White to move and mate in 5.
GM Alberto & IM Smirnov lead Capablanca Memorial Anogia after 8
Standings after 8 rounds Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 GM David Alberto ITA * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6,0 6,0 0,5 21,75 0,0 4,0 2 IM Smirnov Anton AUS ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ […]
Premature Resignation in Only Decisive Result today at World Cup
The only player to score today is Aronian vs Ivanchuk. Even though his position was really bad, I do not think that Ivanchuk should have resigned at this stage. Players have won in much worse positions in previous rounds of the World Cup. When so much is on the line, nerves can play a major […]
Scott Varagona wins Alabama chess championship title
Scott Varagona wins Alabama chess championship title, upsets at the World Cup Published on September 15, 2017 By Michael Ciamarra National Chess Master Scott Varagona won his seventh Alabama chess championship title over the Labor Day weekend. Varagona, who is a professor at University of Montevallo, won five games straight and drew his last round game to […]
Former Webster U Team Captain GM Meier wins St Louis Invitational
Final standings Rk Name Fed. Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Meier, Georg GER 2649 x ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5.5 2 GM Zherebukh, Yaroslav USA 2627 ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5.5 3 GM Swiercz, Dariusz […]