Beauty in Chess III: Olympic highlights

Another Olympiad is over and plenty of interesting games have been played. So many, in fact, that one hardly knows what to look at. In the open section alone there were more than 3000 games. Are you feeling overwhelmed by this number? Then have a look at the following selection of great games! Read more

Beauty in chess II

As my first article about beauty in chess seems to have been appreciated by at least a few people, I now present the second one in the hope that I can still reach some attentive audience. Read more

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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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. Read more

Two wins in Biel

The third round in Biel brought two decisive games again. Magnus Carlsen seized the sole lead by beating Etienne Bacrot, while Alexander Onischuk ground down Yannick Pelletier. Read more

All three games drawn in Biel

The second round in Biel was not quite as exciting as the first, but it wasn’t too bad either. All three games were drawn, but they all had some interesting moments. So let’s just have a look at them. Read more

Carlsen and Alekseev start victorious in Biel

Reading between the lines, you have probably guessed that we at Chessvibes don’t really feel reluctant towards Biel at all. As true chess addicts, we’re licking our chops, of course, and planning to provide daily coverage. Read more

Preview Biel

Being a chess fan can be quite tough. We’ve already had so many super tournaments this year, the latest of which, Poikovsky, just having finished. And so many are yet to come: Sochi, Mainz, the Tal Memorial, the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, the Olympiad and God knows what else. Read more

Beauty in chess

Welcome to a new column which I very much hope you will enjoy. Our topic, short, simple and yet grandiose: beauty in chess. Read more