With a win today, Svidler now has the clear lead at the Russian Championship. Round 6 results Svidler, Peter – Malakhov, Vladimir 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander – Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½ Nepomniachtchi, Ian – Potkin, Vladimir ½ Jakovenko, Dmitry – Zvjaginsev,...
WWC Semifinal results

Top drawRuan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 1/2 White is a little better in the final position but she accepted the draw offer.Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 Bottom DrawHou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 1-0Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 http://wwcc2010.tsf.org.tr/ Chess...
Chess trivia

Who said the following: “It is always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men.” Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Final London Chess Classic Report

News release Wednesday 15th December 2010 LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 2010: ROUND 7 Magnus Carlsen clinched first place and the 50,000 euros first prize in the 2010 London Chess Classic at Olympia on Wednesday with a consummate positional win against...
WWC Chess Tactic

K. Lahno – Hou Yifan (Black just played 13…b6)Women’s World Championship (match 4 – game 1) White to move. How should White proceed?r1b2rk1/p3bppp/1pn1p3/q3P3/2B5/2P2N2/P2BQPPP/R4RK1 w – – 0 14 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Ruan and Hou will open with White in game 1

In the semifinal, Lufei Ruan and Yifan Hou will have White in the first game. Top drawRuan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 Bottom DrawHou, Yifan CHN GM 2591Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 Who will make the...
Clutch performance for the #1 spot

By beating Nigel Short in the final game of the London Chess Classic, Magnus clinched the title as well as retaining the #1 ranking on the LIVE list, and most likely to close out 2010. Rk Name Rating Change...
All game drawn

Round 5 results Karjakin, Sergey – Grischuk, Alexander ½ Tomashevsky, Evgeny – Svidler, Peter ½ Khismatullin, Denis – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½ Kurnosov, Igor – Vitiugov, Nikita ½ Potkin, Vladimir – Zvjaginsev, Vadim ½ Malakhov, Vladimir – Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½...