FIDE and India agreed this March 15th that the Chess Olympiad 2022 will be moved to Chennai. Initially, it was set to be played in Belarus, but following the wave of protests against Alexander Lukashenko and the support of the Belarus Chess Federation for the protests it was obvious that a change was needed.  Last […]

We’ll look at the position from last week and examine the idea of “the squares left behind” in greater detail this week. I know there’s a lot being thrown at you in terms of analyzing a given position, which is known as positional analysis in chess. However, the greater your ability to look at a … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Fifty Six" The post A Foundation...

India’s own elite online chess tour starts on March 31 with a star-studded line-up of 16 top talents from every corner of the country. The MPL Indian Chess Tour is the first regional expansion of the world-renowned Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (where this year Carlsen won Airthings Masters and just yesterday the Charity Chess Cup). Its...

There were two shows this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday. From next week we’ll be running just one on Tuesdays as it’s not easy to keep up with this phrenetic rate of production! Tuesday On Tuesday we had another guest, the former British Champion Paul Littlewood. Paul showed us some of him memorable games and … Continue reading "Master Chess Web Show (7)" The post Master Chess...

The 3rd edition of the Gujarat International GrandMaster Chess Open is going to take place March 31 – April 7 in Karnavati Club, S.G.Highway, Ahmedabad. A total of 377 players of which 60 titled are going to participate. Top seeded are GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez, GM Boris Savchenko, GM Stany, and GM Bharathakoti Harsha. This […]

Wesley So defeated Sam Shankland in the rapid tiebreak games by a score of 1½:½ to reach the semifinals of the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series organised by World Chess in Berlin. The tiebreak games were played with the quicker time control of 15 minutes per game with an increment of 10 seconds per move […]

“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 (55)" The post “What Say You?”...

Grandmaster and National Champion Arjun Erigaisi came up with another inspired effort and crashed through the defenses of Karthik Venkataraman to annex the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament that concluded here at the Tivoli Gardens. Starting the day in a five-way lead and having the best tiebreak, Arjun left nothing to chance as he […]

Hikaru Nakamura and Richard Rapport are officially in the Candidates Chess 2022. Richard Rapport scored 20 Grand Prix points (7 points in the first leg for reaching semis + 13 points in the second for winning the event) with Belgrade GP as key event, while Hikaru has secured at least the same number (13 points in the first […]

In a historic edition of the Premier division of TCEC, defending champion Stockfish qualified for the Superfinal half a point ahead of Komodo Dragon, who was in turn three points ahead of 3rd placed Leela Chess Zero. TCEC Premire division final standings / Report after DRR2 / Report after DRR3 Stockfish did not have it […]

European Corporate Chess Championship 2022, organized by CC&O- Chess Communication & Organization, under the auspices of European Chess Union, will take place from 17th-20th June 2022 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament will be played on a luxury cruise ship of Royal Spido (named James Cook), while sailing in the Rotterdam harbour. Any corporate entity is allowed to...

India’s own elite online chess tour starts on March 31 with a star-studded line-up of 16 top talents from every corner of the country. The MPL Indian Chess Tour is the first regional expansion of the world-renowned Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (where this year Carlsen won Airthings Masters and just yesterday the Charity Chess Cup). Its launch underlines […]

Belgrade, the city where Richard Rapport just won the Grand Prix, is going to hold its traditional March tournament. Celebrating the International Women’s Day – 8th March with a strong chess tournament is a tradition in Belgrade since 1965. This event is in the select group of the tournaments with the longest continuity in the […]

If you read the sort of chess books I grew up with, you sometimes get the impression that a queenside pawn majority is, in itself, enough to win the game. In my continuing series on Chernev’s Logical Chess Move by Move, there’s a game of this nature. Capablanca – Villegas (Simul 1914) is Game 30 … Continue reading "Logical Chess (3)" The post Logical Chess (3) appeared...