White to move. How should white proceed?
Open Internacional d’escacs de Sants update
Standings after 2 rounds (top 150) http://chess-results.com/tnr284339.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ Gr FED RtgI RtgN Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 11 GM ORTIZ SUAREZ Isan Reynaldo 2373 CUB 2556 2537 2,0 0,0 2,0 3,0 2,0 … 2,0 17 GM DOBROV Vladimir 2366 RUS 2510 0 IQ 2,0 0,0 2,0 3,0 2,0 … […]
7 remain perfect after 4 at Korchnoi Memorial
Standings after 4 rounds (top 64) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr297440.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI RtgN Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 4 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2614 2613 Санкт-Петербург 4,0 12,0 9,0 12,00 2 6 GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2586 2571 Санкт-Петербург 4,0 10,0 8,0 10,00 22 Lobanov Sergei RUS 2427 2421 Санкт-Петербург 4,0 10,0 8,0 10,00 […]
Q & A about Bobby Fischer
I received many questions about Bobby. Here are some selected ones. Question: How did you meet Bobby Fischer? Answer: In 1992, Bobby played his second match against Boris Spassky in Yugoslavia and was unable to return to the U.S. because of his defiance of economic sanctions. The organizer Janos Kubat arranged for my family […]
GM Amin Bassem leads Abu Dhabi, approaches 2700!
Standings after 6 rounds http://www.chess-results.com/tnr281508.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 2 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2680 5,5 0,0 2521 21,0 6 5,5 4,44 1,06 10 10,6 2 15 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2585 5,0 0,0 2494 22,0 6 5 3,96 1,04 10 10,4 3 […]
Chess Connects Us – Global Chess Festival
Press Release Chess Connects Us 2017 The 3rd edition of the annual Global Chess Festival (GCF) will be held on Saturday October 14th, 2017. This year the festival in Budapest will take place in the beautiful new location Graphisoft Park, the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Hungary. As in previous years, various activities will be organized, all […]
Huge turn out for 2017 French Championship
Presentation of the event: The French chess championship will be held in Agen from 19 August to 27 August 2017. Nearly 1000 players from all over France are expected, with the prestigious title of French champion at stake. In fact, there are nine tournaments that will be played, each player participating in the tournament that […]
The secret to chess success!
I am often asked what is the secret to my chess success? Answer? Work way harder & smarter than the competition. When I was a player, while others slept, I trained. While others went to the movies, I trained. While others went on vacations, I trained. While others went to concerts, I trained. While others […]
The Brave Legend
Legendary image Many who are fans of the great Garry Kasparov, were so excited when they heard that he will make a comeback, although a brief one, in rapid and blitz, in St. Louis. But after 18 games (with 9 more to go today), it is clear that he struggled badly in faster time format, […]