Stefanova hits her strideBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 30/01/2008 The Gibtelecom Masters at Gibraltar’s Caleta Hotel has a significant portion of the prize fund set aside for a Women’s event and former Women’s World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova was...
Clash of Bishops
A clash of bishopsBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 16/01/2008 The curse of the opposite coloured bishops struck in the third round of Group A at the Corus Wijk aan Zee Chess Festival. All seven games were drawn and...
England’s newest Grandmaster
A new GrandmasterBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 07/01/2008 Simon Williams has qualified as England’s latest Grandmaster after a short draw with the top seed Vadim Malakhatko in round eight of the Hastings Masters. The result ensured that Williams’...
The tradition of Hastings
Tribute to the manyBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 28/12/2007www.telegraph.co.uk This year’s Hastings International Chess Congress is the 83rd edition of what is the world’s longest running chess event. The congress starts today and runs until 6 January 2008...
Caruana power
Be careful of CaruanaBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 27/12/2007 In 2003 I played at the US Amateur Team East at Parsippany in New Jersey, a fun tournament where apart from the chess, which is not taken totally seriously,...
Tal Memorial
Let the fight beginBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 10/11/2007 The 2008 Tal Memorial starts today in Moscow with a superb field that should produce fighting chess worthy of the memory of the ‘Magician from Riga’. The ten player...