Boris Gelfand got past Gata Kamsky only after a must win rapid game and then victory in the blitz. Malcolm Pein takes a look at some positions from the match.

The Bahía Feliz International chess tournament is taking place from 12th to 21st May at the Hotel Orquidea on Gran Canaria, Spain. Ten players participate in the round robin event supported by Bahía Feliz Invest S.L., the Spanish subsidiary of the Krulich Group.

Boris Gelfand had to work extremely hard to hold a draw against Alexander Grischuk in game two of the World Chess Championship Candidates in Kazan which lasted almost 6 hours. Both players went for a very complex position of the English that clearly both had prepared. At first it seemed like Gelfand had a very threatening position but then he found the wrong plan and that led to a big advantage...

Boris Gelfand had to work extremely hard to hold a draw against Alexander Grischuk in game two of the World Chess Championship Candidates in Kazan which lasted almost 6 hours. Both players went for a very complex position of the English that clearly both had prepared. At first it seemed like Gelfand had a very threatening position but then he found the wrong plan and that led to a big advantage...

It's just what the title suggests, so I'll forgo any further description and move on to the logistical information: the show is here, it's free (with free registration), and will be available on-demand for the next month or so.

The Capablanca Memorial will be live daily on Chessdom.com. Vassily Ivanchuk, Leinier Dominguez, Lazaro Bruzon, David Navara, Le Quang Liem and Dmitry Andreikin play in the main Elite Group.

Nakamura - Ponomariov and Robson - Finegold LIVE!

Φωτ: Συμπτωματικά ή όχι, ο Γκριστσούκ έβγαλε το σακάκι του μετά την κίνηση 23. Βε3+(?) του Γκέλφαντ. Η δεύτερη παρτίδα του τελικού ματς των διεκδικητών ανάμεσα στον Ισραηλινό Μπόρις Γκέλφαντ και τον Ρώσο Αλεξάντερ...

Will people never learn? Garry Kasparov kept banging his head against the Berlin "Wall", and basically threw away the white pieces and possibly his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. Kramnik repeated the same line of the Meran against Viswanathan Anand in 2008, and got a second straight loss, and that went a long way to costing him the match. And now in 2011, Alexander Grischuk's opponents...

Τι γινεται οταν τα αντιπαλα κομματια ειναι καταλληλα τοποθετημενα και εμποδιζουν καθε προοδο στη θεση μας? Τοτε πρεπει να εξετασουμε σοβαρα το ενδεχομενο τα κομματια αυτα να ειναι μονο επιφανειακα μονο αριστα...

The clear winner and new champion is GM Jiří Štoček from 1. Novoborský šachový klub, who finally earned the title after several attempts. The Women Championship ended in a play-off, where WIM Karolína Olšarová beat Hana Pirklová 2-0 and became the national champion.

Απόσπασμα από δελτίο τύπου των διοργανωτών: Μερικοί από τους κορυφαίους σκακιστές και σκακίστριες του κόσμου που αγωνίζονται σε ελληνικές ομάδες, αλλά και σχεδόν όλοι οι κορυφαίοι Έλληνες και Ελληνίδες σκακίστριες...

The first appeal against the verdict in the case brought by the French Chess Federation against three of its players took place on Thursday in Paris. The verdict was always regarded as a formality and in fact Feller's ban has risen to 5 years. However on May 24th the case goes before the French National Sports and Olympics Committee and possibly after that to a court. Here are the sentences...

Στην πρωτη παρτιδα του τελικου ο Γκριτσουκ επαιξε μια σπανια συνεχεια εναντιον του Γκελφαντ στο γκαμπι της Βασιλισσας. Ηταν φανερο πως με την επιλογη του ανοιγματος αυτου ο Γκελφαντ ηταν ικανοποιημενος με την...

Everyman has published: Attacking Chess: The French. GM Simon Williams presents an ambitious opening repertoire for Black in the ever-popular French Defence. By picking the most aggressive, exciting and sound variations playable he combines his attacking talent with the traditionally solid French structure. Packed with new ideas, analysis and novelties!