There are so many young and exciting players cropping up today. If you are an organizer and you have an unlimited budget to work with. Which 10 players would you invite for a round robin tournament? – Anand– Carlsen–...
Leko leads Yerevan with 2 games to go
Karen Asrian Memorial Tournament, Yerevan (ARM), June 9-15, 2008 Standings after 12 rounds: 1. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 7½ 2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2763 7 3. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2643 6½ 4-5. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN...
Another interesting one by Morozevich
Akopian – Morozevich [D38]14.06.2008, Yerevan 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qxc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.a3 Bc5 12.Be2 0–0 13.0–0 a6 14.Rac1 b6 15.Na4 Bd6 16.Bc3 b5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6...
Chess for all ages
Chess Club members keep their minds sharp by facing offBy CAROLINE KLAPPER, DAILY SUN THE VILLAGES — About three times a week, Raul Clausen of the Village of Briar Meadow likes to take his brain on a little jog.He...
Endgame tactic
Puzzle presented by Andreas 8/7q/2K2p2/4p3/2k1P2p/8/3P4/7Q w – – 0 1 White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Morozevich versus Akopian
Morozevich – Akopian [B84]14.06.2008 – Asrian Memorial 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.f3 Nbd7 11.0–0–0 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bf4 Qb6 15.Rhe1 Bc5 16.Nf5 0–0...
An amazing historic find
The cold, deep waters kept the ship astonishingly well-preserved, the explorers said. “To have a Revolutionary War vessel that’s practically intact is unbelievable. It’s an archaeological miracle,” said Arthur Britton Smith, who drew this picture of the ship. He...
Saturday Open Forum
Carlsen is having an incredible performance in Foros. He is now #2 in the world and he is about to catch Anand. It will not be a matter of if. It is only a matter of when. Leko is...
US G/30 and US G/60 Championship
US G/60 and US G/30 Last chance to register early for the US G/60 and US G/30 and to qualify for the discount! The US G/60 and US G/30 will be held on June 28 and June 29 respectively....
Online Chess Auction by GM Baburin
Online Chess Auction by GM Alex Baburin I invite Chess Today readers to visit our online auction concluding today from 19:01 London time. Even if you don’t collect chess books, this visit could be quite interesting! You can look...