White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net
Peaceful day at Sinquefield Cup
Round 3 games and results GM So, Wesley vs GM Aronian, Levon [1/2-1/2] GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Nakamura, Hikaru [1/2-1/2] GM Topalov, Veselin vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1/2-1/2] GM Svidler, Peter vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Ding, Liren [1/2-1/2]
Champions crowned – Over $210,000 Scholarships/Prizes Awarded
Final standings: # Name Rtng Club Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1-4 Alice Dong 2112 NJ W35 W28 W27 L5 W19 W10 5.0 1-4 Paula Sarmiento Robles WFM 1841 ECU W44 W22 L8 W24 W20 W7 5.0 1-4 Laura Zayas Gonzalez WFM 2255 CUB W40 W19 D10 […]
Stockfish vs Komodo – the direct match
TCEC – the Top Chess Engine Championship – continues its search for the strongest computer chess software in the world. Stockfish and Komodo are the two main favorites. The battle is on many levels – highest ELO, best tactics, commercial vs open source, number of TCEC medals, history vs future, and so much more. The […]
Interview with Hou Yifan
I had the pleasure of having a chat with Hou Yifan, the current Women’s World Champion in Almaty, Kazakhstan after the Eurasian Blitz. This is her answers to my questions. Jamie Kenmure: Thank you for taking the time to have this interview before catching a flight back to China. I understand you learned chess at […]
Vladimir Fedoseev dominates Liepajas Rokade Open with 12.5/13
The 23rd International Chess Festival “Liepajas Rokade 2016″ is taking place from 4-7th August at the Hotel Fontaine Royal in Liepaja, Latvia. The Festival consists of Open Rapid, Blitz, Team and Super Rapid tournaments. The first event was Open Rapid which run on 4-5th August through 13 rounds with the time control 15 min + […]
11th Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
The city of Taganrog, Rostov region, hosts the traditional chess festival, commemorating international arbiter Vladimir Yakovlevich Dvorkovich. Alexey Makhov, the acting mayor of Taganrog was among other officials visiting the opening ceremony of the event. Galina Yakovlevna Dvorkovich, widow of Vladimir Dvorkovich, was also present at the opening ceremony. The main tournament is a 9-round […]
7-way tie at the top at Kavala Open
Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 3 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2621 6,5 0,0 47,0 35,00 2 20 IM Kelires Andreas GRE 2464 6,5 0,0 47,0 34,50 3 1 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2628 6,5 0,0 46,0 35,75 4 12 GM Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 2536 6,5 0,0 43,5 32,50 […]