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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 18:55
Sofia defeated Zagreb with 30-20 points in a friendly chess match over 50 boards between the two capitals. GM Dejan Bojkov reports on the match that...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 16:37
China won the gold medals in both the open and women's sections at the Asian Team Championship in Zaozhuang, Shandong (China). The tournament lasted...
Monday, May 28, 2012 13:44
The 12th match game between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand ended in a draw, which means the match will be decided on Wednesday with a rapid/blitz...
Sunday, May 27, 2012 18:05
David Navara finished 3rd at the Reykjavik Open two months ago in Iceland, during which he gave a long interview to Grandmaster Vasily Papin. The...
Sunday, May 27, 2012 17:05
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the...
Saturday, May 26, 2012 14:25
The 11th match game between Boris Gelfand and Vishy Anand was another Nimzo-Indian and ended in a draw after 24 moves The score in Moscow is 5.5-5.5...
Friday, May 25, 2012 14:05
While the current World Championship cycle is about to reach its climax, the next cycles are well under way. The player who will challenge the winner...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 15:50
The tiebreak is getting closer and closer now that the 10th match game between Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand also ended in a draw. Today Anand...
Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:12
Two unique chess matches involving robots took place on Saturday, May 19th in Moscow, on Strastniy Boulevard. In a specially built pavilion made for...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 15:24
The 9th game between Boris Gelfand and Vishy Anand, the longest encounter in the match so far, ended in a draw after 49 moves. For the first time in...
