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Month: September 2016

Featured image: Mikhail Tal
Tal Memorial 2016

Tal Memorial Round 2: Giri Slays Gelfand With Black, Anand Bests Mamedyarov

September 29, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round-2 of the Tal Memorial, currently underway in Moscow, Russia, saw Viswanathan Anand and Anish Giri join Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead. Both took nice wins, against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Boris Gelfand, respectively, to earn their places at the top of the standings at the first rest day. Mamedyarov was […check it out!]

Featured image: Mikhail Tal
Tal Memorial 2016

Tal Memorial Sees Sombre Start

September 27, 2016 John Lee Shaw

Round one of the Tal Memorial began with a minute’s silence in honour of Mark Dvoretsky, whose death was announced earlier in the day. Dvoretsky was widely respected as a chess player and trainer and personally known by many involved in the tournament. Peter Svidler was one player to tweet […check it out!]

Mark Dvoretsky
In Memoriam

Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky 1947-2016

September 26, 2016 John Lee Shaw

It was announced today, that International Master Mark Izrailovich Dvoretsky, has died. Born December 9th in Moscow, Dvoretsky is perhaps best known to modern chess players as an esteemed and trusted chess writer. Often in collaboration with his pupil, Artur Yusupov, his Dvoretsky School series are pride of place on […check it out!]

Featured image: Mikhail Tal
Tal Memorial 2016

Tal Memorial 2016 Opens in Moscow

September 26, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The Tal Memorial is getting underway, today in Moscow. The event, which runs from September 26th to October 6th, is held in honour of Russia’s former World Chess Champion, Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), who held the title from 1960 to 1961 and is still regarded as one of the most attacking […check it out!]

Chess Olympiad

Women’s Olympiad 2016: China Win Gold

September 15, 2016 John Lee Shaw

After playing five-rounds, the competitors of the 42nd Olympiad, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, had a rest day on Wednesday 7th September. The question was, could Russia and the Ukraine continue to dominate the standings when play resumed, on Thursday 8th September. As was the case in my half way round-up, […check it out!]

Chess Olympiad

Baku Olympiad 2016: Victory For the United States of America

September 14, 2016 John Lee Shaw

After playing five-rounds, the competitors of the 42nd Olympiad, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, had a rest day on Wednesday 7th September. Rest days can be strange things, helping some players no end, while really being detrimental to others. I was very curious to see how this one would work out […check it out!]

Chess Olympiad

Women’s Olympiad 2016: Half Way Round-Up

September 12, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The 42nd Chess Olympiad is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. 150 teams are competing in the Open section, with 140 in the Women’s section. For this report I will concentrate on the Women’s section, with a separate report for the Open section. Round 1: Just as in the Open section, […check it out!]

Chess Olympiad

Baku Olympiad 2016: Half Way Round-Up

September 7, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The 42nd Chess Olympiad is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. 150 teams are competing in the Open section, with 140 in the Women’s section. For this report I will concentrate on the Open section, with a separate report for the Women’s section. Round 1: The opening round saw no surprises […check it out!]

Chess Olympiad

42nd Chess Olympiad: All Eyes on Baku

September 1, 2016 John Lee Shaw

The 42nd Chess Olympiad will open on September 1st, (round-one, September 2nd), in Baku, Azerbaijan. Staged in the city’s Crystal Hall, (a $350-million, 25,000 capacity stadium, built to host the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest), the event will consist of two sections, Open and Women. 180 teams will contest the Open […check it out!]

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The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com

Tata Steel 2020, Rd 10: Carlsen Wins Again. Caruana Retains Lead After Beating Firouzja

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020
January 23, 2020

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  • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com
    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 9: Carlsen Beats Firouzja, Caruana Leads
    January 22, 2020
  • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com
    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 8: Caruana Beats Anand, Joins Firouzja In The Lead
    January 20, 2020
  • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com
    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 7: Firouzja Beats Xiong To Take Sole Lead
    January 19, 2020
  • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com
    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 6: Points Go To Giri and Dubov as Carlsen-Caruana Is A Dud Again
    January 18, 2020
  • The Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held 12-28 January 2018 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. | photo © www.tatasteelchess.com
    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 5: Firouzja Wins Again To Share Lead With So, Anand Beats Xiong
    January 17, 2020

Annotated Game

  • Picture of chess board, king lying down, a hand moving another piece. Hot off the chess, classic game.
    Fischer vs Larsen, Portoroz Interzonal 1958
    August 16, 2018

In The Archive

  • Norway Chess 2016 Begins with Blitz
    April 19, 2016
  • Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2017 RD 3: Nine on 100%
    February 4, 2017
  • Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2018: Round 2
    January 15, 2018
  • Deportation Heartache For Promising Young Chess Player
    August 10, 2018
  • One From The Archives: M. Muzychuk vs Hou, 2015
    March 3, 2016
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