Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2017/Rd6: 2nd Leg of the FIDE Grand Prix taking place in Moscow , May 12-21 2017 {Round 5 Photo Gallery} GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and GM Ding Liren tied for the lead, Nakamura wins now one of six players a half point back… Rd6 GM Nakamura (2786) – GM Nepomniachtchi (2751) 1-0 1. e4 c5… Continue reading
FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2014/Round 5 Hikaru Nakamura winning a long one against Boris Gelfand and now in sole possession of first place after 5 … Image Yulia Manakova Rd5 GM Nakamura – GM Gelfand …88. Rxf6+ Kg8 89. e5 Ra2 90. e6 Nf3+ 91. Kh3 Ng1+ 92. Kh4 Rxg2… Continue reading
The FIDE Grand Prix in Baku/ FINAL Oct 1-15 2014 Gelfand and Caruana share first place in Baku Grand Prix.. GM Boris Gelfand played a solid tournament with 3 victories and finishing with 6.5 GM Fabiano Caruana had 4 victories with a score of 6.5 Official site/Image… Continue reading
The Second Annual Gideon Japhet Memorial Open Chess Tournament in Jerusalem, Israel features an 8-game rapid match between GM Boris Gelfand and GM Peter Svidler [July 20-24] Svidler scores a point playing Black {K.I.D} and takes the lead going into the last day.. Rd6 GM Gelfand- GM Svidler 1-0 …..8.… Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge / FINAL Final Standings (Classic & Rapid Tournament) Rank Name Pts. Elo 1 Magnus Carlsen 10 2872 2 Fabiano Caruana 9 2782 3 Levon Aronian 9 2812 4 Hikaru Nakamura 7½ 2789 5 Viswanathan Anand 5 2773 6 Boris Gelfand 4½ 2777 Fabiano Caruana won the “Rapid… Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge Round 5 Fabiano Caruana – Levon Aronian: 1:0Hikaru Nakamura – Boris Gelfand: ½:½ Viswanathan – Magnus Carlsen:½:½ Nice Win for Caruana playing White Side of the Marshall Defence (Ruy Lopez) Rd5 GM Caruana(2782) -GM Aronian (2812) Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 Zurich SUI (SUI), 29 i-4 ii 2014 cat.… Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge Round 4 Boris Gelfand – Viswanathan Anand: 0:1Magnus Carlsen – Fabiano Caruana: 1:0 Levon Aronian – Hikaru Nakamura: 1:0 Carlsen : Tournament Leader 3.5/4 Aronian: Half point behind 3 /4 score with todays victory over Nakamura Rd 4 GM Aronian(2812) – GM Nakamura(2789) Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 Zurich… Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge Round 2 Nakamura’s bold play wins 2 points .. and makes tomarrow’s game, oh so much more interesting.. Viswanathan Anand – Hikaru Nakamura: 0 : 1 Magnus Carlsen – Levon Aronian: ½ : ½ Boris Gelfand – Fabiano Caruana: ½:½ Rank Name Points Elo 1 Carlsen, Magnus 3… Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge Round 1 Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Boris Gelfand Levon Aronian 1-0 Viswanathan Anand Hikaru Nakamura 1/2 Fabiano Caruana Maria Emelianova Magnus happy to win and the “call the shots..” Rd 1 Carlsen (2872) – Gelfand (2777) Official site Games http://www.zurich-cc.com/games.html … Continue reading
The Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 will be the highest rated tournament in chess history, featuring a 6-player field topped by World Champion Magnus Carlsen. It takes place in Zurich’s Hotel Savoy at the initiative of Oleg Skvortsov and the Zurich Chess Club. The Classical tournament is an all-play-all event… Continue reading
