Over 900 photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/BakuWorldCup2015 Round: 4, Game 1 Svidler Peter (RUS) vs Topalov Veselin (BUL) [1-0] Nakamura Hikaru (USA) vs Adams Michael (ENG) [1-0] Mamedyarov Shakhriyar (AZE) vs Caruana Fabiano (USA) [1-0] Giri Anish (NED) vs Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL)...
Chess: The Battlefield of Life
Shelby Lyman on Chess: The Battlefield of Life Column c2251 for release Sept 14 Sunday, September 20, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, September 20, 2015) Sports are curiously contradictory. They range in character from activities that are pure, or...
Nepomniachtchi appealed Armageddon loss vs Nakamura
RULING OF THE APPEALS COMMITTEE ON COMPLAINT OF GM IAN NEPOMNIACHTCHI After the end of the 3rd round of the FIDE World Cup GM Ian Nepomniachtchi submitted a complaint to the Appeals Committee in regard to the Armageddon game...
Naiditsch: Azerbaijan plays like FC Barcelona
ARKADY NAIDITSCH: AZERBAIJAN PLAYS LIKE FC BARCELONA Arkady Naiditsch: Azerbaijan plays like FC Barcelona The new member of the Azerbaijani National Chess team, Arkady Naiditsch, told Azerisport about his new team and plans for the European Team Championship and...
Dronavalli is the top seed at FIDE World Online Women Blitz Semifinal
The last 8th FIDE World Online Women Blitz Qualifier is going to be held on Thursday, September 24th, at 13:00 GMT/UTC time. 56 players have already qualified for the Semifinal and only 8 spots are still available. Indian players GM Harika Dronavalli...
The History of World Cup
WORLD CUP HISTORY In 1988–99, the Grandmasters Association organized a series of six high-ranking World Cup tournaments in the form of a ‘Grand Prix’. In 2000 and 2002 FIDE, the World Chess Federation staged their “First Chess World Cup” and “Second Chess...
I learned from Karpov, Smyslov, and Fischer’s games
Cristobal Henriquez of Chile beat Boris Gelfand in the first round of the FIDE World Cup in Baku. Right after his triumph, the young IM gave an interview to our website, with the assistance of his coach GM Rodrigo...
Myanmar to hold chess qualifying event in Yangon
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German Bundesliga 2015/2016 LIVE!
The 2015/2016 edition of German Bundesliga has started. Top players are GM Li Chao 2756 (Schwabisch Hall), GM Alexei Shirov 2712 (Baden-Baden).
Baku World Cup Round 4 LIVE!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...