Wesley So has won the Grand Chess Tour 2018 in Leuven, Belgium. It was 27 rounds of Rapid and Blitz chess with an incredible field of players. They all finished with a nice sum of money. All images below courtesy of Derrick Bartotto – and these are… Continue reading
Grand Chess Tour / Leuven Day 1 Rd1 Anand (2759) -Mamedyarov ( 2808) 0-1 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. e6 fxe6 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8. O-O g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. Re1 Nc6… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Wesley So winning against Magnus Carlsen There was a single decisive game in the sixth round. Congratulations to Wesley So for taking out the current World Champion in a fine game. [Event “Altibox Norway Chess 2018”] [Site “?”] [Date “2018.06.03”]… Continue reading
The 6th Altibox Norway Chess takes place in Stavanger , May 27 – June 8 2018. Once again Altibox Norway Chess proves it’s the world’s strongest 10-person tournament. Two of the 2018 participants debuts at Altibox Norway Chess. Shahriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan, currently number 2 in the world and Ding… Continue reading
2018 U.S. Championship & U.S. Women’s Championship April 17th, 2018 6:30 PM – April 30th, 2018 6:30 PM The 2018 U.S. Championships are the elite national championship events, featuring 24 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of eleven rounds, these competitors will battle for $294,000… Continue reading
by National Life Master Loal Davis Lucky Wesley So I’m not sure I believe in luck at all, but good fortune did smile on Wesley So today. He was so cooked – burnt toast, groveling and (should be) ready to resign. He was really outplayed. Then some little… Continue reading
The 80th Tata Steel Chess Festival 12-28 Jan. 2018 held in Wijk aan Zee , Hilversum and Groningen.. Today was the start of the amateur events .. Masters and Challengers Sections : 14-player round robins. The time control is 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the… Continue reading
For the 1st time in Saudi Arabia, the world chess championships (Rapids and Blitz) will start on Tuesday DEC 26 .. Where ? The APEX Convention Center with the participation of over 200 international players .. Visa’s were secured for the participants of Iran and Qatar.. “FIDE would like to… Continue reading
For the Championship Showdown it was Game in 5 minutes (12 games). For Carlsen vs Ding it was Game in 20 minutes (6 games). Dominguez/So So So Draw So So Draw So Dominguez So Draw So Dominguez Caruana/Grischuk Caruana Draw Caruana Grischuk Draw Caruana Draw… Continue reading
[Photo: Austin Fuller] Game In 10 Minutes For The Showdown Carlsen vs Ding – Game In… Continue reading
