World Rapid Ch: Nepomniachtchi & Dreev lead after day 1
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexey Dreev are tied for first place after five rounds at the World Rapid Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The two Russian grandmasters scored 4.5/5. Shakhriyar...
View ArticleSberbank rapid day 2: Topalov still in the lead
At the Sberbank rapid tournament in Kiev, Veselin Topalov started with 3/3 and still leads after the second day of play. The Bulgarian grandmaster is the only player on 4.5/6, and is followed by Peter...
View ArticleTopalov leads in Kiev; Leko, Karjakin and Zhigalko close behind
Topalov is on 4.5/6 with three rounds to go
View ArticleBruzon and Iturrizaga qualify to World Cup in Costa Rica Zonal
Yuniesky Quesada obtained the unfortunate third place
View ArticleUS Chess School: Call for Applicants
Frequent CLO contributor and US Chess School founder IM Greg Shahade gives details on available spots in two upcoming sessions of the US Chess School in Glendale and New York.
View ArticleStar-Studded National Open Begins
The National Open began today in Las Vegas, Nevada with plenty of strong players including GM Elshan Moradiabadi (pictured) and last year's champ GM Lenderman.
View ArticleFIDE Mondays 6/3/2013
On Monday evening, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.Round One: Sicilian Defense, O'Kelly VariationJim West (FIDE 2108) - Aigboje Aregbeyen (FIDE 1774), Marshall Chess Club 6/3/20131.e4 c5...
View ArticleMetropolitan Chess Camp Hosts World Champ Anand
The 3rd Metropolitan Chess Camp (July 10-14) will mark the return of reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand, who will be defending his title against challenger GM Magnus Carlsen in a match later...
View ArticleGeneva Chess Open 2013
The 30th Geneva Chess Open will be organized by the La Fédération Genevoise d’Echecs on 24-30th June, concurrently with the Geneva Chess Masters. The playing venue will be Salle Communale de...
View ArticleBudget Cuts Threaten I.S. 318 Chess Team
By now, you're probably familiar with the story of I.S. 318, the New York City middle school that has developed something of a chess dynasty. In 2012, they not only won the National Junior High School...
View ArticleNepomniachtchi two points ahead of the field at World Rapid Chess Championship
Khairullin and Cheparinov share second place
View ArticleKarjakin overtakes Topalov to win Sberbank Rapid Championship
Karjakin got his second straight tournament victory and will be playing at the Tal Memorial next week
View ArticleGiri leads 1.5-0.5 against Ivanchuk in León
Anish Giri has taken an early lead in his multi-format match against Vassily Ivanchuk in León, Spain. The first game ended in a draw, while the second was won by the Dutch grandmaster after his...
View ArticleKarjakin wins Sberbank rapid
Sergey Karjakin won the Sberbank rapid tournament in Kiev, Ukraine on Friday. The Russian grandmaster finished strongly with 2.5/3 and surpassed Veselin Topalov, who lost to Pavel Eljanov in the eighth...
View ArticleKarjakin wins Sberbank ahead of Topalov
Final standings1 Sergey Karjakin 6.5 / 27.252 Veselin Topalov 6 / 243 Peter Leko 5 / 23.5 Sergei Zhigalko 5 / 195 Pavel Eljanov 4.5 / 21 Evgeny Tomashevsky 4.5 / 18 Anton Korobov 4.5 / 16.258 Alexander...
View ArticleNepomniachtchi leads World Rapid Championship by 2 pts heading into the final...
2nd day review: Yan Nepomnyaschiy is two points ahead of the nearest rivals at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships. The second day of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in...
View ArticleGiri off to fast start against Ivanchuk in Leon
Rapid chess (45'+15")Official website: http://www.advancedchessleon.comGiri, Anish g NED 2734 ½ 1 1½ Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2753 ½ 0 ½ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleHow Life Imitates Chess-Interview With Garry Kasparov
I have inserted the pdf file of the actual book Life Imitates Chess in the downloads section.
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