Posted in Albania, Asia, China, Europe, India, Tournaments, World Championships on Nov 17th, 2011 No Comments »
Hou Yifan broke on top in a tense game which ended with Koneru Humpy’s position collapsed under pressure. Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich for FIDE. China’s Hou Yifan won the first decisive game of the match after struggling to hold in the first two games. In the Queen’s Gambit, Hou played actively and aggressively expanded on [...]
Posted in Albania, Europe, FIDE, World Championships on Nov 15th, 2011 No Comments »
Koneru Humpy trots out the Petroff in Game #2. The Indian pressed by could not score the full point. Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich for FIDE. Looking at the first two games of the Women’s World Championship, one may say that it is the challenger who looks to be more aggressive. In game two of the [...]
Posted in Europe, Russia on Nov 15th, 2011 20 Comments »
All roads lead to Moscow as the Tal Memorial will begin tomorrow with one of the strongest fields in history. The tournament of ten players includes four 2800s and seven of the top ten highest-rated players. The field also includes World Championship candidates challenger, Boris Gelfand and FIDE World Cup champion, Peter Svidler. Ian Nepomniachtchi [...]
Posted in Albania, Europe, FIDE, Tournaments, World Championships on Nov 15th, 2011 No Comments »
The highly-anticipated world championship match between China’s Hou Yifan and India’s Koneru Humpy got underway today. The first of ten games began with the “Killer Catalan” which has become a serious weapon in several World Championship matches. Viswanathan Anand employed with great effect against Veselin Topalov. Perhaps Koneru got some coaching from Anand. She is [...]
Posted in Brazil, Spain, Tournaments on Oct 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
Magnus Carlsen had another inspired win at Bilbao.Photo by Pascal Simon. In a very exciting ending, Magnus Carlsen won the Bilbao Grand Slam by catching Vassily Ivanchuk and then beating him in a tiebreak blitz match. The key win for Carlsen may have been round #9 when he scored a tying win against then-leader Ivanchuk. [...]
Posted in Drum Majors, Europe, Sweden on Oct 6th, 2011 13 Comments »
GM Pontus CarlssonPhoto by Mig Greengard. GM Pontus Carlsson will play on the Sweden squad at the 2011 European Team Championship with GM Hans Tikkanen, GM Nils Grandelius, IM Daniel Semcesen, GM Stellan Brynell. The tournament will take place from November 3-11 in Porto Carras, Greece. Several of the top teams will be on hand [...]
Posted in FIDE, Media Stories, Netherlands, Opinion/Editorials, Tournaments, USA on Aug 23rd, 2011 3 Comments »
GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2770 ELO on FIDE list. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. The pairings of the first round of the FIDE World Cup were released in July and after a couple of changes will commence on August 26th in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Russia will bring a delegation of 26 players. China will bring nine players; the [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Cuba, Drum Majors, Europe, Spain on Jul 29th, 2011 No Comments »
IM Orelvis Perez Mitjans (Spain) Orelvis Perez Mitjans was born in Cuba 35 years ago (28 July 1976) and learned chess the way many of us learn… in an informal setting. Watching chess players in Central Park in Havana he was drawn to the game and soon became engrossed in its intricacies. Years later, he [...]
Posted in Armenia, Europe, Tournaments on Jul 26th, 2011 11 Comments »
ARMENIA Arshak Petrosian (captain), Vladimir Akopian (board #3), Robert Hovhannisyan (reserve), Gabriel Sargissian (board #4), Sergei Movesesian (board #2), Levon Aronian (board #1) Armenia continues to add to their success in team events by winning the 2011 World Team Championship held in Ningbo, China. Armenia and the Ukraine played to a draw in the last [...]
Posted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, Russia, Tournaments, Ukraine, USA on Jul 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
Armenia has garnered great success in the past several years in team play and hope to continue the trend today as the 2011 World Team tournament goes into its final four rounds. The Olympiad champions from 2006 and 2008, Armenia has always had tremendous team chemistry which helps when trust is needed in crucial moments. [...]
Posted in Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, Hungary, India, Israel, Russia, Tournaments, Ukraine, USA on Jul 15th, 2011 51 Comments »
The bienniel World Team Championships will commence with round one on Sunday, July 17th. The ten teams are comprised of host China, Russia (defending champion), Ukraine, Israel Hungary (2010 Olympiad finishers), Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, USA (the continental champions) and Armenia (nomination from FIDE President). The field will prove to be very challenging and represent some [...]
Posted in Europe, Media Stories, Netherlands on Mar 27th, 2011 No Comments »
One of the world’s premier chess magazines has just gotten a makeover. New in Chess unveiled a sleeker, graphically-enhanced design with its typical quality journalism. The first issue (released back in January) featured Magnus Carlsen on the cover and the enlarged format seem to make the chess personalities bigger than life. The current issue features [...]
Posted in Europe, Tournaments on Mar 12th, 2011 12 Comments »
The 20th and final Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament (Melody Amber) has begun today in Monaco, Italy in what has been a storied run of fantastic chess. The tournament will lose its support. The tournament is sponsored by Joop van Oosterom who named the tournament after his daughter. Vladimir Kramnik has won the most [...]
Posted in Europe, Hungary, Tournaments, Videos on Feb 18th, 2011 No Comments »
László Nagy has been running the “First Saturday” tournament since February 1992. Since then, his tournaments have become the regular training grounds for the world’s brightest stars. Nagy speaks with glee about his enterprise and is always looking for rising talent for his tournaments. How did it all start? ‘Probably still under influence of military [...]
Posted in Europe, Netherlands, Tournaments, USA on Jan 30th, 2011 7 Comments »
GM Hikaru NakamuraPhoto by Chessvibes.com. In his biggest win of his career, Hikaru Nakamura won the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. This tournament featured the top four highest-rated players in the world including World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the world’s highest rated player in Magnus Carlsen. Seeded in the [...]
Posted in Europe, Netherlands, Tournaments on Jan 15th, 2011 31 Comments »
A very exciting tournament is shaping up in Wijk aan Zee. Sponsored by Tata Steel conglomerate has begun with a power-packed lineup including the top four players. Tata Steel is an Indian multinational conglomerate consisting of a number of industries. Those following the tournament from the early days will remember it as the Hoorgovens, a [...]
Posted in England, India, Norway, Tournaments on Dec 26th, 2010 4 Comments »
Chessvibes produced two videos of World Champion Viswanathan Anand analyzing his game with Magnus Carlsen at the London Chess Classic. In the second video, he analyzed a couple of intricate endings. This Anand-Carlsen game was followed by thousands of chess players and was an entertaining bout. The game was very instructive and Anand goes through [...]
Posted in England, Tournaments on Dec 8th, 2010 17 Comments »
GMs Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik. Photo by Frederic Friedel. Four of the world’s top players will be in Kensington for the 2010 London Classic. World Champion Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik and Hikaru Nakamura will join four of the top English players in a marquee event. Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke [...]
Posted in Europe, Russia, Tournaments on Nov 7th, 2010 11 Comments »
Several of the world’s top players are in Moscow, Russia competing in the 5th Tal Memorial. The tournament is named for the 8th World Champion, Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union. The 10-player event takes place from November 5th to November 14th and is a nine-round round-robin event. The field is lead by Levon Aronian [...]
Posted in FIDE, Norway, Politics, World Championships on Nov 5th, 2010 7 Comments »
Magnus Carlsen has written FIDE a letter expressing his intent to exit from the World Championship Cycle. Photo by ChessBase. Magnus Carlsen, one of the top contenders for the World Championship crown, has decided to drop out of the cycle. This is the first time since Garry Kasparov that such a top three player has [...]
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