David Anton Guijarro heads into the final stage of the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid with a one-point lead. Three rounds remain, and the Spaniard is a full point ahead of Faustino Oro, who lost to his compatriot Diego Flores in round six and drew with Jose Cuenca Jiminez in yesterday’s second round. Anton […]
Monthly Archives: September 2026
After six draws the previous day, the players at the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid seemed ready for a fight: rounds four and five produced just one draw in six games. Faustino Oro beat Ivan Sokolov before drawing with Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara, while David Antón scored two wins, defeating Diego Flores and Sokolov. […]
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Who will be the next FIDE President? The election will take place on 26 September at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, during the Chess Olympiad. Three candidates are seeking to succeed Arkady Dvorkovich: Wadim Rosenstein, Jan Henric Buettner and Timur Turlov. Today, they will meet for their first joint public debate, moderated by Grandmaster […]
There were no winners on the second day of the Legends & Prodigies tournament in Madrid. All six games from rounds two and three ended in draws, including the third-round encounter between Faustino Oro and David Antón Guijarro, the two players who had won their opening games. | Photo: Faustino Oro at the 2026 Wijk […]
The “Legends and Prodigies” tournament is taking place in Madrid from 7 to 12 September, bringing together five grandmasters and five international masters from different generations. The event is a double round-robin with a shortened classical time control. After three rounds, David Antón and Faustino Oro share the lead with 2 points each. In round […]
Andrew Martin presents the Evans Gambit as a dangerous and highly practical weapon for club players, especially those rated below 1800. Using a historic game by William Davies Evans, he shows how White gives up a pawn for rapid development, central control and direct attacking chances against the black king. Martin also explains why the […]
1997: Kasparov vs Deep Blue. We all know the story. But here is a new version told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, using first-hand accounts from grandmaster Maurice Ashley, with riveting illustrations by Eisner winner Thien Pham. The narrative, in comic book form, captures the excitement and suspense of a classic sports […]
The Alpine APL Pipers, with Magnus Carlsen on the icon board, took sole lead in the standings on day three of the Global Chess League in Bengaluru. In their first match of the day, Carlsen beat Viswanathan Anand on time (pictured), but the Pipers nevertheless lost to the PBG Alaskan Knights. Carlsen’s team then bounced […]