As the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament drew to a close, on Thursday August 15th, the 2019 Sinquefield Cup opened. Also held at the Saint Louis Chess Club, in the United States of America, the event is the fifth of seven events, making up the 2019 Grand Chess […check it out!]
The second day of Blitz at the 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, was also the final day of play. It took place on Wednesday 14th August. Leading the event, was French Grandmaster, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, half a point ahead of Levon Aronian of Armenia. Unfortunately for Maxime, he did […check it out!]
After three days of rapid chess, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, switched it up a notch and moved to blitz chess. This section of the event would see the 10 players playing a double-round-robin, held over two days. Unlike the rapid section, which saw 2 points for a […check it out!]
Day three of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019, took place on August 12th. It was the final day of play for the rapid section. Going into day three, the tournament was being led by Armenian Grandmaster, Levon Aronian, with his score of 10-points. (Grand Chess Tour Scoring is […check it out!]
Day two of play at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019, took place on August 11th. It saw Levon Aronian, (who had dominated play on day one, with a 3/3 score), consolidating his position at the top of the standings. The Armenian drew his first and last games of […check it out!]
After the opening ceremony on the 9th of August, the action at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019, kicked off in Saint Louis, United States of America, on August 10th. The fourth event in the current cycle of the Grand Chess Tour, the event left classical chess behind, in […check it out!]
The 47th edition of the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting, ended over the weekend. The 7 round round robin, had been running since July 13 and saw Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS 2775) leading the seedings. Nepomniachtchi, of course, would be expected to be feeling pretty good following his victory at the FIDE […check it out!]
Hi! Today’s annotated game takes us back to the year 1998. It features an early game of one of the most popular players on the chess circuit today. David Navara, of the Czech Republic, is one of the most humble and pleasant players one can meet. One shouldn’t be fooled […check it out!]
With Magnus Carlsen’s win over Ian Nepomniachtchi in round seven of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour, only one player remained, who had an unbeaten record over the World Champion. Ding Liren, of China, has managed to split the point with Magnus in each of their seven encounters so far. This […check it out!]
Considering the long list of achievements that Magnus Carlsen has with regards to his chess career, it can be rather surprising when something comes up that he hasn’t managed yet. One such milestone remaining elusive for him, is a win over Ian Nepomniachtchi … in classical chess anyway. By contrast, […check it out!]
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