White to move. What is the best continuation?
Russian Superfinals after 7 rounds
Ranking crosstable after Round 7 Rk. Name Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 GM Томашевский Евгений 2747 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1...
Li Chao defeated Peter Leko in game 3
Li, Chao b (CHN) – Leko, Peter (HUN) – Game 3 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 g6 7. Ne4 Qb6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qc2 Bf5 10....
Russian Superfinals Round 7 Results
Round 7 results GM Khismatullin, Denis vs GM Dubov, Daniil [0-1] GM Lysyj, Igor vs GM Vitiugov, Nikita [1/2-1/2] GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny vs GM Khairullin, Ildar [1-0] GM Karjakin, Sergey vs GM Artemiev, Vladislav [1-0] GM Jakovenko, Dmitry vs...
Don’t let her smile fool you!
Windsor teen off to chess championships in Mongolia Alex Brockman Aug 15, 2015 – 2:52 PM EDT Last Updated: Aug 15, 2015 – 2:52 PM EDT Don’t let Rachel Tao’s smile fool you. On the chess board, she’s a...
“Magnus can send his WC proposal to the Presidential Board and FIDE Executive Committee”
Ilyumzhinov: “Magnus can send his proposal to the Presidential Board and FIDE Executive Committee” Saturday, 15.08.2015 18:51 FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has commented on the proposal by Magnus Carlsen to change the World Championship system. Since Ilyumzhinov’s official website...
TCEC Season 8 – information and list of participants
The Top Computer Chess Championship TCEC Season 8 is scheduled to start this August 21st. The world’s best computer chess software engines will compete through four stages and a final to decide the 2015 TCEC Grand Champion. Last season...
2015 French Championship LIVE!
The 90th French Chess Championship is taking place from August 9-20, 2015, in Saint-Quentin, France. The event is an 11-round round-robin tournament with the participation of: GM Etienne Bacrot (2694), GM Tigran Gharamian (2644), GM Romain Edouard (2634), GM...
Leko – Li Chao Match 2015 LIVE!
The City of Szeged and the Hungarian Chess Federation organize a six-game match between GM Peter Leko(Hungary) and GM Li Chao (China) from 14 to 20 August 2015, at the IH Event Center. The match is aimed to help Leko...
5th RTU Open 2015 LIVE!
The 5th Riga Technical University Open is taking place from August 10-16, 2015, at the Exhibition Centre Kipsala, in Riga, Latvia. The event is a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund in the amount of 15,000 EUR, with 2,500 EUR...