Upbeat Anand faces Kramnik Updated: March 17, 2014 02:43 IST With Viswanathan Anand unexpectedly setting the pace early, there has been no dearth of excitement in the first three rounds of the World Candidates chess tournament at Khanty Mansiysk,...
Candidates Tournament round 4 pairings
Round 4 pairings 5 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE – GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS 12 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS – GM Topalov Veselin BUL 87 GM Aronian Levon ARM – GM Svidler Peter RUS 36 GM Anand Viswanathan IND –...
After 3 rounds, who’s the favorite to challenge Magnus Carlsen later this year?
Who is the favorite to win the Candidates Tournament to challenge Magnus Carlsen next year? V. Anand L. Aronian V. Kramnik S. Karjakin V. Topalov S. Mamedyarov P. Svidler D. Andrekin Candidates Tournament: March 11 – April 1...
FIDE VP in Uganda to promote chess
FIDE Vice President to grace chess qualifiersPublish Date: Mar 15, 2014 By Samuel Sanya The second phase of Qualifiers for the World Chess Olympiad is on starting this weekend 15-16 at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Kampala. The event...
Izzat and Wallis share first place in Begonia Open
The 48th Begonia Open was held over the Labour Day long weekend from Saturday 8 March to Monday 10 March 2014, at the Ballarat Clarendon College: Sewell Pavilion, 1425 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Australia. The event incorporated the 2014 Oceania...
Chess by Stephen Dann
The Gus Gosselin Grade Championships last Sunday in Marlboro had 122 students and clear winners in all eight sections. The vast majority of the field were under age 12, but the Grade 8-12 section was won by Siddharth Arun...
FIDE Presence in Rwanda to promote chess in schools
Rwanda: Fide Vice President Ends Rwanda Visit BY PONTIAN KABEERA, 14 MARCH 2014 The vice president of the International Chess Federation Ali Nihat Yazici ended his three-day visit to Rwanda yesterday. Yazici, who is the chairman of the chess...
Games from Chinese Championship!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tricky chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar