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Year: 2019

Sinquefield Cup 2019

Sinquefield Cup 2019, RD 1: Anand Only Winner As Nepomniachtchi Blunders

August 18, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

Levon Aronian Wins Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

August 15, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019: Vachier-Lagrave Snatches Lead After First Day Of Blitz

August 14, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019: Vachier-Lagrave Joins Aronian At The Top Going To The Blitz

August 13, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019: Vachier Lagrave Dominates Day 2 With 3/3

August 12, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019: Aronian Starts Strongly with 3/3

August 11, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
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Dortmund 2019

Dominguez-Perez Wins Dortmund 2019

July 22, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
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Game of the Week

Navara vs Helbich, Olomouc (CZE) 1998

July 18, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
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Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019

Carlsen Defeats Ding To Retain Lead After 8 Rounds in Croatia.

July 12, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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!]
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Croatia Grand Chess Tour 2019

Carlsen Scores First Win Over Nepomniachtchi, Leads Croatia Grand Chess Tour

July 5, 2019 John Lee Shaw
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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Radoslaw Wojtaszek Wins Biel 2020

Biel 2020
August 10, 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 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

    The World Champion stamps some authority in this game, against the player many are tipping to be a future challenger and successor. The other games are drawn, Caruana leads. The Challengers group sees a 3-way tie at the top.

    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

    Fabiano outplays Vishy in the endgame to take the point, he leads with Alireza Firouzja on 5.5/8. Artemiev collapses against Carlsen, who notches up a rather comfortable point. Duda and Kovalev also win. Eljanov remains in the lead of the Challengers, which sees 4 games decided.

    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

    Tussle of the 'born in the 2000s' goes the way of the Iranian as his American opponent falters. Points also go to Caruana and van Foreest. Vishy Anand survives against Magnus Carlsen. Things largely unchanged in the Challengers as Sarin beats Saduakassova, Eljanov still at the top of the standings.

    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

    2018's World Championship rivals, are again not to be separated. Anish Giri recovers his point from round 5, at the cost of Vladislav Kovalev, while Daniil Dubov sees Vladislav Artemiev strategically wanting. The Challengers group sees 3 decided games, Eljanov leads.

    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

    Round 5 takes place away from Wijk aan Zee, at the stadium of football team, PSV Einhoven. It sees Firouzja take his 3rd win in 5 games, notching up a performance rating of 2854 so far. Xiong suffers at the hands of Anand. The Challengers group sees 6 of the 7 games decided.

    Tata Steel 2020, Rd 5: Firouzja Wins Again To Share Lead With So, Anand Beats Xiong
    January 17, 2020

Annotated Game

  • Annotated Classic Game | Hot Off The Chess, www.hotoffthechess.com

    A 13-year-old Bobby Fischer gives a harsh lesson on development and King safety to an opponent twice his age.

    Byrne vs Fischer, New York 1956
    August 3, 2017

In The Archive

  • Nakamura sole winner, Anand drops the point. Adams and Topalov stop the rot.

    London Chess Classic, RD 3: So Holds Aronian, Keeps Lead
    December 13, 2016
  • Mamedyarov and Ding also victorious at the cost of Tomashevsky and Salem.

    FIDE Grand Prix, Sharjah 2017: Vachier Lagrave Wins Again in Round 2
    February 20, 2017
  • tournament still very open, just a point separates top 6

    Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 11, Anand Beats Karjakin, Svidler Also Wins.
    March 26, 2016
  • New York City to Host World Championship 2016
    March 7, 2016
  • Hungarian GM capitalises on World Champion's rare positional errors to claim victory in their first ever game

    Rapport vs Carlsen, Tata Steel 2017, Round 8.
    February 9, 2017
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