Game 1 of the rapid tiebreaks was exciting and saw both players escape serious trouble. Boris Gelfand had White in the first regular Semi-Slav of the match, and was trying to make something of a micro-edge when he uncorked the blunder 19.a4? It was a useful waiting move in every case but one, and Anand found it: 19...Qf3, when 20.Be4 to defend the pawn on d5 dropped its newly unprotected...

Tiebreak game 1 live with analysis

In case anyone thinks that rapid chess play-offs for hight stakes are predictable, here’s a reminder that they are not. I was there when Andrei Sokolov, under massive pressure, missed that knight fork on h3. This move effectively put an end to his chess career.

The World Chess Championships between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will be settled in a rapid or, if required, blitz tie-break. A 4 game rapid match (25 mins + 10 seconds per move) will start 3 hours earlier than the main rounds at 3pm Moscow time. There will be a 10 minute break between games. If that is tied 2-2 then 5 two game blitz matches (5 mins + 3 seconds per move) will try and...

The result of the 12th and final game of the World Chess Championship between Vishy Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel came too late for press time. The match was level at 5.5-5.5 with Anand playing white. If the contest ends 6-6 there are speed chess tie breaks tomorrow starting at 9.00am UK time.

The 21st Annual Chicago Open took place 24th-28th, 2012, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling. Gabriel Sargissian who helped Varuzhan Akobian in the US Championship took clear first on 7/9. Top seed Michael Adams finished a point behind in 9th. Adams lost to IM Daniel J Ludwig in round 3 but it was 3 draws at the end that really cost him.

Lest you think everyone finds the ongoing world championship match dispiriting, have a look at this Tweet: Anand-Gelfand g 12 was brilliant.Anand found a great pawn sac at home,and Gelfand answered with 2 pawn sacs! Wow,can't wait till tiebreaks! Take that, haters! - that's from world #2 Levon Aronian! On the other hand, I reported on world #3 Vladimir Kramnik's utter disbelief about the...

Alexei Shirov is in Buenos Aires and is the star of the Magistral Ciudad de Buenos Aires tournament that takes place 28th May to 3rd June 2012.

Όλο κύπελλα και μετάλλια μοιράζει ο Θυνάλιος Σκακιστικός Σύλλογος.Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και φωτογραφίες επισκεφθείτε εδώ.

Η Τελική φάση (Final Four) του Κυπέλλου Αττικής θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 2 και 3 Ιουνίου στο Εντευκτήριο της Π.Σ. Περιστερίου (Δημοσθένους 12, Περιστέρι) με διοργανωτές την ΕΣΣΝΑ και την Πνευματική Στέγη Περιστερίου...

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Αποσπάσματα από την εργασία «WHAT'S UP DOC?» του Toma Garai (27-05-1935), Ρουμανο-Αμερικανού μεγάλου μαιτρ στη σύνθεση 1996, (δημοσιευμένη εδώ : http://problemskak.dk/td100-tg.htm).«Τι συμβαίνει, Γιατρέ;». Αυτό είναι το αιώνιο ερώτημα του Μπαγκς Μπάνι, του...

Αντί να φτιάχνετε στα νύχια σας καρδούλες και λουλουδάκια, δηλαδή όλα τα συνηθισμένα και βαρετά σχέδια, ήρθε η ώρα να ταράξετε τα λιμνάζοντα νερά με κάτι πρωτοποριακό! Η σημερινή πρόταση περιλαμβάνει σκακιστικά νύχια!

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