Black to move. Can you find the brilliant winning plan for black? Shankland – Sasikiran (Capablanca Memorial 2017)
Sasikiran leads Capablanca Memorial after 8 rounds
Round 8 results Ivanchuk, Vassily – Piorun, Kacper 0-1 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo – Cordova, Emilio ½-½ Shankland, Samuel L – Sasikiran, Krishnan 0-1 Standings after 8 rounds 1. Sasikiran, Krishnan gm IND 2669 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ . ½ . 5 2. Ivanchuk, Vassily gm UKR 2738 ½ ½ […]
Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017
The Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 was held from 28th May to 1st June at the Dubai Chess & Culture Club, UAE. The 9-round Swiss event with the rapid time control 15 min + 5 sec attracted 128 participants from 25 federations. Grandmasters Bassem Amin from Egypt and Viorel Iordachescu from Moldova shared the […]
FIDE Zone 2.3 Championship
The Torneo Zonal Absoluto Zona 2.3 was organized from 26-31st May in El Salvador. 51 players from Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica and Nicaragua competed. IM Ruiz Castillo Joshua Daniel from Colombia and GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri from Cuba shared the first place with 7,5/9 points each. These two players […]