Month: April 2016

Magnus Carlsen’s challenger for the Chess World Championship will be Russia’s Sergey Karjakin. Karjakin, 26, claimed his place opposite the World Champion, by winning the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Moscow, which has just recently been completed. Karjakin was in joint lead of the tournament, going into the final round, which […check it out!]

Round 13 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016, was played on Sunday 27th March. The players had enjoyed their final rest day, (some more than others I imagine), the day before, and there was an air of excitement going in to this, the penultimate round. The tournament was looking like […check it out!]

Round 12 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016, was played on Friday 25th March. The tournament was in its closing stages, and this round would really turn the heat up somewhat. Going into the round, Viswanathan Anand was joint leader. His victory over Sergey Karjakin in the previous round, gave […check it out!]