White to move and checkmate in 3. 8/3B1K2/4N2k/8/1B2pPP1/1n1p3n/p7/1r5r w – – 0 1
Multiple upsets in round 3 of Reykjavik Open
Starting rank crosstable http://chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx No. Name Rtg FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd Pts. Rk. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 GM Giri Anish 2771 NED 131b1 62w1 27b1 3,0 1 0,0 3,0 2 2,0 2 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2734 RUS 132w1...
GM Jumabayev leads Kazakh Championship with 1 round to go
Round 10 results Ismagambetov, Anuar – Agmanov, Zhandos ½-½ Kostenko, Petr – Jumabayev, Rinat 0-1 Kuderinov, Kirill – Utegaliyev, Azamat 0-1 Makhnyov, Denis – Akhmetov, Ayan ½-½ Nugumanov, Bakhtiyar – Saduakassova, Dinara ½-½ Saiyn, Zhanat – Kazhgaleyev, Murtas ½-½...
A BIG Thank You!
I would like to THANK everyone for your beautiful birthday wishes! I am sorry I was not able to thank each of you personally since there were more than 15,000 messages (from email, phone calls to various social media,...
Sutovsky scores 2nd win to lead Karpov Poikovsky after 3
Round 3 results Anton Guijarro, David – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Dubov, Daniil – Korobov, Anton 0-1 Inarkiev, Ernesto – Bologan, Viktor 1-0 Rodshtein, Maxim – Zhigalko, Sergei ½-½ Sutovsky, Emil – Najer, Evgeniy 1-0 Standings after 3 rounds...
Dzagnidze & Goryachkina maintain EWC lead after 9 rounds
Rank after Round 9 http://www.chess-results.com/tnr269716.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp 1 4 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2528 7,0 0,5 47,0 51,0 2648 2 14 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2452 ACP 7,0 0,5 44,0...
Carlsen scores 1st win but Aronian leads GRENKE by a full point
Round 5 results Aronian, Levon – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ Hou, Yifan – Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ Meier, Georg – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Standings after 5 rounds 1. Aronian, Levon gm ARM 2774 *...
4-way tie for 1st at Grenke Open, Vitiugov tops tiebreaks
Final standings (top 100) http://grenkechessopen.de/de/a-open Rang Titel Teilnehmer TWZ Attr. Verein/Ort Land S R V Punkte Buchh 1. GM Vitiugov, Nikita 2729 M SV Hockenheim RUS 6 3 0 7.5 56.5 2. GM Matlakov, Maxim 2707 M SK Schwäbisch...
Daily Chess Improvement: Polgar Chess Tactic!
Black to move and mate in 6! Lajos Portisch vs Susan Polgar, Hungary, 1991