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On Saturday in Clichy, France Garry Kasparov showed that he's still capable of beating today's top players in blitz. The 13th World Champion won a 2-game exhibition match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1.5-0.5. The match was part of a bigger event wh
Weekly Endgame Study (236)
Sep 21
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!
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A. Sochnev 2008
Whit
(FULL REPORT) On the third day of the World Cup finals both games ended in draws. This means that in both matches a fourth classical game will be played, and both Alexander Grischuk and Ruslan Ponomariov need to win on Monday to force tie-breaks on T
(FULL REPORT) The second game of the World Cup final between Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler ended in a rather quick draw on Saturday. In the match for 3rd and 4th place, Vassily Ivanchuk took the lead; he beat Ruslan Ponomariov with the black p
Weekly Endgame Study (236)
Sep 21
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!
--> IM Yochanan Afek's Official Website
A. Sochnev 2008
Whit
(FULL REPORT) The second game of the World Cup final between Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler ended in a rather quick draw on Saturday. In the match for 3rd and 4th place, Vassily Ivanchuk took the lead; he beat Ruslan Ponomariov with the black p
(FULL REPORT) Peter Svidler immediately took the lead in his World Cup final against Alexander Grischuk. In a Kan Sicilian, Svidler's opening set-up looked suspicious but Grischuk's time management even more: in heavy timetrouble he let a nice positi
(FULL REPORT) Peter Svidler immediately took the lead in his World Cup final against Alexander Grischuk. In a Kan Sicilian, Svidler's opening set-up looked suspicious but Grischuk's time management even more: in heavy timetrouble he let a nice positi
On 15 September the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with Mr. Rezart Taci, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Women's World Chess Championship Match. The leaders signed an agreement on Hou Yifan (CHN) - Koneru Humpy (IND) Match. FID
The 2011 World Cup winner was determined on Monday, September 19. The Russian champion Peter Svidler made a draw in the fourth game of the match against Alexander Grischuk, and won the main trophy. Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Ugra, congratulate