Harmon-Vellotti Leads Again at U.S. Junior Closed
As if Luke Harmon-Vellotti didn’t get enough cake from his sixth-round match versus WFM Sarah Chiang, he got to eat it, too, when Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura helped analyze the game afterward. Report...
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Tal Memorial R7: Gelfand beats Nakamura, takes over the lead
Boris Gelfand is the new leader at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. The Israeli grandmaster defeated Hikaru Nakamura in a Sveshnikov on Friday, and overtook his opponent in first place. In the seventh round...
View ArticleDilijan Grand Prix – Round 5
The second tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 is taking place from 16th to 28th June in Dilijan, Armenia. Anna Muzychuk moved into the sole lead after defeating the former World...
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Dilijan Women's Grand Prix - Round 6
Round 6 Results SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 12 GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2511 1 - 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2593 8 9 GM Koneru Humpy 2531 1 - 0 GM Muzychuk Anna 2531 7 10 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2597 1 - 0 IM...
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View ArticleThe World Junior Champion performs the highest bungee jump
Alexander Ipatov jumps for chess
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Knightmare! Scenarios: 2. Alice in Blunderland
This is the second episode of our Knightmare! series, in which we celebrate the magazine produced by the young turks of Streatham and Brixton CC for three issues in the late 1970s. The first episode...
View ArticleGame Analysis (Smith-Morra)
This was a correspondence game against a young titled player, I'd like to thank him first for accepting my game invite. Time control was 3 days / move so we both had plenty of time to think, the game...
View ArticleMY FIRST BLOG!!!!!!!!
HELLO FRNDZ!!!!! Here i wants to give u one puzzle. This positio was occured in my game with my friend. Lets see how many of u finds that move. its very easy one.....
View ArticleStudy the Nimzo Indian - Classical Variation with master games!
Studying master games helps you learn the themes of a particular opening, which means : You may find a book move without having to memorize them. You know what your plan should be, even if your...
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Ipatov bungee jumps off Macau Tower "to promote chess"
Last Tuesday Alexander Ipatov, the reigning World Junior Champion, jumped off the world's second highest bungy jump platform in Macau. One of his reasons was to "promote chess", which he calls...
View ArticleWorld Championship Odds: Anand vs. Carlsen
I was linked today to betting odds on the World Chess Championship match scheduled for November. These odds are provided by UK bookmaker Ladbrokes, though quick research shows that the ...Read Full Post
View ArticleSergei Tiviakov Wins DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters
Sergei Tiviakov became the first champion to ever repeat with his second successive victory at the DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters. After a slow start with a draw in the first round...
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Tal Memorial R8: Carlsen & Caruana win, Gelfand still first
Boris Gelfand kept his half point lead in the penultimate round of the Tal Memorial in Moscow. The Israeli grandmaster drew his game with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov while Hikaru Nakamura, who was trailing...
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Ipatov jumped off 233 meters high Macau Tower
On the 18th of June, the World Junior Champion GM Ipatov performed the highest bungee jump, flying from the 233 meters high Macau Tower. GM Ipatov comments, “This was the craziest thing I have done! I...
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Big day for white in round 6 at Dilijan
http://dilijan2013.fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Magnus beats Hikaru again, now in 2nd place
Round 8 resultsGelfand, Boris - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar½Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru1-0Andreikin, Dmitry - Karjakin, Sergey½Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir½Morozevich, Alexander - Caruana,...
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Koneru beats Muzychuk, leads Women's GP after 6
Official website: http://dilijan2013.fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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