seed Ameet Ghasi defeated Stuart Conquest to join the lead after five rounds at the British Championship. Ghasi is now tied for first place with Gawain Jones and Shreyas Royal, who signed a 28-move draw on Wednesday. Three players stand at a half-point distance: Michael Adams, David Howell and Matthew Wadsworth. | Photo: John […]