Training tactics can be fun, but how do you use your own suite of positions and solutions to train in ChessBase? Your questions will be answered in this quick and easy lesson on video demonstrated by using the Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations. However, you can create your own as well and then use the method […]
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Arjun Erigaisi won the WR Chess Masters Cup after defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in Armageddon. Arjun, who won each of his earlier matches in classical chess, faced MVL, who had reached the final exclusively through Armageddon victories. After two drawn classical games, Arjun kept his composure under time pressure and won with black in the tiebreaker, […]
The fifth round of the US Championships was overshadowed by a serious incident. After Christopher Yoo was defeated by Fabiano Caruana, he lost his nerve: he crumpled up his scoresheet and then stormed out of the tournament hall. In the process, he punched a videographer in the back. The organisers notified the police and Yoo […]
We told you about the six-part dramatic re-enactment of the epic 1997 match between Garry Kasparov and the super-computer Deep Blue. The movie, due for broadcast today, and can also be viewed in full on the ARTE web site or on Youtube. As someone who experienced practically every minute of the drama in real life, […]
Arjun Erigaisi and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured their places in the final of the WR Chess Masters Cup after winning their semifinal matches on Wednesday. Arjun defeated fellow Indian Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, while MVL triumphed over Alireza Firouzja in an Armageddon tiebreaker. The final, set to take place on Thursday, will feature two games played at 11.00 […]
The quarterfinals of the WR Chess Masters Cup took place on Tuesday. Arjun Erigaisi and Alireza Firouzja advanced with victories in classical chess, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu won their matches in the Armageddon tiebreak. Notably, Raunak Sadhwani forfeited his first game against Firouzja. The semifinals will see all-Indian and all-French matchups as the […]
The World Rapid & Blitz Championships will take place from 26 to 31 December in New York City. As recently announced by FIDE, the events will be held in historic venues at the heart of New York’s financial district: Cipriani Wall Street and 48 Wall Street, historic architectural landmarks which have previously housed organisations as […]
Fabiano Caruana took the lead in the US Championship after defeating Abhimanyu Mishra with the white pieces in round 4. In the women’s tournament, Carissa Yip still has a perfect score. The defending champion played a spectacular game featuring a number of tactical shots to beat eight-time US women’s champion Irina Krush. | Photo: Lennart […]
From the 14th to the 18th of October, four of the best German talents (Marius Deuer, Leonardo Costa, Hussain Besou and Christian Glöckler) who are supported by the WEISSENHAUS Chess Academy, will have the opportunity to compete against experienced players (Pavel Eljanov, P. Sethuruman, Christian Bauer, Sune Berg Hansen, Kaido Kualots and Benedict Krause) at […]
Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana are set to compete in an exciting Freestyle Chess match in Singapore, just days before the Classical World Chess Championship between Ding Liren and Dommaraju Gukesh. Organised by Jan-Henric Buettner, the match is part of a broader effort to popularise Freestyle Chess, or chess960, as Buettner’s company prepares for the […]