Levon Aronian had a rather dramatic win in the previous round against Peter Svidler. If Kramnik thought that Svidler would be ‘easy pickings’ in the last round and attempt to ‘cash in’ against a ‘wounded’ opponent, he was sorely surprised. Vladimir Kramnik lost in the final round. … Continue reading
Viswanathan Anand wins the Botvinnik Memorial with a score of 4.5/6. World number one Magnus Carlsen lost all his games on the second day and finished last with 1.5/6. Rd 6 GM Carlsen, Magnus (2823) – GM Anand, Viswanathan (2817) {Botvinnik Memorial} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6… Continue reading
2-0 for Carlsen .. Levon Aronian is in the lead with a score of 10 points .. [14 games.] Rd7 Kramnik (2785)-Carlsen (2815) {Amber Rapid} 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 e6 6.Nc3 a6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 0-0 9.e3 d6 10.d4 Ne4 11.d5 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 exd5 13.Ne1… Continue reading
20TH AMBER BLINDFOLD AND RAPID TOURNAMENT Rd1 Carlsen(2815)-Nakamura(2774) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd2 d5xc4 8. a4 c5 9. Bxc4 c5xd4 10. e3xd4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O Nb4 14. Bxb4… Continue reading
Big win for Magnus,Anand draws.. for 2 way tie for 1st with Nakamura 5 1/2 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 c5xd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Nb6 12. Qd2… Continue reading
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West/Reuters A match that may never be? Viswanathan Anand, left, and Magnus Carlsen during the Bilbao Final Masters tournament last month in Spain. Continue reading
#1 vs THE WORLD At the G-star Raw Chess Challenge in New York on September 10, World #1 ranked player, Magnus Carlsen, will take on all comers. You can sign up and watch videos featuring Carlsen and Polgar on the official website. Continue reading
