Images Courtesy Of Derrick Bartotto Magnus Carlsen (right) taking out Peter Svidler Magnus Carlsen won his 8th round game against Petter Svidler with a Checkmate in the GRENKE Chess Classic 2019. This win puts Magnus in first place by a full point with a round to spare. Congratulations to… Continue reading
Images Courtesy Of Derrick Bartotto Peter Svidler vs Georg Meier There two decisive games today; one by Svidler and the other by Carurana. Carlsen tried hard against Anand, but a hard fought draw was the result. Consequently Svidler and Carlsen are tied for the half-point lead. Anand and… Continue reading
There were three decisive games in the 2nd round of GRENKE Chess Classic 2019. Anand, Svidler, and Carlsen won their games and are in the top three slots. That Carlsen game was a long one; he sure loves fighting right through to the ending. … Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Peter Svidler There were two decisive games in the second round of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament 2018. One by Peter Svidler and the other by Magnus Carlsen. Both games were tough/tough fights; very nice to see. This still puts Carlsen in the lead… Continue reading
FIDE World Cup 2015 / Finals (7.10) Russian GM Sergey Karjakin, winner of the 2015 World Cup. After playing 4 games [Classical] The play went to”Rapid” Time Control then to Blitz.. GM Karjakin secured the title after winning the second “Blitz” game playing the Black side of a “Quiet Game”….Congrats Rd… Continue reading
FIDE World Cup 2015 / Finals (7.4) Fourth game of the finals of the World Cup… Were heading for Tie -breaks with Rapid play on Monday.. with another Must Win Sergey levels the score 2-2 Rd 7 .4 GM Karjakin (2762)– GM Svidler (2727) 1–0 FIDE World Chess Cup… Continue reading
FIDE World Cup 2015/Final Round 7.3 GM Sergey Karjakin in a Must Win Game 3 playing Black, Down 2-0 Wins ! “I had to try to win and I went into the most complicated position I could have done.” S.K. [ Press Conf.] GM Peter Svidler -GM Sergey Karjakin… Continue reading
Candidates Tournament 2016 The Candidates Tournament is one of the most important and most followed tournaments in the World Chess Championship cycle. It will determine the challenger for the 2016 World Chess Championship Match. Eight players will participate in the Candidates Tournament and the winner qualifies for the Championship… Continue reading
Yinzhou Cup of China-Russia chess contest July 14 – July 20 2015 Venue: Ningbo, Zhejiang Journal of the Chinese Chess Association Ningbo yinzhou District Government Organizer: Ningbo Sports Bureau Yinzhou district, Ningbo City Sports Association Rd2 GM… Continue reading
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival: Day 1 Day one of the Masters .. Wins for the Top seeds .. After a long tourney in Wijk aan Zee , Current Women’s World Champ Hou Yifan comes out swinging and scores a point playing against the French defense.. Women’s World Champion GM Hou Yifan… Continue reading
