Standings after 10 rounds: 1. Grischuk Alexander 2716 RUS 6½ 2-3 Gashimov Vugar 2679 AZE 6Wang Yue 2689 CHN 6 4-6 Carlsen Magnus 2765 NOR 5½Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 AZE 5½Adams Michael 2729 ENG 5½ 7-9 Bacrot Etienne 2705 FRA...
Cheparinov wins AGAIN!
After losing the first 4 games to start the Baku Grand Prix, Cheparinov has score 4 points in the past 5 games, including a win with the Black pieces against Radjabov! GM Radjabov (2751) – GM Cheparinov (2695) [B10]02.05.2008...
Day 2 Filming at the ABC TV studio
The behind the scene look of the “Mastering the French Defense” DVD filming at the ABC TV studio. This will be the first ever DVD from the ChessonDVD.com series which is being shot using the latest High Definition Widescreen...
Navara 1/2 Carlsen
GM Carlsen (2765) – GM Navara (2672) [C92]02.05.2008 (Baku Grand Prix – Round 10) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1...
The next female Grandmaster?
According to my calculation, IM Marie Sebag, French top female player, has just earned her third and final GM norm at the European Individual Chess Championship. Her new rating will be around mid 2500. Big congratulations to Marie! Chess...
Massive congestion is expected at the top
Final round (11) matchups of the leaders: GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2612 UKR 7.5 7.5 GM Movsesian Sergei 2695 SVKGM Baklan Vladimir 2647 UKR 7.5 7.5 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629 RUSGM Tiviakov Sergei 2634 NED 7.5 7.5 GM Sutovsky...
Official SP National Invitational Qualifier
The last official qualifier for the SP National Invitational will be the SP World Open for Girls (June 6-8, 2008) in Las Vegas during the LV Chess Festival. The winner of each section (Under 8, 11, 15, 19) will...
1,441 sets later…
Bidders make their moves on rare chess sets Tim Redman, 57, of Denton, Texas, examines a chess set at the Chess Collectors International auction in West Palm Beach. The auction is part of the convention and tournament co-sponsored by...