White to move. What is the most accurate continuation for White? 8/1bn3p1/ppk2p1p/1p1pQ2B/5P1q/P3R2P/2r5/3R3K w – – 0 1
IM Harutyunian leads Armenian 1st League Championship with 1 round to go
Standings after 12 rounds Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 IM Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1...
GM Amin Bassem leads Abu Dhabi with 1 round to go
Standings after 8 rounds (top 100) http://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 7,0 0,0 2545 39,0 8 7 5,65 1,35 10 13,5...
GMs Alekseev & Ponkratov lead Korchnoi Memorial after 6 rounds
Standings after 6 round (top 50) http://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 5,5 26,0 22,5 23,75 2 5 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2590 2591...
Looking back at the Official Chess Records
When I see Garry Kasparov playing this week after a 12 year layoff, it prompted me to look up my own records. I retired from competitive chess in 1996 after I won the Women’s World Championship, completing the 1st...