White to move. How should White proceed? 7k/1pQ3pp/2p5/8/1q3r2/p6P/6PK/3R4 w – – 0 1
Full World Cup Round 2 Matchups – Can Anyone Stop Carlsen?
Round 2 pairings WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Dreev, Aleksey GM 2648 Carlsen, Magnus GM 2827 Bacrot, Etienne GM 2728 Bu, Xiangzhi GM 2714 Svidler, Peter GM 2756 Erdos, Viktor GM 2619 Onischuk, Alexander GM...
64 players eliminated at World Cup, many big names sent home
Full round 1 results Name G1 G2 R1 R2 r3 r4 B1 B2 SD Tot Round 1 Match 01 Carlsen Magnus (NOR) 1 1 2 Balogun Oluwafemi (NGR) 0 0 0 Round 1 Match 02 Ruiz Castillo...
Big changes in ranking at World Cup
Last update: 04 September 2017, 16:33 GMT # ↑↓ Name Classic +/− Rapid Blitz Age 1 Carlsen 2828.6 +1.6 2909.0 2948.0 26 2 ↑2 Aronian 2804.2 +2.2 2820.0 2863.0 34 3 ↓1 Vachier-Lagrave 2801.2 −2.8 2824.0 2853.0 26 4 ↑1...
Some of the doozies at the World Cup
When players face extreme pressure, such as at the World Cup, where one mistake can cause an immediate elimination, crazy things bound to happen. Here are just a few examples by world class players! Eljanov just played Rd2?? Can...
The Coaching Difference
Another coaching question Another question I often get is what is the difference between the SPICE training system which generated unprecedented success in all levels and others? The answer is actually not quite so simple. I constantly improved on...