. Anish Giri . The last two rounds have featured all decisive games. This is turning out to be an excellent fighting tournament. . [Event “54° Torneo di Capodanno”] [Site “Reggio Emilia/Italy”] [Date “2011.12.31”] [Round “5”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Giri, Anish”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C42”] [WhiteElo “2727”] [BlackElo… Continue reading
. Hikaru Nakamura . Nakamura lashed out with yet another of his King’s Indian ‘Defense’ games. There are few who ‘dare’ to play this at the ‘upper’ levels of chess, but he has had some credible success with this opening; this time at the expense of Anish Giri. .… Continue reading
. Vassily Ivanchuk . [Event “54° Tornei di Capodanno”] [Site “Reggio Emilia/Italy”] [Date “2011.12.29”] [Round “3”] [White “Caruana, Fabiano”] [Black “Ivanchuk, Vassily”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “B33”] [WhiteElo “2727”] [BlackElo “2775”] [PlyCount “166”] [EventDate “2011.??.??”] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis . 54th Reggio Emilia Grandmaster Tournament / Italy . Alexander Morozevich . The second round of the Reggio Emilia Grandmaster Tournament (2011 / 2012) featured a smashing victory by Morozevich with the black pieces. Continue reading
Thank you for all your support in 2011. You can now make moves with Mobile devices… ( We have tested with the Iphone and plan testing with the Android soon…) To make a move click on the piece you want to move, and then click on the square you want… Continue reading
Adolf Anderssen vs. Lionel Kieseritzky {London 1851} — Play thru this famous game with our PGN editor Continue reading
O Star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to Thy perfect light…… Merry Christmas Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Mikhail Tal Mikhail Tal (November 9, 1936 – June 28, 1992) was a Soviet–Latvian chess player, a Grandmaster, and the eighth World Chess Champion. Widely regarded as a creative genius, and the best attacking player of all time, he played a daring, combinatorial style.… Continue reading
China 4-0 over Armenia … takes the lead after 3 rounds Rank Team Gam. + = – MP Total GP 1 CHINA 3 3 0 0 6 10½ 2 INDIA 3 2 1 0 5 9½ 3 RUSSIA 3 2 1 0 5 7½ 4 GEORGIA 3 2 0… Continue reading
