Ivanchuk beats Carlsen 2-0 in first round Amber
March 13, 2010 by Editors · 18 Comments
“The 40-year old Ukrainian has a reputation of being an unpredictable genius, capable of producing absolutely brlliant games, as well as amateur-like losses from time to time,” Magnus Carlsen wrote on his blog yesterday. Today, at the Amber tournament in Nice, he met with a Chuky in excellent shape, and lost 2-0. Read more
Efimenko and Jobava lead in Rijeka
March 13, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 3 Comments
Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) and Baadur Jobava (Georgia) are sharing the lead at the European Individual Championship after seven rounds of play. The two are both on 6 out of 7. Read more
Who will win Amber? – second preview video
March 12, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 22 Comments
Tomorrow the first round of the 2010 Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament will be played, and we have a second preview video to get you warmed up. The world’s number one, Magnus Carlsen, is there. Vladimir Kramnik, who won many times, is there. Levon Aronian, who won the last two editions, is there. Who do you think will win? Read more
Spectacular chess in Rijeka – 4 on 4.5/5
March 11, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 6 Comments
After five rounds of play, Zahar Efimenko, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Artyom Timofeev and Baadur Jobava are sharing the lead at the European Individual Championship in Rijeka. The four grandmasters scored 4.5 points and are chased by 23 GMs who are on 4/5. Read more
Danailov running for ECU President; players protest against zero-tolerance rule
March 10, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 22 Comments
Besides round reports, currently the website of the European Championship in Rijeka has two interesting news items. It’s reported that Silvio Danailov is running for President of the European Chess Union, and that 110 participants have protested against the zero-tolerance rule. Read more
Thirteen players on 3/3 in Rijeka
March 9, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 1 Comment
Naiditsch, Vallejo, Jobava, Pelletier, Timofeev, Martinovic, Skoberne, Krasenkow, Inarkiev, Nisipeanu, Efimenko, Maiorov and Nepomniachtchi are the names of the thirteen players who are still on 100% in Rijeka. Three rounds at the European Individual Championship have been played. Read more
Grischuk replaces Morozevich at Amber
March 7, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 15 Comments
Alexander Morozevich has withdrawn from the Amber tournament, which starts in six days from now in Nice, France. The Russian is replaced by his compatriot Alexander Grischuk. To get you a bit in the mood already, today we present a video with footage from 2008 and 2009. Read more
European Individual starts today
March 6, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 6 Comments
Today the first round of the European Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championship will be played. In Rijeka (Croatia), Almasi, Bacrot and Movsesian are the top seeds. In the women’s section the favourites are Antoaneta Stefanova, Nadezhda Kosintseva and Anna Muzychuk. Read more
Bent Larsen turns 75
March 4, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 9 Comments
Today is the 75th birthday of the legendary Bent Larsen, the strongest Danish grandmaster in history and together with Bobby Fischer the “Best of the West”, before this title went to Jan Timman. We’re congratulating with unique photos from the past and present. Read more
Four-way tie at Reykjavik Open
March 4, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 8 Comments
The 2010 Reykjavik Open ended in a four-way tie between Abhijeet Gupta, Yuriy Kuzubov, Ivan Sokolov and Hannes Stefansson. The four grandmasters all ended on 7/9; Dutchman Sokolov had the best tiebreak. Read more
