FIDE World Chess Rapids /Day 2 in Doha,Qatar GM Vassily Ivanchuk stealing the show with a score of 8/10.. Below is the list of his opponents, Round 11 pairing- playing Black against Russian GM Nepomniachtchi.. Rd. Bo. SNo Name RtgI FED Pts. Res. we w-we K rtg+/- 1… Continue reading
Capablanca Memorial 2016 Held June 9-19 at the Barceló Solymar Arenas Blancas Hotel. Vassily Ivanchuk Wins the Title for the 7 th Time.. Rd3 GM Bruzon(2681)-Ivanchuk(2710) 0-1 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro (2681) vs. Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710) Capablanca Memorial | Elite | Varadero | Round 3.2 | 11 Jun 2016 |… Continue reading
IMSA ELITE MIND GAMES/DRAUGHTS World Champion Alexander Georgiev takes the GOLD in the Rapid Open Rd2 White Move 19. 42×11 01. 32-28 17-2202. 28×17 12×2103. 35-30 20-2504. 33-29 21-2605. 39-33 18-2206. 31-27 22×3107. 36×27 15-2008. 44-39 10-1509. 40-35 05-1010. 45-40 07-1211. 50-45 01-0712. 41-36 19-2413. 30×19 13×2414. 38-32 12-1815.… Continue reading
Magnus Carlsen has vaulted into the sole lead. Five decisive games this round. We are being treated to tremendous fights each and every round. Ding sets a diabolical trap and Saric falls headlong into it. That h3 Pawn is absolute poison. So’s Marshall Gambit to the Ruy… Continue reading
Vassily Ivanchuk Four move decisive games this round. Carlsen notches his first win with an interesting recapture on move 17 (Diagram – Top Left).It turns out that the pressure down the ‘f’ file is extremly hard to deal with and the tactics involved after that were sufficient to win… Continue reading
Three very fine wins to kick off the first round of the TATA Steel 2015 Masters Tournament. Caruana (on the left – playing Black) played a very simple looking opening and already/quickly is pressing down the long diagonal. White has problems to… Continue reading
The Edmonton International took place 21-29th of June in Edmonton, Canada. Vassily Ivanchuk Won this Year’s event..with a score of 8.0/9 GM Krush – GM Ivanchuk Round 6 (June 26 2014) One of Two draws for Ivanchuk 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5.… Continue reading
