By Chess Tutor William Stewart. Original article with PGN available here. Armenia had a crucial win against China today (2.5-1.5), Russia beat Egypt as expected (3-1), Hungary crushed Israel (3.5-.5) to continue chasing the lead, and the USA bounced...
Roiz & Atalik shares first ahead of Karpov
Round 9 pairings: Michael Roiz 2616 – Suat Atalik 2584 drawDusko Pavasovic 2567 – Anatoly Karpov 2668 drawMihajlo Stojanovic 2588 – Ivan Ivanisevic 2614 drawBranko Damljanovic 2585 – Kiril Georgiev 2653 0-1Viorel Iordachescu 2587 – Predrag Nikolic 2631 0-1...
Atalik and Roiz lead Karpov by 1
Standings after 8 rounds: 1. GM Roiz Michael 2616 ISR 6.01. GM Atalik Suat 2584 TUR 6.0 3. GM Karpov Anatoly 2668 RUS 5.0 4. GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2614 SRB 4.5 5. GM Damljanovic Branko 2585 SRB 4.05. GM...
Roiz defeated Karpov at Gorenje
Gorenje 2007 / Valjevo, Serbia Round 7 results: Roiz – Karpov 1-0Damljanovic – Ivanisevic ½–½Iordachescu – Atalik 0-1Georgiev – Nikolic 1-0Stojanovic – Pavasovic ½–½ Standings after 7 rounds: 1-2 Roiz, Atalik 5.03. Ivanisevic 4.54-5 Karpov, Damljanovic 4.06-7 Georgiev, Nikolic...
Improve your chess
This was an actual game that was played earlier today between GM Roiz (White) and Nakamura (Black) in Gibraltar. It is White to move. Play out this position against your friends or computer. Can you find the winning strategy...