Tata Steel Chess 2011Corus to be renamed Tata Steel The traditional Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee will have a different name starting next year Tata Steel Chess. This is the second change of name for the event...
Special photos from Corus
Italian blog Scacchierando http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1711http://www.scacchierando.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=1710 250 pictures (in original size) at our gallery on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34020397@N05/sets/72157623356339434 Special thanks to Dario P. for sharing them with us. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Corus final day video by ChessFM
Special thanks to Macauley Peterson for sending us the video. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Corus video by Europe Echecs
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Settling for a tie for 4th-5th
Wesley So settles for overall 5th in Corus chessabs-cbnNEWS.com 02/01/2010 9:48 PM MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So settled a truce with Slovenian Woman Grandmaster and International Master Anna Muzychuk after 38 moves of a Nimzo-Indian defense...
Corus Final Standings
Group A 1. M. Carlsen 8½ 2. A. ShirovV. Kramnik 8 4. H. NakamuraV. Anand 7½ 6. S. KarjakinV. Ivanchuk 7 8. L. DominguezP. Leko 6½ 10. F. Caruana 5½ 11. L. van WelyN. Short 5 13. S. TiviakovJ....
Peaceful ending
Anand crushes KramnikStaff ReporterNEW DELHI, January 31, 2010 World champion and five-time winner Viswanathan Anand finished fourth in the 72nd Corus chess tournament after playing out a 39-move draw with Dutchman Leok van Wely in the 13th and final...
Corus final round results
Photo by Fred Lucas for the official Corus website Group A L. van Wely – V. Anand ½-½ N. Short – J. Smeets ½-½ H. Nakamura – S. Tiviakov 1-0 M. Carlsen – F. Caruana ½-½ V. Ivanchuk –...
Carlsen wins Corus by a hair
Shortly before the end of this game, there were moments when many thought that Carlsen has thrown away the Corus title. Kramnik drew early so he has 8 points. Shirov had a winning position and if he had converted...
Inexplicable!
Kramnik drew early. Magnus has a very difficult position against Caruana. And Shirov has a COMPLETELY winning position against Dominguez. But….they agreed to a draw. Shirov (2723) – Dominguez (2712) [B94]Corus A (13), 31.01.2010 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4...