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(FULL REPORT) Peter Svidler won the FIDE World up 2011 after drawing the 4th game of the final against Alexander Grischuk today. The grandmaster from St. Petersburg set the final score at 2.5-1.5 and clinched the title and US $120,000 first prize. Va
Sergey Volkov finished clear first at the 2nd Livigno Open. The Russian grandmaster scored 7/9 and ended above GMs Peter Michalik, Georgy Timoshenko and Dmitry Svetushkin, who scored 6.5 points.
During the final game it was enough for Volkov to draw
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
Sergey Volkov finished clear first at the 2nd Livigno Open. The Russian grandmaster scored 7/9 and ended above GMs Peter Michalik, Georgy Timoshenko and Dmitry Svetushkin, who scored 6.5 points.
During the final game it was enough for Volkov to draw
(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
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!
--> IM Yochanan Afek's Official Website
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