Black to move. How should black proceed? (So vs Mamedyarov – Shamkir 2017)
Shocking start in Shamkir, Mamedyarov beat So with black
Round 1 Eljanov, Pavel – Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey – Harikrishna, P. ½-½ So, Wesley – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 Topalov, Veselin – Adams, Michael ½-½ Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½
Only 5 remain perfect at Reykjavik Open after 4 rounds
Rank after round 4 http://chess-results.com/tnr234895.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Giri Anish NED 2771 4,0 0,0 4,0 2 6,0 3259 4 4 3,40 0,60...
Dzagnidze leads European Women’s Championship with 1 to go
Rank after Round 10 http://chess-results.com/tnr269716.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp 1 4 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2528 8,0 0,0 56,5 61,5 2671 2 14 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2452 ACP 7,5 0,0 57,5...
IM Pavlidis & GM Kapnisis share 1st Heraklion “Fischer Memorial” after 6 rounds
Ranking crosstable after round 6 Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 IM Pavlidis Anastasios GRE * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 4,5 0,5 3 11,75...
3-way tie for the lead after 4 at Karpov Poikovsky
Round 4 results Bologan, Viktor – Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ Inarkiev, Ernesto – Sutovsky, Emil ½-½ Korobov, Anton – Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 Najer, Evgeniy – Rodshtein, Maxim 1-0 Zhigalko, Sergei – Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Standings after 4 rounds Rk....