The top teams had a smooth start to the European Club Cup in Vrnjacka Banja on Sunday, but there were some individual upsets: Praggnanandhaa (2746) lost in the first round against Francois Godart (2377), and Max Lutze (2148) of the SV Erkenschwick defeated GM Vajnap Sanal (2570). | Photo: Vincent Keymer watches his colleagues from […]
Monthly Archives: October 2024
The Neo-London System is an enhanced version of the classic London System, emphasizing creativity and sharper play by avoiding common black setups and exploiting the Bf5 variation’s risks for Black. The course offers extensive training with interactive exercises and novelties for surprising opponents in unexplored positions.
In rook endings, the privilege of having connected passed pawns can easily make the difference. But even in this case there are many hidden resources. After our first lesson a few days ago, today we are going to study a key manoeuvre you have to know if you want to survive against two connected pawns […]
In the open section of the US Championships, defending champion Fabiano Caruana drew with second seed Wesley So, maintaining a half-point lead over his closest chasers – Awonder Liang and Hans Niemann – with three rounds remaining. Meanwhile, in the women’s section, Carissa Yip continued her dominant run, securing her eighth consecutive win by defeating […]
In 2023 India got its highest ever classical super tournament in the form of the Chennai Grand Masters. The tournament, with an average rating of 2711, proved to be a perfect event for fighting and high-quality chess as well as an important event in the FIDE circuit. This year the contest is back – bigger […]
The European Clubs Cups are being held in Vrnjacka Banja for a week from Sunday, 20 October. This time, 84 teams are competing in the open tournament and 18 teams in the women’s tournament. Fourteen players rated 2700 or above are participating, with Arjun, Gukesh and Abdusattorov the top three seeds. | Follow the action […]
The DuoBeniajan Costa Cálida team, hailing from Murcia, won the 2024 edition of the Spanish División de Honor, the most prestigious team tournament in the Iberian country. Of the three teams that reached the final round with a chance to claim the title, only DuoBeniajan managed to secure victory, defeating Magic Extremadura thanks to wins […]
In the open section of the US Championships, Awonder Liang closed in on sole leader Fabiano Caruana after defeating Grigoriy Oparin, while Caruana drew against Sam Sevian. Meanwhile, in the women’s section, Carissa Yip continued her flawless run, securing her seventh consecutive victory by defeating Nazi Paikidze. Yip now holds a commanding 2-point lead, with […]
Two Knights Talk is the title of a new ChessBase show in which Arne Kähler and Johannes Fischer chat about current and past chess events. In the first episode they talked about Christopher Yoo, good and bad losers, mental training in chess, the US Championship, Awonder Liang, Irina Krush, Carissa Yip and US record champion […]
Round 6 of the US Championships saw Fabiano Caruana continuing his dominant form, securing another win to remain as sole leader in the open section. Meanwhile, Carissa Yip extended her perfect streak in the women’s event, collecting her sixth consecutive victory to solidify her commanding lead. Shocking details emerged regarding Christopher Yoo’s assault on a […]