GM Leinier Dominguez, GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Irina Krush, and FM Alice Lee all advanced to the finals of the Champions Bracket today, after defeating their respective opponents in the semifinals, relegating them to the Elimination Bracket. While the finalists get a rest day tomorrow, the second round of the Elimination Bracket will feature the […]

After FIDE’s ban on Sergey Karjakin for 6 months, a replacement for the Russian player at the Candiadates Chess 2022 was needed. By the current regulations, the player to enter the event will be selected by rating – considering the FIDE rating list published on May 1 (something that Anish Giri vigorously protested in an interview during the ongoing Grand...

The Chess Academy of Armenia and the Armenian Chess Federation organize four international chess events from June 6th – July 16th: 13th Karen Asrian Memorial (6th-16th June, Yerevan, Armenia) 1st International Youth Chess Festival (17th-26th June, Yerevan, Armenia) Chess Summer Camp with renowned chess players and Grandmasters (29th June – 6th July, Aghveran, Armenia)...

Some of you may be aware that underpromotions to bishops have been in the news recently. These are popular with endgame study and problem composers but are very rare over the board. (I’m excluding positions where your opponent will capture whatever piece you choose, where your opponent will mate you at the other end of … Continue reading "Underpromotion" The post Underpromotion...

Teen sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa leads the Oslo Esports Cup after a stunning win over world number 10 Shakrhiyar Mamedyarov. The 16-year-old from Chennai blew away the oldest player in the field with two game wins to take the Round 2 match 2.5 to 0.5. It followed up Pragg’s impressive Round 1 match win over Jorden […]

At the time of the last article, Stockfish had already won the TCEC Season 22 Superfinal, but it was still pursuing two potential records: the record for the most decisive Superfinal, and an ‘undefeated’ Superfinal where it loses no openings. Unfortunately for Stockfish fans, Stockfish failed to break the first record – its final score […]

The 51st edition of Mar del Plata Open took place from April 9-16 in the second-largest city in Buenos Aires province. The event gathered 282 participants from eight countries, including 35 titled players. GM Andres Rodriguez Vila took a decisive victory in the last round to score 8 points and win the tournament. WFM María […]

Four players were knocked out of the American Cup as the first day of Elimination matches took place, with Robson – Shankland and Nemcova – Yan lasting all the way until Armageddon.  In the Champions Bracket, GM Leinier Dominguez dealt a lethal blow to GM Levon Aronian, while FM Alice Lee won a fine technical […]

Ο Άγιος Κήρυκος θα φιλοξενήσει τον Ιούλιο τον 45ο Ίκαρο - Aghios Kirykos will host this July the 45th edition of Ikaros International Chess Tournament(Non-greek speaking visitors please scroll forward)Ο Άγιος Κήρυκος προετοιμάζεται για τη φιλοξενία του Διεθνούς Σκακιστικού Τουρνουά...

We’ve spent the last few months examining how you should go about selecting a move and some basic tactical ideas. While I didn’t introduce you to every tactic you need to know, rest assured that you’ll meet those other tactics in upcoming articles. The ground we covered may have seemed vast, however, you can use … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Fifty...

This week’s show featured someone we would have liked to interview, Wilhelm Steinitz. A great chess innovator, Steinitz was also a great tactician who won some truly brilliant games, and in this show we present three of them: Nigel Davies The post Master Chess Web Show (10) appeared first on The Chess Improver.

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder how it works: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel it is … Continue reading "“What Say You?” The 1 Minute Challenge (56)" The post “What Say You?”...

While researching GE Wainwright I came across this game concluding wit a sharp rook ending in which he, on two occasions, played a move converting a win into a loss. |Yes, you’d be correct in inferring that, in between, his opponent also converted a win into a loss. In one of his last games, after … Continue reading "Pushing Passed Pawns" The post Pushing Passed Pawns appeared...