Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Linares standings after 8 rounds
Standings after 8 rounds: 1. Grischuk, Alexander 5.5 g RUS 2733 2-3. Ivanchuk, Vassily 4.5 g UKR 2779 2-3. Aronian, Levon 4.5 g ARM 2750 4-5. Carlsen, Magnus 4 g NOR 2776 4-5. Anand, Viswanathan 4.0 g IND 2791...
Aronian wins, Grischuk maintains lead
GM Carlsen (2776) – GM Aronian (2750) [D45]Linares 2009 (8), 28.02.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 h6 8.Bd2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.e4 Be7 12.g5 hxg5 13.Nxg5 b4 14.Na4 c5...
A classic
Bolojubov-Mieses, Baden-Baden 1925 White to move. What should White do? r2r2k1/p2b2pp/Q3p3/1p1pPp1q/5P2/2P1P3/P4PBP/3R2RK w – – 0 22
Quotes by Topalov and Kamsky
Topalov vs Kamsky The official site of the Topalov vs Kamsky match, wccc2009.com, has quotes from the press conference, which took place after game 7: Veselin Topalov: ‘This game was very complex, with mutual mistakes. I was trying to...
Are you into chess collecting?
Are you into chess collecting? If you do, there is a new chess blog for chess collecting enthusiasts at http://www.chesscollectors.blogspot.com/ There will be new information updated soon. Please feel free to make contributions to the Chess Collectors Blog. Chess...
Sharp eyes for the 64 squares
Black to move. How should Black continue? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
International Chess Conference in Turin
Chess: a game to grow up with The Piemontese regional committee F.S.I., with the F.S.I. council patronage, will organize in Turin, from February 25 to 27th 2009, an International Convention on the theme: “Chess: a game to grow up...
Anand vs. Topalov
Topalov won San Luis. Anand won Mexico City. Topalov defeated Kamsky (while losing to Kramnik a few years ago). Anand defeated Kramnik. Both have been number 1 in the world. They are ranked 1-2 (Topalov 1 and Anand 2)...