The World Chess Championship is tied 4.5-4.5 with three to play at Moscow after game 9 saw a tense 49 move draw that saw the champion Vishy Anand sleepwalk into a bad position before showing characteristic resourcefulness to engineer an escape. Playing black, Anand looked unprepared in the opening and was clearly worse when he foresaw a queen sacrifice that gave him a solid structure...

Videos from Moscow by the renowned producer Vijay Kumar and analysis of games 9 and 10 by GM Danielsen for Chessdom.com Gelfand – Anand game 9 Anand – Gelfand game 10 Anand – Gelfand playing hall report

According to this German site, Bobby Fischer has the record: 2787, with Garry Kasparov #2 at 2759, Anatoly Karpov #3 with 2722, Mikhail Tal in fourth at 2700 and Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik are tied for fifth-sixth at 2699. I'm not sure what their method is and am sure that Ken Regan would disagree with it, but it's at least an entertaining list. Many, probably most of us do believe...

Who needs Battle Bots when you can watch robots playing chess in the park? Alexander Grischuk was on the undercard, Sergey Shipov provided live commentary, and Anna Sharevich went around interviewing people (but not, thankfully, singing "Piano Man"). Looks like fun!

The 35th Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2012, Aegean Open Championship 2012, will take place on 7-15th July in Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island, Greece. Venue: Athletic Center of Agios Kirykos, Ikaria island , Greece. Dates: 7-15 July 2012. Playing System: Nine (9) Rounds Swiss. FIDE rules apply. Rate of play: Ninety (90) minutes plus 30 seconds [...]

  Aghios Kirykos, the capital of the island of Ikaria where Ikaros International Chess Tournament 2012 takes placeIkaros International Chess Tournament 2012, the traditional chess event that takes place every summer in the picturesque island of Ikaria, in Greece celebrates its 35th consecutive tournament this year! The main event of the festival, the International Aegean Open Championship...

Game 10 of the World Championship was another triumph for Boris Gelfand’s superb opening preparation with Black. Vishwananthan Anand tried another opening in this one, the Rossolimo Sicilian with 3.Bb5. But he found Gelfand well prepared with the rare 5…e5 and then the new move of 8…d5. I do find it slightly strange that Anand [...]

Round 10 with details from Moscow

Hikaru Nakamura achieved most satisfying victory as he captured the 2012 US Championship in his adopted home town of Saint Louis. Nakamura finally defeated Gata Kamsky for the first time in Classical Chess, depriving him a second successive triumph. Kamsky had taken a half point lead going into the decisive clash that took place in the penultimate round, but ended a point behind.

Hikaru Nakamura achieved most satisfying victory as he captured the 2012 US Championship in his adopted home town of Saint Louis. Nakamura finally defeated Gata Kamsky for the first time in Classical Chess, depriving him a second successive triumph. Kamsky had taken a half point lead going into the decisive clash that took place in the penultimate round, but ended a point behind.

Boris Gelfand equalised pretty quickly against Viswanathan Anand's Sicilian Rossolimo (3.Bb5) to hold the draw in only 25 moves in game 10 of the World Chess Championship in Moscow. The match is tied at 5-5 with only Saturday and Monday's games to go before a potential tie-break. Boris Gelfand was fully prepared for 5.b3, which could have been something of a surprise, and replied immediately with...

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is proud to host former World Champion GM Anatoly Karpov in a special match against four-time U.S. Champion GM Yasser Seirawan. The two will face off June 9-13 in a unique competition that will test their classical chess skills along with their abilities at both blitz [...]

The Chinese Chess Association hosted the FIDE Events Commission meeting in Zaozhuang, China, from 17 to 19 May 2012. The meeting was chaired by FIDE General Secretary and Co-coordinator of FIDE Commissions Mr. Ignatius Leong. The Meeting was also attended by the Secretary of the Commission Mr.Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou (GRE), the councilor Mr. Ozgur Solakoglou (TUR), [...]

The World Chess Championship game 10 is under way. Viswanathan Anand has played the Bb5 Sicilian for which Boris Gelfand was fully prepared. 5.b3 was something of a surprise but 5...e5 was more or less the instant response. This page will have notes throughout the afternnon as will the TWIC live page which will also feature tweets on the game throughout the day.

Chess Federation of Canada has announced the lineups for the World Chess Olympiad, which will be held in August in Istanbul, Turkey. National Team: Grandmaster Bator Sambuev, 2011 Canadian Chess Champion International Master Leonid Gerzhoy International Master Nikolay Noritsyn, 2007 Canadian Chess Champion International Master Eric Hansen International Master Edward Porper, 2009 Canadian Open...