David Arutinian wins Rochefort rapid chess tournamentMarch 2, 2012 – 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – With 6,5 points, Armenian grandmaster David Arutinian currently leads Rochefort Chess Tournament ongoing in France. Prior to this he scored 9 points out of 11...
Special combination of success
The BossFrogs, Chessboards and GridsBy PATRICIA R. OLSEN I COME from a family of mathematicians. My mother taught math in middle school, high school and college, and my father was a math professor. He was also a poet, a...
Secret of Anand’s success
I am willing to experiment: Anand Chennai, May 17 Chess maestro and World No 1 Vishwanathan Anand today attributed his “willingness to experiment” as the secret of his success. The readiness to experiment enabled him adapt to all situations,...
The fine line between levels
What is the difference between a 2450 and a 2500 or a 2500 to a 2600 or a 2600 to a 2650, etc? We sometimes see a player (example: Shabalov one year and Kaidanov another) winning almost everything in...