The biggest threat to Carlsen?
Which one of these young up and coming stars has the best chance to dethrone Carlsen? Or will it be one of his current peers? Who will it be? Rank Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year 1 Wei, Yi g CHN 2748 4 1999 2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof g POL 2698 7 1998 3 Artemiev, Vladislav […]
The Long Hard Road to Challenge Magnus Carlsen
The road to challenge Magnus Carlsen 8 players will compete in the Candidates Tournament. The winner will then be the challenger to Magnus Carlsen in the World Championship. Sergey Karjakin already qualified as he will be seeded as the challenger in the last World Championship match. (1 spot) The top 2 finishers at the World […]
Stavanger Out of Race for next World Championship Match
Stavanger cannot hold the 2018 FIDE World Championship Match because AGON insists that only capital cities are appropriate for such event, Chairman of “Norway Chess” Kjell Madland stated for aftenbladet.no. However, AGON has proposed and “Norway Chess” is seriously considering the possibility of holding the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships in Stavanger, either in […]
Did Karjakin believe that he could be Carlsen?
Nerves of steel: Chess Grandmasters prove their mettle Published time: 4 Dec, 2016 20:17 Preparing for victory means nothing if you’re not prepared to win. Without self-belief and a winning mentality, all the money in the world will not prepare you to be first across the finish line, the recent Karjakin-Carlsen battle shows. I could […]
My Proposed Change to World Championship Format
My Proposed Change to World Championship Format – Think Outside of the Box! Before going deeper into my proposal, let me explain why there IS a need for change. 1) We currently have the biggest chess attraction to the mainstream (in Magnus Carlsen) since Bobby Fischer. 2) In spite of this, FIDE has a […]
Karjakin brings spotlight back to Russian Chess
Karjakin loses but Russian chess is the winner December 5, 2016 INDIRA SHESTAKOVA, SPECIAL TO RBTH The nerve-wracking match for the world chess crown between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin has revived interest in the game in Russia, which has had little to cheer since 2008. Even people who know little about chess in Russia […]
Money losing idea?
BREAKINGVIEWS-Chess: a 1,500-year-old startup that doesn’t scale by Reuters Friday, 2 December 2016 16:22 GMT By Kate Duguid NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Chess is the 1,500-year-old venture that even some of the world’s brightest minds have failed to scale. A fresh attempt to popularize the game using this year’s championship between Magnus […]
Russian deputy PM praises Karjakin for WC performance
Russian deputy PM lauds Karjakin for World Chess performance DECEMBER 2ND, 2016 CANINDIA NEW WIRE SERVICE Moscow, Dec 2 (IANS) Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin played well against Norways Magnus Carlsen for the title of the World Chess Champion in New York, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. Reigning World Chess Champion Carlsen retained […]