Yes, worse was possible
21 August 2008 21:50 PM
After a tough start yesterday, in the second round the Experience team had to try and regain some confidence with the black pieces. But it only got worse: the Rising Stars beat them 4½-½ today. Two more videos. full story »
Aronian wins 2nd FIDE Grand Prix in style
14 August 2008 17:58 PM
In an excellent last round, Levon Aronian became the glorious winner of the 2nd FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi, Russia. And he did it in style, defeating Alexander Grischuk in a fine positional game. In a crazy game Radjabov beat Karjakin to finish clear second, followed by Wang Yue and Kamsky who share third place. Final report. full story »
Sochi R10: 5 wins, 4 leaders
11 August 2008 17:44 PM
The 10th round of the 2nd Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi was definitely the most spectacular one, with five decisive games, and now we have a shared lead of Aronian, Gashimov, Radjabov and Wang Yue. full story »
Sochi R6: Cheparinov back in lead, with Radjabov
7 August 2008 11:22 AM
After the first rest day on Tuesday, the Sochi Grand Prix tournament proceeded yesterday with the sixth round. Once more, Radjabov escaped, against Gelfand, and got a full point more than we expected, while Cheparinov won convincingly against Grischuk. Aronian and Gashimov beated Al-Modiahki and Navara respectively. full story »
Anand remains king in Mainz
4 August 2008 15:44 PM
For the ninth consecutive time, and the eleventh in total, Vishy Anand has won the Rapid World Championship in Mainz: this year in the final he beat Magnus Carlsen 3-1. Morozevich won the match for third place 2.5-1.5 against Judit Polgar. Report with videos. full story »
Summer Contest: questions 15 / 16
26 July 2008 9:00 AM
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 »
Preview Biel
19 July 2008 9:15 AM
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. full story »
ChessVibes Summer Contest 2008
11 July 2008 13:46 PM
During the coming two weeks, your editor-in-chief will be going on holiday. This means no chess news articles from my side, but some of my co-editors will write articles (the first one, by our new editor Michael, will be online tomorrow!). Besides that, there might be another reason to pay us a visit on a daily basis: the ChessVibes Summer Contest 2008! full story »
Leko wins 3rd title in Dortmund (update with video)
6 July 2008 17:42 PM
Peter Leko won his 3rd title in Dortmund today. He drew his game against Naiditsch, and not long afterwards his pursuers Nepomniachtchi and Gustafsson did the same. Update with interview Leko. full story »
“Gusti” grabs sole lead in Dortmund - update with video
4 July 2008 19:56 PM
Surprise, surprise! Last seeded, Jan “Gusti” Gustafsson grabbed sole lead today in Dortmund by beating Van Wely with Black in just 18 moves. Video interview added. Ivanchuk beat Naiditsch and Mamedyarov-Kramnik and Leko-Nepomniachtchi were drawn. full story »
Rapid match Karjakin-Short
25 June 2008 8:27 AM
From July 3 till 7, in the Ukrainian city of Kiev, a rapid match will take place between Sergei Karjakin and Nigel Short. The rate of play is 25 minutes plus ten seconds a move. More information can be found at the official website.
Draws are more than enough
17 June 2008 20:36 PM
For Magnus Carlsen, draws are more than enough at the moment. Yesterday and today he agreed to quick draws against Onischuk and Jakovenko and so he’s almost sure of another tournament victory now. New games with comments. full story »
Ivanchuk also wins in León
2 June 2008 10:31 AM
After winning the M-Tel Masters, Vassily Ivanchuk added another trophy to his big collection: yesterday he beat world champion and rapid specialist Viswanathan Anand in the León final. full story »
Carlsen beats Leko 5-3
1 June 2008 21:16 PM
Just like in the first half, in the second four games Carlsen won one and drew three with Leko, The Norwegian won the match in Hungary 5-3. full story »
FIDE: Lviv it will be (UPDATE)
1 June 2008 17:25 PM
Last Friday the money wasn’t there yet, and the issue would be discussed during the Presidential Board meeting this weekend. As it turns out, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is offering his own wallet once and again, to guarantee the Kamsky-Topalov prize fund. full story »
Leko-Carlsen half-way: 1½-2½
30 May 2008 11:40 AM
Carlsen took a small lead in Miskolc yesterday in his match against Leko, by winning the fourth rapid game, after a narrow escape in game three. full story »
Leko-Carlsen begins today
28 May 2008 15:30 PM
Today, in one hour to be exact, a rapid match between Peter Leko and Magnus Carlsen starts in Miskolc (Hungary). full story »
Navara-Kramnik 2.5-5.5
19 May 2008 23:40 PM
It was clear Kramnik was going to win this match against Navara, and with a big score. By winning the last game, Navara managed to finish with a decent result. full story »
Kamsky-Topalov bid still not confirmed
18 May 2008 1:23 AM
This week the chess media were full of the bid for the match Kamsky-Topalov, to be organized in Lviv, Ukraine with a prize fund of US $750,000. However, so far this news has been covered highly inaccurately. Quoting Chesspro, Chessbase inaccurately reports that the bid has been “confirmed”.
Kramnik tough match for Navara
16 May 2008 11:40 AM
This week David Navara and Vladimir Kramnik are playing a rapid match in Prague. It’s clear that Navara is facing an opponent who’s very strong - perhaps a bit too strong? full story »
