Wednesday afternoon “No Castling” chess premiered at the highest level in Dortmund’s Westfalenhalle. In the first game of their “No Castling” match Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik engaged in an uncompromising fight in which Anand eventually had the better of it. In the Deutschland Grand Prix Dmitrij Kollars and Pavel Eljanov share the lead with […]
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The Grandmaster Tournament in Dortmund has a long tradition but in 2021 the organisers come up with fresh ideas. In the Grand Prix Tournament five young German players compete with five strong International players, and in the NC (No Castling) Masters Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy will play a match. Today, Wednesday, 14 July, round two […]
Plenty of exciting games were seen on the first day of action at the World Cup in Sochi. Here we present a list of upsets from both the open and women’s events. | Replay the most remarkable games of the day and find links to all relevant information. Full report to follow shortly. | Photo: […]
For the first time, a Women’s World Cup will be played concurrently with the already traditional massive, biennial World Cup. The open event includes no fewer than 206 players, while the women’s tournament includes half that amount: 103 participants. The knockout events are held from July 10 to August 8 at the Gazprom Mountain Resort […]
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was the clear winner of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour’s third leg, played in Zagreb. The Frenchman had an undefeated 6½/9 performance on Sunday, and managed to secure first place with a round to spare. Vishy Anand had a great day as well, as he also scored 6½ points in the second half […]
Against the Bogo-Indian, White usually builds up with 5.g3. However, a practical disadvantage of this move is the fact that Black is usually very familiar with the variations that arise. Following an example of Sam Shankland, Lars Schandorff got interested in the new idea 5.e3, “that quickly leads to much less explored positions full of […]
It was a tough day at the office for Garry Kasparov in Zagreb. The former world champion scored ½ point in the 9 rounds of blitz played at the Croatia Grand Chess Tour. The strongest performer in the first half of the blitz section was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who collected 6½ points and goes into the […]
On Sunday 18th July the charity “Chess in Schools and Communities” is staging the UK’s biggest-ever outdoor chess festival, ChessFest, in Trafalgar Square, London’s most famous public space. It is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the children’s classic “Through the Looking Glass.” Tim Wall looks at what visitors can expect to see, and examines […]
After starting the rapid section of the Croatia GCT with back-to-back wins, Ian Nepomniachtchi never let go of the lead — the Russian goes into the final two days of action a full point ahead of a 4-player chasing pack. In the blitz section, Garry Kasparov will replace Croatian GM Ivan Saric. Saric had a […]
The “Special” of the new ChessBase Magazine #202 is dedicated to Jan Timman, the Dutch legend who will celebrate his 70th birthday this year. “My favourite Timman game” features an exquisite selection of a total of 25 victories annotated by our authors, containing some very personal notes: “… Timman appeared to incorporate a mixture of […]