The first event of the Southeast Asian Games 2022 (standard individual tournament), concluded today in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. The event was played in two sections: Open and Women’s, from May 10-15, 2022. The Individual Rapid chess championship of the SEA Games starts tomorrow and will be played on 16-17 May, followed by the Individual […]

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won the Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022, the first event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour series. On the long way to the crown, he first needed to take down Alireza Firouzja in the last round of the Superbet Chess Classic to catch up with the two former leaders Wesley So and Levon […]

The National Open, Women’s and Senior Chess Championships of South Africa took place from 7-14 May in Cape Town. The Open and Seniors events were played in 9 round robin rounds, while the Women’s event had 8 players who battled it out through 7 round robin rounds. IM Daniel Cawdery and FM Banele Mhango tied […]

After an intense and final day of the Superbet Chess Classic Bucharest, three players tied for first with 5.5/9. However, it was the French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the “Dark Knight”, winning his last round game, catching up with the two former leaders GM Wesley So and GM Levon Aronian, and in the end taking them […]

A few days ago, one of the most popular American models – Cindy Crawford was spotted playing chess with her daughter Kaia Gerber who follows the mother’s steps in modeling. The Instagram post of Cindy’s husband Rande Gerber became viral and spread all over the social networks and various internet portals. (check out the photo […]

Maxime Vachier – Lagrave wins the playoffs and becomes the Winner of the Grand Chess Tour Romania 2022! The first event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour series is coming to an end as the last round concluded in Bucharest. Levon Aronian and Wesley So headed into the last round in the co-lead scoring 5/8 […]

The “ChessMood” International Open Chess Tournament will take place from September 29 to October 09 at the 5 star Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel in Armenia. The event will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, within two groups: A (2000+) and B (U2000). The total prize fund will be 10.250.000 Armenian drams (around 21.000 euros). Time […]

Uganda Olympiad Qualifiers event, determining the composition of both Women’s and Men’s Uganda Teams, took place in March this year. The event had 14 players in both Open and Women’s sections who battled it out through 13 rounds played in a round-robin system. The top five players of each section made it to the team […]

The Chess in school conference under the name “Chess: a Game to be spread in Schools” (CGS) has started in Zurich and takes place on 14th of May, in Dorint Airport Hotel. The Conference features the following themes: CGS project overall presentation Psychomotricity on giant chessboard – CATLE/ERASMUS+ project The final report of the CGS research […]

GM Judit Polgar, the best female chess player of all times, yesterday paid a visit to the Real Madrid home stadium Santiago Bernabéu. The President of Real Madrid CF, Florentino Perez, hosted the chess legend presenting her the Real Madrid shirt holding her name. Judit Polgar later followed the La Liga match between Real Madrid […]

Day 8 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was another eventful day, despite it only providing one decisive result in the game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Leinier Dominguez, which ended in favor of the latter. The most thrilling game of the round was the one between GM’s Ian Nepomniachtchi and Levon Aronian, which brought […]

“There’s a lot of tension in that position dude!” I said that to two of my students upon viewing their middle-game. Tension and stress are a killer, both on the chessboard and off the chessboard. In life, if you want to live to a ripe old age, your doctor will tell you to reduce the … Continue reading "A Foundation for Beginners Sixty One" The post A Foundation for Beginners Sixty...

This week’s edition of the Master Chess Web Show featured a return of special guest, GM Ray Keene, who gave us some fascinating insights into the 1978 World Championship match in Baguio City. This was the match in which Victor Korchnoi, who had recently defected from the USSR, faced the then Soviet World Champion, Anatoly … Continue reading "Master Chess Web Show (13)" The post Master...

“Choices are the hinges of destiny” Pythagoras Last week we saw how a bad opening setup has put White in a lost position. Black obliged but his attack came with hesitation and missed a couple of clear wins. Have another look at the position we stopped at with Black up an exchange. This should also … Continue reading "Quick Decisions (9)" The post Quick Decisions (9) appeared first on...