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Norway Chess 2016

Norway Chess 2016: Kramnik, Carlsen, Giri Win in Round 1

April 20, 2016 John Lee Shaw
The opening round of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament 2016 was played on Tuesday, 19th April. One is never quite certain how such things will go, as players can take a little time to settle in to their rhythm. However, perhaps the blitz round from the day before had fired […check it out!]
US Chess Championships 2016
US Championships 2016

US Championships 2016: The Story So Far, Rounds 1-5

April 19, 2016 John Lee Shaw
The United States Chess Championships are underway in Saint Louis. The event, which sees America’s top male and female players fighting for their respective national titles, began on April 13th and will run until the 30th. Each section is a 12-player round robin. Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, […check it out!]
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Norway Chess 2016

Norway Chess 2016 Begins with Blitz

April 19, 2016 John Lee Shaw
The 4th edition of the Norway Chess Tournament, is underway, in Stavanger, Norway. It is a round-robin event, played over 9-rounds. The event will be played under classical time controls (100 min for 40 moves + 50 min for 20 moves, + 15 min for the rest of the game […check it out!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Sergey Karjakin Wins FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016

April 13, 2016 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 13, Nakamura Beats Topalov

April 13, 2016 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 12, Karjakin and Caruana Lead, 2 Rounds Remain.

April 13, 2016 John Lee Shaw
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!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 11, Anand Beats Karjakin, Svidler Also Wins.

March 26, 2016 John Lee Shaw
The eleventh round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016, took place on Thursday 24th March. It would see quite an eventful round with two decisive games. Among them, would be Peter Svidler’s first full point of the tournament. The Russian played the black side of a Slav Defence against Levon […check it out!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 10, Caruana Catches Anand in Prepared Net

March 24, 2016 John Lee Shaw
Round 10 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016 took place on Wednesday 23rd March. Fabiano Caruana, came out obviously refreshed after the rest day and took his second win of the tournament. Following up his round eight win over Hikaru Nakamura, he took a point from former World Champion, Viswanathan […check it out!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 9, Anand Defeats Aronian, Joins Karjakin in Lead

March 23, 2016 John Lee Shaw
The ninth round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016 took place on Monday 21st March. It would be the final round before the rest day. The round would see Viswanathan Anand take his third win of the tournament, at the expense of joint-leader, Levon Aronian. The Giuoco Piano was Anand’s […check it out!]
Giri, Caruana, Aronian, Svidler, Anand, Nakamura, Topalov, Karjakin battle it out in Moscow.Official logo © http://moscow2016.fide.com/
Candidates 2016

Candidates Tournament 2016: Round 8, Caruana Wins, Joins Anand in Second

March 22, 2016 John Lee Shaw
Round 8 of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2016, took place on Sunday 20th March. A bit of a buzz was starting around the chess world, with the feeling that there had been something of a change of atmosphere, that the players were beginning to stake their claims. Would this be […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

  • Picture of chess board, king lying down, a hand moving another piece. Hot off the chess, classic game.
    Valentina Gunina vs Ju Wenjun, World Team Championships 2013
    June 27, 2019

In The Archive

  • Olympiad took place in Georgia, seeing players from 190 countries compete. The final round sees China reverse their fortunes of last year, pipping the United States of America on tie-breaks. In the Women's section, Russian nerves deprive them of a win against China and Ukraine the Gold medal. China take it!

    43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018: China Wins Double Gold!
    October 6, 2018
  • Triumphs in tie-Break to retain title

    Hikaru Nakamura Wins Tradewise Gibraltar International Chess Tournament
    February 15, 2016
  • World Chess Championship 2018 taking place in London, United Kingdom, between November 8th and 28th. Match tied at 4-4 going into the rest day as the Challenger decides not to push when holding the better side of the game.

    World Chess Championship 2018: Match Remains Level, Caruana Rejects What May Be His Best Chance Yet
    November 20, 2018
  • New York City to Host World Championship 2016
    March 7, 2016
  • Between 1939 and 1940, Paul Keres and Max Euwe played a 14-game match in the Netherlands. In game nine, Euwe would make some serious strategic errors. Keres takes advantage and plays a powerful game, which becomes known as 'the ninth' in relation to Beethoven's last symphony.

    Euwe vs Keres, Rotterdam 1940
    May 9, 2019
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