Dominguez keeps one-point lead

Carlsen had to beat Dominguez to prevent the Cuban from winning this year’s cup in Biel, but only managed to draw. Actually it was Dominguez who came very close to another win; and he starts today’s last round a full point ahead of Alekseev and Carlsen. full story »

In Sochi!

Tonight, in about one hour to be exact, the opening ceremony of the 2nd Grand Prix tournament in Sochi, Russia will take place. Get ready for thirteen rounds of top level chess, with Ivanchuk, Radjabov, Svidler, Aronian, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kamsky, Gelfand, Gashimov, Jakovenko, Wang Yue, Cheparinov, Navara and Al Modiahki playing. full story »

Strong Start Stefanova

More and more strong closed tournaments, women only, are organized these days. After the İş Bankası Atatürk International Women Masters, held in Istanbul in March of this year, there’s now the even stronger North Urals Cup in Krasnoturinsk. full story »

New: Rybka 3, strength is not everything

The strongest chess program just got stronger!

You know what that means: Rybka 3 is out.

But the shooting star of computer chess (and reigning
world champion) not only gained elo points.

It also has a new interface, designed by ChessBase,
and introduces many new analysis features:

— Sampled Search
— Monte Carlo Analysis
— Singular Moves
— Look For Win
— Persistent Hash

Rybka 3 is stands for superior playing strength
combined with ground-breaking interactive analysis.

Shipping starts next week, make sure you’re in.

Biel: Carlsen loses to Alekseev, Dominguez in the lead

From the start it was clear that Magnus Carlsen would defend his title in Biel - but how big would his win be this time, that was the question. However, after pressing too hard against Alekseev, it’s now Leinier Dominguez who leads the tournament with three rounds to go. full story »

Accidental prizes at Ciudad de Ferrol

At the Atlantic coast of north-west Spain, from 15-20 July the 23rd edition of open tournament “Ciudad de Ferrol” took place. Besides the regular ones, “accidental prizes” were given during the closing ceremony. full story »

Summer Contest: questions 16 / 16

This is the fifteenth and last set of three questions in the ChessVibes Summer Contest 2008. The first prize of the contest is a one-year subscription to New in Chess Magazine. Good luck! full story »

Biel: three decisive games

All three games were decisive in the 6th round of Biel today. Carlsen beat Pelletier and the statisticians will probably start calculating again to see if he has finally overtaken Anand on the virtual rating list. full story »

Halfway Biel

Finally there was a really spectacular game in Biel: Carlsen-Dominguez was a short but very lively draw. Alekseev-Onischuk was also drawn. In the batte of the tail-enders Etienne Bacrot beat Yannick Pelletier.
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Weekly Endgame Study (81)

Every Saturday an endgame study is published at ChessVibes, selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck with the instructional occupation of solving a study! full story »

Summer Contest: questions 15 / 16

This is the fifteenth and penultimate set of three questions in the ChessVibes Summer Contest 2008. The first prize of the contest is a one-year subscription to New in Chess Magazine. Good luck! full story »

Summer Contest: questions 14 / 16

This is the fourteenth set of three questions in the ChessVibes Summer Contest 2008. The first prize of the contest is a one-year subscription to New in Chess Magazine. Good luck! full story »

Chess teachers: an interesting new book

We have just published an interesting new
book, called The Chess Instructor 2009.

It is a Compendium for Chess Teachers,
Coaches and Parents, edited by Jeroen Bosch
and Steve Giddins.

The idea of this book is to provide a collection of
articles for all those who are involved in teaching
or training chess, both basic and advanced.

How do you organize your classes, market your course,
motivate your pupils and monitor their progress, but also:
how do you move talented players ahead.

From coaching Magnus Carlsen to teaching local kids,
it raises topics for discussion and provides a mixture of
exercises, interviews and scientific research.

If you are involved in teaching chess, this is for you.

Biel: the usual two wins

In the 4th round of Biel we got our usual dose of two wins. Evgeny Alekseev caught up with Magnus Carlsen by beating Yannick Pelletier, while Leinier Dominguez was victorious against the luckless Etienne Bacrot. full story »

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