Carlsen – Karjakin (game 8) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. c4 dxc4 12....
Carlsen – Karjakin game 8 LIVE Commentary!
Carlsen – Karjakin (game 8) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Not something overly aggressive. Carlsen tries to get out of the main lines. In WC a lot of mind games come into play. Karjakin is thinking on...
New opening ended in a fizzle in game 7
New opening, familiar result as Carlsen, Karjakin draw in chess world title match By David R. Sands – The Washington Times – Sunday, November 20, 2016 Russian challenger Sergey Karjakin tried a new opening but got a familiar result...
Political undertone at World Championship in NY City?
Political undertones still lurk at World Chess Championships Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin are engaged in fierce competition in New York Bryan Armen Graham in New York Chess has dropped almost completely from the public eye in the four...
Karjakin – Carlsen game 7 LIVE Commentary!
Karjakin – Carlsen game 7 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 We have a new opening, Slav! This is the first time Karjakin plays 1. d4 in this match! 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 We have the Meran variation. 4… a6...
Bid to play Karjakin
Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin Will Conduct a Charitable Simultaneous Chess Exhibition in NYC in February 2017 New York, November 18, 2016. Sergey Karjakin has announced today that he will conduct a charitable simultaneous chess exhibition in NYC on February 1st,...
Karjakin – Carlsen game 6 LIVE Commentary!
How will Carlsen handle this game? He over pushed and was in big trouble. For the first time in the match, he was visibly upset after the game. He will have black this game as well as in game...
Carlsen – Karjakin game 5 LIVE Commentary
Carlsen missed winning chances in game 3 and 4. He will have white in game 5 but black in game 6 and 7. So he needs to make something happen today. Carlsen – Karjakin (game 5) 1. e4 e5...
The Houdini of Chess escaped the Mozart of Chess, again!
The Houdini Of Chess Has Escaped Again At The World Championship By Oliver Roeder Filed under Chess The French word for chess is échecs. The French term for Tuesday’s game at the World Chess Championship is déjà vu. On...