Rising Stars beat Experience 33?Ǭ?-16?Ǭ?
August 31, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 4 Comments
In the last round of the NH Chess Tournament, the Rising Stars beat Experience 3?Ǭ?-1?Ǭ? thanks to victories of L’Ami (against Korchoi) and Caruana (against Agdestein), making the final score 33?Ǭ?-16?Ǭ?. Read more
Ivanchuk does it again
August 30, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 1 Comment
After winning the Tal Memorial in classical chess, Ivanchuk also proved to be the stongest blitz player in Moscow at the moment. Today he won the Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 ahead of Kramnik and Carlsen. Read more
Solution Daily puzzle 240808
August 30, 2008 by Editors · 10 Comments
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Wang Yue qualifies for Amber 2009
August 30, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 15 Comments
By drawing Evgeny Bareev in just nine moves, GM Wang Yue from China won the competition among the Rising Stars about an hour ago, qualifying for the prestigious Amber tournament to be held in March 2009. Read more
Weekly Endgame Study (86)
August 30, 2008 by Yochanan Afek · 1 Comment
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! Read more
Kramnik leads half-way at Tal Blitz
August 29, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 10 Comments
After the first half of the huge Tal Blitz tournament in Moscow, Vladimir Kramnik leads with 11 points out of 17 games. Tal Memorial winner Ivanchuk, defeated Anand in the tiebreak final last year, who is defending his blitz title, is shared second with “wild card” Magnus Carlsen. Tomorrow the second half will be played. Read more
Rising Stars decide match
August 29, 2008 by Peter Doggers · Comments Off
With two more rounds to go (and the penultimate being played at this very moment), the Rising Stars have already decided the match against Experience: a 3?Ǭ?-1?Ǭ? victory means a 28-12 lead now. Read more
Good news & bad news about New In Chess
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Bu and Miroshnichenko lead in Antwerp
August 28, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 3 Comments
After five rounds, Bu Xiangzhi and Evgeny Miroshnichenko are leading the Inventi Chess Tournament in Antwerp – the strongest chess tournament in Belgium since the Lost Boys opens in the nineties. Read more
Rising Stars win again, with some luck
August 27, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 26 Comments
In the seventh round of the NH Chess Tournament the Rising Stars further increased their lead over the Experience team thanks to a somewhat lucky 3-2 win. Particularly Viktor Kortchnoi had good reason to be unhappy when he lost on time in a winning position, against Fabiano Caruana. Read more
