The Other World Of Professional Chess PlayersMay 29, 2012by V Krishnaswamy Chess players and their eccentricities could be as intriguing as some of their games Caged inside a Glassed Room, they resemble gladiators on a stage, separated from the...
Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires The Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires will take place between 28th May and 3rd June and will feature the stellar presence of the elite player Alexei Shirov, who was once rated 4th in the...
Difficult R and P endgame review
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? No computer please! 🙂 8/3P4/R7/4P3/8/1k6/p3r3/K7 w – – 0 0 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Stalemate after final game
WCC 2012: Stalemate after final gamePublished: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 8:00 ISTBy DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The 12th game of the World Chess Championship in Moscow once again fizzled out into a draw after some...
Topalov – Vallejo 2012
Topalov – Vallejo 2012 Veselin Topalov and Francisco Vallejo Pons will play a friendly match as part of the tournament Leon 2012. It will be a six games encounter, with blitz games and Armageddon if needed. The time control...
Fischer vs Kasparov: The Sicilian Najdorf
Fischer vs Kasparov: The Sicilian Najdorf, Amsterdam Variation with 6. f4Posted on May 28, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Chess Openings, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Strategy & Game Review The Amsterdam Variation with 6. f4 is...
IM Jacob Glud wins Magistral Vistanova
IM Jacob Glud wins Magistral Vistanova The Danish International Master Jacob Glud won the 2012 edition of Magistral Vistanova. IM Glud collected 7,5/9, half a point ahead of GM Georgy Timoshenko. Third place is for IM Pedro Mascaro with...
Official WC playoff rules
Playoff rules: 3.7.1.a If the scores are level after the regular twelve (12) games, after a new drawing of colors, four (4) tie-break games shall be played. The games shall be played using the electronic clock starting with 25...