Game Description:Coverage of the Tata Chess Classic, 2011 in Wijk Ann Zee – a fantastic chess tournament that appears to be on the ropes for 2012 due to sponsorship issues. Wijk Ann Zee has always been a great tournament,...
GM norm for Bryan Smith
IM Bryan Smith, barely missed a GM norm at the 2010 SPICE Cup, just earned a GM norm in Romania. He won the LIMPEDEA Cup by 1.5 point! Congratulations to Bryan! Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4...
Tuesday chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? rnbq1k1r/1p2b1Rp/8/3Np2B/3pP3/1P6/pKP4P/R7 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2011 Kazan World Candidates Matches – A Full Recap and Future Predictions
Israel super-GM Boris Gelfand wins the tournamentAnalysis by Chess Coach William Stewart Is the World’s #13 ready to take on the world’s #1? Congratulations to Boris Gelfand on winning the 2011 Candidates Match Tournament. He wasn’t most people’s top...
Petrosian and Kasparov are 1/2 pt behind the leaders
Petrosian, Kasparov 0.5 points behind leaders GMs Tigran L. Petrosian and Sergey Kasparov (no relation to the late world champion Petrosian and former world champion Kasparov) have scored 3.5 points each out of 4 in Orissa Open Chess Championship...
Pit your wits against Short
Grandmaster, anyone?31 May, 2011 | By Andreas Wiseman Know your Queen’s Gambit from your Sicilian Defense? This is the event for you if so. Rolll up, roll up budding chess players, Dogwoof is offering you the chance to pit...
Botswana vs Zambia
Botswana clobbers Zambia in chess friendly MONKAGEDI GAOTLHOBOGWEStaff Writer Botswana women gave their Zambian opponents a 15-5 thumping in a friendly chess match played in Kasane on Saturday. The two teams played four rounds. In the last round, the...
The system debate and how to change it?
Pros and cons of the Candidates matches system and organizationDebate arises after the Candidates on short draws and media coverage Right after the Candidates matches a public debate on the system, coverage, and organization of the WCC cycle was...
Tarrasch variation (part 1)
Tarrasch your opponents!How to play chess for two results with white The French Defense is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e6 2.d4 d5. The French has a reputation for solidity and resilience, though it can result in...