Magnus Carlsen is still in front in the Candidates' tournament, but with three rounds to go a resurgent Vladimir Kramnik is hot on his heels. Carlsen got an easy draw with Black against Alexander Grischuk (not that it was necessarily his aim before the game), and then waited to see if Levon Aronian would catch him or if Kramnik would draw nearer. In the case of Aronian, he self-destructed in a...

The event will take place on 17 - 26 June 2013

The last three rounds will see a fierce fight between Carlsen and Kramnik

Aronian still has two white games in the last three rounds

Kramnik won 3 out of his 4 last games

The Curacao Chess Federation in a joint collaboration with the Student Sport Federation Dutch Caribbean under the auspices of ODUPA (a member of the FISU) is organizing the second Pan-American University Chess Championship in Curacao, Willemstad. The tournament will take place on 1-5th April 2013 in two individual groups; one for each gender. The playing [...]

The Edinburgh Congress 2013 is scheduled to take place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April 2013 at the George Heriot’s School, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. Events 1. Premier – Open (the event will be FIDE Rated. All entrants must be a member of a National Chess Association.) 2. Challengers – Grading limit 1900/172 3. Major [...]

Ο φωτογραφικός φακός του περιοδικού Life «συλλαμβάνει» ηλικιωμένους άνδρες να παίζουν κινέζικο σκάκι (xiangqi) σε ένα χουτόνγκ του Πεκίνου κάποιο απόγευμα, ενώ δίπλα διακρίνεται ένας παραμυθένιος ναός. Τα χουτόνγκ είναι η...

Ο δρόμος για τη διεκδίκηση του τίτλου του παγκόσμιου πρωταθλητή περνάει από το Λονδίνο.  Ανάλυση του κορυφαίου σκακιστικού γεγονότος από τον Γκραν Μαιτρ Θάνο Μαστροβασίλη σε 4 συναντήσεις – διαλέξεις κάθε Πέμπτη...

Σε μια χώρα όπου ζούμε καθημερινά την κατάρρευση των κοινωνικών δομών και κάθε βεβαιότητας για το αύριο, αυτό εδώ το άρθρο θα έπρεπε να είναι περιττή, άχρηστη πολυτέλεια. Όταν το σκάκι (μαζί με όλον τον αθλητισμό)...

Ashvin’s post on March 20th had a great illustration in the 9th round of the Candidates Tournament in London. Facing some very serious preparation by Vladimir Kramnik, Magnus Carlsen was forced into a critical position. Yet he managed to find a brilliant defensive sequence starting with 22…Re8! and later 25…Nd5!. Here’s the game: Good defence [...]

Κράτησε τη διαφορά μισού βαθμού στην κορυφή ο Μάγκνους 10ος γύρος στο τουρνουά των διεκδικητών που διεξάγεται στο Λονδίνο. Ο Νορβηγός Κάρλσεν κέρδισε, ως λευκός, τον Γκέλφαντ (που προερχόταν από δυο συνεχόμενες νίκες)...

It's often Magnus Carlsen who turns up the "lucky" winner, but today he has grounds for annoyance if anyone does. He won a nice game with White in a Rossolimo Sicilian against Boris Gelfand. Maybe not a perfect game, but one that was clear and convincing. That assured him of remaining in clear first with four rounds remaining at the Candidates' tournament in London, but the margin is small. Levon...

This strong event will conclude on March 31st

Kramnik and Aronian also won their games