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Alexander Morozevich yesterday won the Higher League of the Russian Championship. The former world’s number 2 finished clear first with 8/11, half a point more than Artyom Timofeev and Alexander Galkin, who also qualified for the main champion
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Jun 27
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Weekly Endgame Study (224)
Jun 27
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. This week it’s the study he composed especially for the 2011 Cez Chess Festival
One of the most annoying lines these days against the Sveshnikov is 11.c4, where White gains a firm grip on the centre without giving Black a real chance to employ the dynamic play he’s looking for. However, one of the biggest experts in this f
We have just received: Bobby Fischer
For the first time ever, 100 rare and exclusive photos of Bobby Fischer, taken by star photographer Harry Benson during the historic World Chess Championship
match in Iceland in 1972, are collected in this deluxe
From his answer to the very first question on why people play chess, it was clear that Levon Aronian’s Q&A at Crestbook was going to be an entertaining read: “For pleasure, peace of mind and the moral torture of their neighbour”.&
Alexander Morozevich yesterday grabbed the lead at the Higher League of the Russian Championship. The former world’s number 2 defeated Artyom Timofeev in round 8 to reach 6 points. The first three players will qualify for the main championship
This year’s Cez Chess Trophy was a 6-game match between David Navara and Sergey Movsesian. The match was held June 13-19 in Prague and was won 3.5-2.5 by Navara. There were many side activities, including a simul by World Champion Vishy Anand,
Ruslan Ponomariov won the the Ukrainian Championship in Kiev convincingly. In his home town, the 27-year-old grandmaster scored 8.5/11 and a 2852 performance rating. Pavel Eljanov finished clear second with 7.5 points.
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The 80th Ukrainian
Sanan Sjugirov is in sole first place after 6 rounds at the ‘Higher League’ of the Russian Championship. The 18-year-old Russian grandmaster scored 5/6 and is followed by Artyom Timofeev who is the only player with 4.5 points. The tournam