Online Nations Cup /Super Final: DATES : May 5-11, 2020 China wins FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup .. Superfinal : China vs. USA .. draw 2-2 but it was enough for China as the team won the round-robin stage [May 7 ..Round 5 ] Rd5 Dominguez Perez, Leinier – Yu, Yangyi… Continue reading
Yifan Hou Yifan Hou won the Biel GM Tournament of 2017. This is a tremendous feat; just take a good look at the line up below. In my opinion her “best” game was a win in the 7th round, a Ruy Lopez against Bacrot who came is… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Images courtesy of Derrick Bartotto The “One That Got Away”. “GRENKE Chess Classic 2017”Round “3”White “Hou, Yifan”Black “Carlsen, Magnus” 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Rate of play: 90 minutes in 40 moves + 30 minutes all moves + 30 seconds for each movestarting from move 1 Schedule : * UTC/GMT +8 hours2017, April 5 14:30 – Game 12017, April 6 14:30 – Game 22017, April… Continue reading
Wejun breaks 2600! Top 10 Gibraltar Masters 2017 rd9/10 Rk SNo Name FED Rtg Pts TB1 1 24 Anton Guijarro David ESP 2650 7.5 2878 2 3 Nakamura Hikaru USA 2785 7.0 2826 3 2 Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2796 7.0 2819 4 5 Adams Michael… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Isle Of Man In the first round of the Isle Of Man Tournament, Yifan Hou (2649) (White) from China beat James Jackson (2311) (Black) from England. Looking at the rating difference that may not be much of a surprise. The finish however… Continue reading
Women’s World Chess Championship /FINAL Women’s World Champion for the fourth time… Hou Yifan with the final score 6-3 over Maria Muzychuk {Photo Vitaliy Hrabar} Round 9 Sicilian Defense : Hou, Yifan (2673) vs. Muzychuk, Mariya (2554) WCh Women 2016 | Lviv UKR | Round 9 | 14 Mar 2016 |… Continue reading
Women’s World Chess Championship / Round 7 Round 7 was a long hard fight that ended in a draw Hou Yifan 4.5 Maria Muzychuk 2.5 Rd7 Yifan(2673) – Muzychuk(2554) 1/2-1/2 OPENING:Ruy Lopez 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Yifan Hou The best game of the round was Yifan Hou’s win over David Navara. It was a fine game from beginning to end, replete with attacking zeal, patience, calculation, and courage. The other two wins (Eljanov over Van Wely and Karjakin… Continue reading
STLShowdown/Rapids Thursday Nov. 12 1:00 PM Basque Chess (1 game, G/90 +30) Friday Nov. 13 1:00 PM Fischer Random Chess (4 games, G/20 +10) Saturday Nov. 14 1:00 PM Rapid Chess (4 games, G/15 + 10) Sunday Nov. 15 1:00 PM Blitz Chess (8 games, G/3 +2) … Continue reading
