USA favourites as Olympiad set to begin in Batumi
The 43rd Chess Olympiad starts this weekend, with 1600 players descending on Batumi, Georgia for the biggest event in chess. The surprise this year is that the defending champions USA are also the top seeds, a role held by the USSR or Russia every time they’ve played since their debut in 1952. Magnus Carlsen is missing from the Norwegian team, but Vishy Anand plays for India for the first time in 12 years. In total, a record 336 teams are registered for the 11-round open and women’s tournaments that begin on Monday.
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Sinquefield Cup 2: Magnus grinds out Karjakin win
Magnus Carlsen joined Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Levon Aronian in the Sinquefield Cup lead after winning an 88-move, near 7-hour marathon against Sergey Karjakin in Round 2. Magnus ramped up the pressure in what initially looked l...
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Sinquefield Cup, 1: Aronian & Mamedyarov lead
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is up to world no. 2 after smoothly outplaying Wesley So on the first day of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. Levon Aronian achieved the lesser goal of re-entering the Top 10, admitting his poor year s...
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Magnus is back as the 2018 Sinquefield Cup begins
World Champion Magnus Carlsen will play Black against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave today as the 2018 Sinquefield Cup starts in St. Louis. The Norwegian had already made it to the city for the Ultimate Moves exhibition, where the emphas...
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Jan's Opening Clinic 21: Part 2
In Episode 2 of Season 21 of Jan's Opening Clinic our openings guru answers your questions on a wide range of chess openings that include the Sicilian (the Najdorf and Rossolimo), the Ruy Lopez (systems with g6 and the Anti-Marshall...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 5: Nakamura does it again
Hikaru Nakamura has followed up victory in Paris by winning the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz and almost guaranteeing himself a place in the Grand Chess Tour final in London. He did it with victory in the penultimate round over Shakh...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 4: MVL closes the gap
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov banged the table in frustration after a blunder in a winning position gifted Hikaru Nakamura a win that meant the players go into the final day of blitz still locked together in first place. Fabiano Caruana a...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 3: Shak & Naka lead after rapid
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Hikaru Nakamura are tied for first after the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz. They took advantage of a Fabiano Caruana meltdown in the first game of the day against Leinier Dominguez to ca...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 2: Mistakes were made
Fabiano Caruana maintained his two-point lead in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz after scoring three draws on a day featuring huge swings in many of the games. Vishy Anand, Wesley So and Levon Aronian all lost winning positions, wh...
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St. Louis R&B, Day 1: Fabulous Fabi
“It couldn’t have gone better” was Fabiano Caruana’s take on two brilliant attacks and one tense battle that saw him finish Day 1 of the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz on a perfect score, two points clear of the field. Maxime Vachier-Lag...
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Carlsen-Caruana the focus as St. Louis show begins
Fabiano Caruana heads an all-star line-up as the 3rd stage of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour is about to start in St. Louis. All the players but Leinier Dominguez will be staying in the city for the Sinquefield Cup, where Magnus Carls...
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