Nine-year-old chess player, Shreyas Royal, has just finished playing in the 2018 British Chess Championships in Hull. His final score of 5.5/9 in the ‘Open’ section, (just two points behind the winner), is not to be sniffed at. This is especially so, when we consider the fact that young Shreyas, […check it out!]
When it comes to online chess event coverage, it seems that commentary, webcams, confessional booths and engine analysis, just doesn’t cut it any more. Not according to World Chess, anyway. An article in the Daily Telegraph, reports that FIDE’s broadcasting partner also has plans to begin asking players to wear biometrics […check it out!]
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!]
Magnus Carlsen’s challenger for the World Chess Championship may not be known yet, but the venue is. Organisers, AGON, have announced that the event will be held in New York City. This was of course the location that FIDE aspired to for a while, now, but when their President, Kirsan […check it out!]
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