Alireza Firouzja took the sole lead after the first day of blitz at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament. The French representative goes into the final 9 rounds of 5-minute games with a 1½-point lead over Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi. It was So who obtained the best score on Thursday, as he scored […]
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Recently, chess has been dogged by allegations of cheating, by some of the world’s best players. Promising the showdown to end all showdowns, World Chess has organised a rematch between grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik and José Martínez Alcántara, after their initial high-stakes game in Madrid earlier this year led to an inconclusive outcome. The highly anticipated […]
At 3 PM local time on August 15, Georgia has become the epicentre of the chess world for the next ten days, as elite women grandmasters embark on an intense competition that will extend into the coming year. The tournament is under way and can be watched live on the FIDE/Tblisi news page. It includes […]
After 4 (out of 6) games in the match between Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner, the confrontation remains drawn – the final 2 encounters will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, in the A-Open, there are 9 players tied for first place with 5/6 points each. Frederik Svane from Germany and Christopher Yoo from […]
The chess world is set to witness a historic shift after the announcement on Thursday, 25th July: ‘Magnus Carlsen raises $12 Million for Freestyle Chess Grand Slam.’ This project promises to bring high-level, exclusive chess tournaments to the global stage. While the format was initially introduced in February 2024, certain developments will make it exciting […]
Day 5 of the Dortmund Chess Festival saw Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner signing a third consecutive draw in their 6-game match. Meanwhile, in the A-Open, three players scored wins and are now tied for first place with 4½/5 points each: Anton Korobov, Luis Quesada and David Gavrilescu. | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski
Hans Niemann got off to a good start in his London match against Nikita Vitiugov. The US grandmaster won the first game with black and drew the next one to get a 4½-1½ lead in the 5-day match – wins in the classical games are worth 3 points in the “Hans Niemann against the world” […]
Tigran Petrosian was a very conservative player. On the other hand he could see tactics and combinations far in advance, so he went about countering them before even his opponents smell anything! Chess trainer GM Efstratios Grivas has always told his students to study the games of the former World Champion and try to understand […]
The second day of rapid chess at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament finished with three players tied atop the standings with 8/12 points. Alireza Firouzja and Ian Nepomniachtchi caught up with former leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after each scoring a win and two draws on Tuesday. Levon Aronian stands in sole fourth place, 1 […]
The 26th edition of the HZ University of Applied Sciences Chess Tournament 2024 was played in the Dutch city of Vlissingen in the province of Zeeland, from 3 to 10 August. GM Daniel Fernandez (pictured) won with 7½ out of 9 points. There was a player in the event who caused a stir by trying […]