Wesley So goes proJanuary 07, 2015 08:15:00 PMBy Bobby Ang On the life front: He transferred chess affiliation from the Philippines to the USA. During the last Olympiad in Norway Wesley did not play for his native country but...
Wesley and the Winawer
Chess Piece Bobby Ang FROM 1988 to 2000 GM Yasser Seirawan had a very nice chess magazine Inside Chess, which appeared twice a month (towards the end of its print run this became once a month, but we are...
Kramnik: Anand does have weaknesses
Anand’s weaknessPosted on May 06, 2012 08:15:28 PMMANILA, PHILIPPINESBy Bobby Ang The match will consist of 12 games with a time control for each game of 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20...
Alekhine memories
Alekhine memoriesPosted on April 26, 2012 08:40:44 PMBy Bobby Ang No, we are not talking about the 4th World Chess Champion Alexander Alekhine. We are talking about the defense he introduced in the 1921 Budapest tournament in games against...
Fantastic endgame lesson
Lasker defensePosted on February 26, 2012 08:07:38 PMFebruary 26, 2012 | MANILA, PHILIPPINESBy Bobby Ang I wrote this column several weeks ago but for various reasons publication date just kept getting pushed back. Anyway, this game is just too...
Sicilian Sveshnikov Theory
Posted on 06:56 PM, January 06, 2011Chess Piece — By Bobby Ang Sicilian Theory The Sveshnikov saw unprecedented growth in the 2000s, peaking at around 2005-2006, and is only now tapering off in popularity a bit. The positional approach...
The Bobby Ang column
FIDE rating listBy Bobby AngFriday, July 10, 2009 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES The World Chess Federation, known under its chess acronym of Federacion Internationale des Echecs, or FIDE, has just released its July 2009 rating list. Here is the new...
Bobby Ang on the World Championship
Championship feverVol. XXII, No. 61Monday, October 20, 2008 MANILA, PHILIPPINESWorld SportsBobby Ang With the start of the Anand vs. Kramnik world championship match the topic in every chessclub has turned towards who the best chessplayer in the land was,...