by National Life Master Loal Davis Images at post end courtesy of Derrick Bartotto Ian Nepomniachtchi There was a single decisive game in the fifth round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament. This victory put Nepomniachtchi in the lead. Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 Date “2020.03.22” Round… Continue reading
All Images Courtesy Of Derrick Bartotto All games were drawn in the fourth round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament https://www.fide.com/news/347 Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Ding Liren, who lost his first two rounds, takes out Fabiano Caruana in the third round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament. His game is lightly annotated below. “Candidates Chess Tournament 2020” Date “2020.03.19” Round “3” White “Ding, Liren” Black “Caruana,… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Fabiano Caruana The second round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament featured two fine White wins by Caruana (annotated below) and Vachier-Lagrave. Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 Date “2020.03.18” Round “2” White “Caruana, Fabiano” Black “Alekseenko, Kirill” 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6… Continue reading
There were two decisive games in the first round of the 2020 Candidates Tournament. The winner of this tourney will be the next challenger to Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship. Both games were played with the English Opening and hard fought Black wins; a nice… Continue reading
WORLD SENIOR TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Categories 50+ and 65+ Prague, the Czech Republic 5th – 15th March 2020 USA winner of the World Senior Team Championship 2020 ..{50+ Division} The tournament was cancelled after the seventh round due to the fear of the Wuhan Flu..aka Corona Virus.. It was to… Continue reading
The 2020 Candidates Tournament will be an eight-player chess double round-robin tournament played in Yekaterinburg, Russia, from 15 March to 5 April 2020. The winner will earn the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the World Chess Championship 2020 match in December The time… Continue reading
TCEC Season 17 TCEC (Top Chess Engine Championship) is a computer chess tournament .. One Season is divided into several Stages and lasts about 3-4 months. TCEC Season 17 League 2 Game 15 Igel 2.3.1 – Defenchess 2.3_dev 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4… Continue reading
Cairns Cup 2020 February 6-17, 2020 : Saint Louis Chess Club will again host the Cairns Cup, an elite level tournament for the top female players from around the world. Inspired by its mission to further promote the game of chess to females, the Chess Club aptly chose the name… Continue reading
Tata Steel Challengers 2020/FINAL GM David Anton Guijarro (SPAIN) ..Wins the Challengers Section 5W 7D 1L .. A Nice 4 game streak Rd11 Smirnov (2604) – Anton Guijarro (2694) 0-1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3… Continue reading
