By Lubomir Kavalek Vasily Smyslov, 88, became the world chess champion in 1957, defeating Mikhail Botvinnik. Aside from having a great career as a practical player, Smyslov also produced more than 100 endgame studies, the most of any world...
Candidates round 9 pairings – No margin for error
Round 9 pairings 2 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS – GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 41 GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS – GM Svidler Peter RUS 36 GM Anand Viswanathan IND – GM Topalov Veselin BUL 85 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE –...
GM Vladimir Dobrov convincing at Ljubljana Chess Festival 2014
The first Ljubljana Chess Festival 2014 took place in Ljubljana, 15th of March 2014. It was a thematic tournament with Santa Claus visiting in March (aka “Шахматный Фестивал на приз деда Мороза” ) making both children and chess fans...
Crushing the Nimzo-Indian Defense – Analysis by GM Damian Lemos … and more
Vladimir Kramnik vs. Magnus Carlsen (Botvinnik Memorial 2011) Vladimir Kramnik vs. Magnus Carlsen (Botvinnik Memorial 2011)Posted on March 17,2014 By GM Damian Lemos in Strategy & Game Review, All Articles w/ Videos, Blitz/Bullet Chess, General Chess Articles. In this...
7th Women Continental Chess Championship of Americas
The 7th Women Continental Chess Championship of Americas is taking place 21-29 March 2014 in Villa Martelli, Argentina. It is a 9 round swiss tournament with 26 participants from Peru, Cuba, El Salvador, Brazil. Venezuela, Paraguay, Chile, and Argentina....