White to move. Is this a win or draw? How should white proceed?
GMs Ter-Sahakyan & Hovhannisyan leads Karpos Open after 4

Rank after round 4 (top 65) http://chess-results.com/tnr262659.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 8 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2581 4,0 8,5 3107 10,0 4 4 3,25 0,75...
Huge upsets in round 1 at Dubai Open

Round 1 on 2017/04/03 at 18:30 Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No. 1 109 Abbasov Vusal 2211 0 1 – 0 0 GM Korobov Anton 2695 1 2 2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2686 0 1...
Brutal Sunday at US Championships! 9 decisive results!

Round 4 results Akobian, Varuzhan – Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru – Naroditsky, Daniel ½-½ Onischuk, Alexander – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ Robson, Ray – Shabalov, Alexander 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery – Kamsky, Gata 0-1 Zherebukh, Yaroslav – So, Wesley...
Exclusive 2017 Chess Final Four Video

2017 College Chess Final Four (March 25-26) at Marshall Chess Club Final standings Place Code Name Game Pts Match Pts 1st WEBSTER Webster University (2736.5) 8 2.5 2017 National Champs GM LE, Quang Liem (2774) 2.5 GM...
7 way tie for 1st in Sharjah, including local hero Salem Saleh

Final Ranking after 9 rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr271094.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 5 GM Wang Hao CHN 2683 7,0 0,0 47,0 50,0 5,0 8 6 4,80 1,20...
Wisconsin International Chess Festival

The Wisconsin International Chess Festival will take place from 13-19th June at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The 9-round Swiss tournament will offer a possibility to earn GM and IM norms. A Blitz tournament will...
Daily Chess Improvement: Attacking Tactic!

White to move. Does White have a serious attack? How should White proceed? 1nq1rk2/r3bbp1/1np5/3pNPP1/1p1P1B2/pN6/1P5Q/5RK1 w – – 0 1