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Thursday, June 13, 2013 19:13
Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won their first games at the Tal Memorial in Moscow, Russia. On Thursday, Mamedyarov...
Thursday, June 13, 2013 17:20
In his traditional Cez Chess Trophy match, David Navara this year faces Hou Yifan. The first two games ended in draws. The festival started with a...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 21:05
Hikaru Nakamura won the blitz tournament which opened the 8th Tal Memorial super tournament in Moscow, Russia on Wednesday. The American grandmaster...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 10:35
We should start by saying that it's a coincidence that, a day after we published our review of Viktor Moskalenko's latest book, the Ukrainian...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 19:42
One of the strongest chess tournaments of 2013 is starting tomorrow: the Tal Memorial. The top seeds are Magnus Carlsen (2864, Norway), Vladimir...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 13:35
The Perfect Pirc-Modern is Viktor Moskalenko's latest book on one of the openings he has been playing throughout his career. It is Moskalenko's fifth...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:57
On Sunday Clichy-Echecs-92 won the "Top 12" of the French League in Haguenau, France. It was a most convincing 12th national title for Clichy, who...
Monday, June 10, 2013 19:05
Le Quang Liem won the FIDE World Blitz Championship on Monday in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Vietnamese grandmaster scored 20.5/30 which was half a...
Monday, June 10, 2013 7:58
Anish Giri won his match against Vassily Ivanchuk, the 26th Ciudad de León, in a weekend that must have felt like a roller coaster ride, especially...
Sunday, June 09, 2013 21:43
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the...













