Sergey Karjakin defeated his compatriot Peter Svidler in a must-win situation to remain in the contention for the 2015 FIDE World Cup title. Official website In the third game, held today at the Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, Karjakin...
Teammates, Roommates, Friends, and Opponents
Roommates become rivals Webster teammates play against each other at Chess World Cup By Kevin Smith Staff Writer The Journal Vasif Durarbayli and Liem Le first competed against each other in a chess tournament in 2007. Durarbayli was 15....
Baku World Cup Final LIVE!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...
Horrific blunders put Karjakin in big 0-2 hole
Peter Svidler increases lead in FIDE World Cup final Peter Svidler scored another victory against his compatriot Sergey Karjakin to take a 2-0 lead in the 2015 FIDE World Chess Cup final that is ongoing at the Fairmont Hotel...
Baku World Cup Final LIVE!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...
Svidler fires 1st shot, wins in 29 moves in game 1
Svidler Peter (RUS) vs Karjakin Sergey (RUS) [1-0] Svidler – Karjakin 1 Nf3 Nf6 2 g3 d5 3 Bg2 e6 4 O-O Be7 5 d3 O-O 6 Nbd2 c5 7 e4 Nc6 8 Re1 b5 9 exd5 Nxd5 10...
Baku World Cup Final LIVE!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...
Heartbreaking loss for Eljanov with victory in sight
Sergey Karjakin and Pavel Eljanov returned today to the playing hall at the Fairmont Flame Towers in Baku to decide the FIDE World Cup finalist and Candidates Tournament qualifier. After the games with the classical time control the result...
And then there are just 2 in Baku
Name G1 G2 R1 R2 R1 R2 B1 B2 SD Total Peter Svidler (RUS) 1 1/2 1.5 Anish Giri (NED) 0 1/2 0.5 Pavel Eljanov (UKR) 1/2 1/2 1 0 0 1/2 2.5 Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 1/2 1/2 0...
Baku World Cup Semifinal Playoff LIVE!
The FIDE World Chess Cup, an integral part of the World Championship Cycle 2014-2016, is taking place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There shall be six (6) rounds of matches comprising two (2) games...