Wesley So at solo lead after six rounds in ‘Battle of GMs’ Popular Filipino chess Grandmaster Wesley So maintained hold on his solo lead by beating Moscow Olympiad veteran FIDE Master Fernie Donguines at the sixth round of the...
Regan, Sowray, Summerscale, Truran resign
ECF Directors Following the April Council meeting on Saturday the following Directors have tendered their resignation effect 31 May 2008: Martin Regan (Chief Executive), Peter Sowray (International), Claire Summerscale (Junior Chess & Education; Women’s Chess) and Mike Truran (Non-Executive...
1 GM, 4 IMs, 4 FMs at US Senior Open
2008 U.S. SENIOR OPENBOCA RATON, FLORIDAAPRIL 28 TO MAY 3, 2008 STANDINGS PAIRINGS(MAY CHANGE IF ADD’L BYE REQUESTS)EACH ROUND SOME OF THE GAMES ARE BEING BROADCAST LIVE ON MONROITOURNAMENT FLYERPRESS RELEASE (INCLUDES BANQUET INFORMATION)U.S. CHESS FEDERATION WEBPAGE FOR ADDITIONAL...
A tough brain challenge
Mattison 1914, presented by Andreas White to move. Is this a draw? How should White proceed? 8/1k2P3/8/4K3/8/r3B3/8/8 w – – 0 3 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wang Yue, Grischuk, Gashimov continue to lead Baku
Standings after 8 rounds: 1-3 Wang Yue 2689 CHN 5Grischuk Alexander 2716 RUS 5Gashimov Vugar 2679 AZE 5 4-5 Kamsky Gata 2726 USA 4½Carlsen Magnus 2765 NOR 4½ 6-10 Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 4Svidler Peter 2746 RUS 4Bacrot Etienne...
Karjakin loses again
GM Mamedyarov (2752) – GM Karjakin (2732) [E15]29.04.2008 – Baku Grand Prix – Round 8 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Rd1 d6 11.Bf4 a6 12.Qa3 Ne8...
Inarkiev wins
GM Inarkiev (2684) – GM Navara (2672) [C88]29.04.2008 – Baku Grand Prix – Round 8 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bd2 Bc5 12.a4 Nd4...
Create your own caption
This is GM Wang Yue, co-leader of the Baku Grand Prix Can you create a clever caption? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Trying to get back to the top
Round 8 matchups: Kamsky Gata 2726 – Bacrot Etienne 2705Wang Yue 2689 – Adams Michael 2729Svidler Peter 2746 – Grischuk Alexander 2716Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 – Navara David 2672Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 – Karjakin Sergey 2732Carlsen Magnus 2765 – Cheparinov Ivan...
World Champion’s Tuesday Tactic
Kotov, Alexander – Smyslov, Vassily (Candidates Tournament 1950), presented by Andreas Black to move. How should Black proceed? 6qk/2b1Np1n/2p2p2/1p1p3Q/1r1P1P1R/4PK2/6rP/1B6 b – – 0 42 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar