Videos
-
Russia women to miss 2014 Olympiad?
A major story has broken in the chess world yesterday as Norway Olympiad Committee (NOC) have disqualified the Russian women’s team who are the defending champions. This has caused quite a stir because FIDE is seeking to overturn the decision despite the admission that the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) missed…
Read More » -
Millionaire Chess July 31st deadline coming!
The Millionaire Chess Open is 90 days away! GM Maurice Ashley has put out a reminder to register by July 31st at the initial US$1000.00 entry fee. He reiterates the incentives and has planned other sweeteners such as a all expenses trip to Hawaii and a “Best Dressed” award. He…
Read More » -
Visit pontus-carlsson.com!
GM Pontus Carlsson has launched his new website pontus-carlsson.com. It will serve as a portal for contacting the Swedish national for lessons. Carlsson offers both individual and group lessons and you can certainly follow him on social networks. Among the languages he speaks are Swedish, Spanish, English, German, French with…
Read More » -
Sean Miller interviews Shabazz (The Chess Drum)
New Jersey native Sean Miller has been a fixture in New York for some time now. He has been active as a chess promoter and now has taken the lead in documenting chess through the lens of various personalities and events. One of his most recent projects was his “State…
Read More » -
World Candidates 2014-13: It’s a rematch!
2014 World Championship CandidatesMarch 11th-April 1st, 2014 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) Round #13 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 12.1 Andreikin 2709 1-0 Aronian 2830 12.2 Karjakin 2766 ½-½ Anand 2773 12.3 Svidler 2758 ½-½ Mamedyarov 2757 12.4 Kramnik 2810 1-0 Topalov 2785 Games With a tough draw against Sergey…
Read More »
