White to move and checkmate in 4. No computer lines please. 6kB/1p3R1p/2b2nP1/5qn1/8/rQ6/r5R1/7K w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Naiditsch perfect at Villarrobledo
Official website: http://www.ajedrezenvillarrobledo.es/ Leaders after 5 rounds: 1 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2697 5,0 2 GM Shirov Alexei ESP 2732 4,5 3 GM Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2727 4,0 4 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2721 4,0 5 GM Milov Vadim SUI 2659 4,0 6 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2682 4,0 7 GM Ni Hua CHN 2701 […]
Another Humpy in the making?
Another Koneru Humpy of IndiaSanatan PaniFirst Published : 26 Jul 2009 11:30:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 26 Jul 2009 12:11:13 AM IST Her achievements belie her age. At 15, Padmini Rout possesses in her showcase one world, five Asian and four national titles. Chess, in which she has collected all these laurels, tends to be […]
Saturday Chess Tactic
White to move. How can White prevent Black’s mate threat? k6r/1pp5/3b3n/p7/PnQNB3/3P1P2/2Pr3q/1R3K2 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ivanchuk gains sole lead in Biel
Standings after 6 rounds: 1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2703 3½ 2-5. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2703 3 2-5. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 3 2-5. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2751 3 2-5. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2670 3 6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2755 2½ Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Morozevich loses to Alekseev
Alekseev was pressing hard in a slightly better position. Morozevich made a fatal blunder on move 48…f6?? and lost shortly later. GM Alekseev (2714) – GM Morozevich (2751) [B17]Biel (6), 25.07.2009 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Ne5 Be4 11.f3 Bd5 12.Be3 g6 […]
Round 6 action in Biel
Round 6 matchups: Evgeny Alekseev (RUS) – Alexander Morozevich (RUS) Fabiano Caruana (ITA) – Boris Gelfand (ISR) Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) Standings after 5 rounds: 1. Alexander Morozevich (RUS, 2751) 3 Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR, 2703) 3 3. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2703) 2.5 Fabiano Caruana (ITA, 2670) 2.5 5. Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2755) […]
2009 Thracian Princess chess championship
Youth and experience in the 2009 Thracian Princess chess championship Open Women’s Bulgarian Chess Championship, 25-31.07.2009 Youth and experience will clash in the traditional Open Women’s Bulgarian Chess Championship Thracian Princess. The championship starts today in Vratsa with the participation of 4 WGMs, 4 WIMs, 4 WFMs, and many talented youngsters. Top seeded of the […]
Lights fantastic
Norway’s Northern Lights are a trip to the lights fantasticBY MARALYN MATLICKDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER A thin white ribbon forms overhead and arches across the sky, then melts into a ghostly swirl and explodes into a rippling emerald curtain of light. The evening’s Northern Lights show had begun. Here, near the rooftop of the world, […]
2009 British Chess Championship
Official site: http://www.britishchess09.com/ BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP (75 players) Here are some of the top seeds: HOWELL, David W L, 2614g; CONQUEST, Stuart, 2572g; JONES, Gawain C, 2554g; GORDON, Stephen, 2537g; WILLIAMS, Simon K, 2527g; ARKELL, Keith C, 2521g; WELLS, Peter, 2498g; GORMALLY, Daniel, 2490g; TRENT, Lawrence, 2471m; HEBDEN, Mark, 2468g; SUMMERSCALE, Aaron, 2454g; GREET, Andrew N, […]