By Chess Coach William Stewart. Original article on the Chess Festival in Biel available on William’s website. The 44th Biel International Chess Festival is taking July 18-29 in Biel, Switzerland. This 10 round, Double Round Robin super-tournament features many...
Laznicka knocks out Morozevich 2-0
In another battle of David vs. Goliath, Davids wins in convincing fashion. This and the So match are two of the biggest upsets so far in round 2 of the World Cup. Laznicka, V (2637) – Morozevich, A (2750)...
Ivanchuk scores with Black
Morozevich, A (2750) – Ivanchuk, V (2739) [E60]Tal Memorial (6), 11.11.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Nge2 e6 8.Ng3 Na6 9.Be2 exd5 10.cxd5 Nc7 11.a4 a6 12.Bg5 Bd7 13.h4 b5 14.h5 h6...
Kramnik gone wild
Morozevich, A (2750) – Kramnik, V (2772) [E32]Tal Memorial (3), 07.11.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bf4 Ba6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.e4 Bxf1 12.Kxf1 c5 13.Bd6 Re8 14.e5 Nd5...
Carlsen 1/2 Morozevich LIVE
[Event “Tal Memorial”][Date “2009.11.06”][Round “2”][White “Carlsen, M.”][Black “Morozevich, A.”][ECO “E25”][WhiteElo “2801”][BlackElo “2750”] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6...
Tough draws in round 1
Morozevich, A (2750) – Leko, P (2752) [C45]Tal Memorial 2009 (1), 05.11.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Qg3 Qg6 9.Bd2 Nf6 10.f3 0–0 11.0–0–0 Nd7 12.Qxg6 hxg6 13.h4 a5 14.h5...
The Schachgesellschaft Zürich’s Jubilee!
Welcome to The Schachgesellschaft Zürich’s Jubilee! (1809 – 2009) Founded in 1809, the Schachgesellschaft Zürich is the oldest chess club in the world, and is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with a whole programme of jubilee events. Whether...
Biel about to begin
Here is some excellent information by TWIC: Name NAT Elo points W Rank Age Past results Boris Gelfand ISR 2755 No 9 41 Winner in Biel in 1993 (Interzonal Tournament), 2005 Alexander Morozevich RUS 2751 No 10 32 Winner...
Photos from Leon Rapid Closing Ceremony
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Carlsen vs Wang Yue in the semi
The semifinal matchups are: Carlsen – Wang YueMorozevich – Ivanchuk Official website: http://www.advancedchessleon.com/ingles/inicioI.htm What is your prediction? Who will make the final and who will win the tournament? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar