The first stage of the new FIDE Grand Prix will be held in London between the 20th September and 4th of October 2012. Twelve top Grandmasters will launch an exciting series of six events with the first tournament being held in London. The City will be the centre of attention for the next two weeks […]
Izmir International Open Tournament
The 11th Izmir International Open Chess Tournament was held immediately after the Istanbul Chess Olympiad from 12th to 20th September at the Alsancak Municipality Culture Center in Izmir, Turkey. The tournament was dedicated to the memory of Ali Ipek. 188 players competed in the 9-round Swiss event. The total of 10.250 USD was offered […]
Women’s practical chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
WGP Round 4 report
Only one game finished in a draw in the fourth round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Ankara. The leader of the tournament Ruan Lufey “gave” first half a point to her compatriot Zhao Xue after the long battle. Humpy Koneru defeated Tatiana Kosintseva and climbed on the top to share the first place […]
World’s best players competing in Sao Paulo
THE WORLD’S BEST CHESS PLAYERS ARE IN THE SAO PAULO AND BILBAO MASTERS FINAL At the final will be present current world champion, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, number one in the world rankings, Olympic champion, Levon Aronián, Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana, five of the top eight players in the world. Joining them will be […]
A tribute to Gligoric
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
WGP Round 4 review
Muzychuk,Anna – Ozturk,KubraFIDE Women’s Grand Prix Ankara, 19.09.2012 A rare line had been picked by Black against Scotch. White got stable edge right from the opening, but at some point lost concentration and almost let her opponent to escape. 19.Qd3?! [In this moment Anna could break in the center with 19.e5! dxe5 20.Bh4 Bf6 […]
London FIDE Grand Prix
FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012/13, an integral part of the World Chess Championship cycle, is kicking off on 21st September with the start of the first Grand Prix tournament in London. The venue for this event is the historic site of Simpson’s on the Strand which was originally one of the leading chess clubs in […]
Double victory for Alberto David at the Livigno Chess Open
GM Alberto David (Hotel Livigno) has won the 3rd International Livigno Chess Open. The Italian player got the upper hand during the last round against Martyn Kravstiv (Ukraine) and thus finished on same points as Ognjen Jovanic (Hotel Astoria – Croatia) and the Ukrainian Yaroslav Zinchenko (Hotel Alpina). Buchholz has been taken into account, giving […]
GM Valery Aveskulov: “Attack with Black”
GM Valery Aveskulov about the book “Attack with Black” Grandmaster Valery Aveskulov has put together a sound but ultra-aggressive repertoire based on gambits that have proved their worth in grandmaster play over many years. He examines all of White’s options and move-orders after 1 d4 Nf6, and shows an aggressive reply to each of them. […]