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Where (in New York) did they live?

Chess News Jul 23, 2019 | 11:47 P

Today, in the times of data gathering, data security and strict privacy rules, it is hard to imagine but in the 1960s chess yearbooks could and did publish the addresses of famous chess players. Which now allows you to virtually visit the houses in which Fischer, Fine, Denker and other chess players had lived in New York in 1966. | Photo: World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis

A harmonious couple

Chess News Jul 23, 2019 | 11:00 P

Mating attacks are always possible, even in the endgame with only a few pieces left on the board.

Mamedyarov wins the first game of the Riga Grand Prix final

World Chess Federation - FIDE Jul 23, 2019 | 00:06 P

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov stuns Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with a powerful game at the FIDE Grand Prix organized by World Chess in Riga. The French finds himself in a critical must-win situation for the second final game on Tuesday. The FIDE Grand Prix is back to the stage of the National Library in Riga after a break on the weekend. Both finalists had granted themselves an additional free day on Saturday by winning their respective semi-final matches without the need of a tie-break. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov deservedly earned their place in the final. The French qualified in all his matches in convincing manner without ever needing a tie-break. The Azeri won two matches in the classical games and only needed to go to extra time in the second round. Mamedyarov’s first move 1.d4 was made symbolically by Andis Šteinmanis, General Manager at Kaspersky in Baltic. The cybersecurity company has been a partner of World Chess and the Grand Prix Series since 2017. Mr. Šteinmanis stayed for a long time after the start to follow the action and was keen on listening to the commentary of experts on site. As expected, the game started with Vachier-Lagrave’s favourite Grunfeld opening. Mamedyarov followed the[…]

Riga GP Final: Mamedyarov's tour de force

Chess News Jul 22, 2019 | 22:35 P

Game one of the FIDE Grand Prix final in Riga finished surprisingly quickly, as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took down Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from the white side of a Grünfeld Defence in 28 moves. The second classical game of the finals will be played on Tuesday, July 23rd, starting at 12:00 UTC (14:00 CEST, 8:00 AM EDT), with Vachier-Lagrave in need of a win to take the match-up to tiebreaks. | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

52nd Biel Chess Festival 2019 - Games and Results

The Week in Chess Jul 22, 2019 | 15:50 P

The 52nd Biel Chess Festival takes place 20th to 31st July 2019. The format is little different this year with 8 players competing in all-play-all events over rapid, classical and blitz time controls for a combined total.Players: Shankland, Vidit, Cori, Leko, Maghsoodloo, Abdusattorov, Bogner and Georgiadis.

World Junior Chess Championship for Disabled wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition

World Chess Federation - FIDE Jul 22, 2019 | 12:22 P

Finding strength with our moves. Supporting equality in sports. By Event Press Officer and Photographer: Dora L Martinez | dora@lensethics.org (L) FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) wins the World Junior Champion Title for Players with Disabilities. | (R) CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) wins 2nd Place. | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition! It’s been one week since the event wrapped up and the typical Press Release with results, a few pictures and a short recap of the event cannot do it justice. Getting to know the players, the families, supporters and the amazing staff and volunteers that helped make this event happen was an amazing experience. The event attracted media coverage from CNN, whose “The Good Stuff” documentary coverage will air later this month, sign up to receive updates regarding this CNN series at www.cnn.com/specials/us/the-good-stuff. During the event, Kien Lam also filmed his documentary which focuses on chess player Dariia Kudainazarova (Kyrgyzstan); we will provide his documentary release date when further details become available. Learn more about Kien on his blog https://whereandwander.com and at this CNN link: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/plane-wingwalker-washington. Media outlets have covered the event in English, Spanish,[…]

FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversary

World Chess Federation - FIDE Jul 20, 2019 | 13:11 P

FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversaryToday, July 20th, is the 95th anniversary of the founding of FIDE, during the 8th Summer Olympics Games in Paris, 1924. Traditionally, since it was proposed by UNESCO in 1966, this date not only marks the anniversary of our organization, but also the International Chess Day. Ours is the only sport which has a special worldwide celebration day dedicated to it, showing that chess is a unique game that unites people over the globe.This year, to celebrate International Chess Day, we launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #InternationalChessDay.

47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2019 - Games and Results

The Week in Chess Jul 13, 2019 | 21:24 P

The 47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place Sat 13th to Sun 21st July 2019.Players: Wojtaszek, Radjabov, Nepomniachtchi,Dominguez Perez, Rapport, Nisipeanu,Fridman and Kulaots. Leinier Dominguez Perez won with 4.5/7.

TCEC S16 starts Sunday July 14th at 15:00 CEST

Chessdom Jul 13, 2019 | 15:24 P

Season 16 of the Top Chess Engine Championship starts this Sunday July 14th at 15:00 CEST. A total of 18 engines will battle for six promotion spots in the newly formed Qualification Division. Among them are three Neural Networks – ScorpioNN, ChessFighterNN, and Stoofvlees. Their main competitors are the seasoned engines Rodent, Wasp, chess22k, and [...]

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 - Games and Results

The Week in Chess Jul 12, 2019 | 13:35 P

The Riga FIDE Grand Prix takes place Fri 12th to Thu 25th July 2019. This 16 player KO is based on the FIDE World Cup format. Players: Sergey Karjakin,Anish Giri,Wesley So,Pentala Harikrishna,Peter Svidler,Jan-Krzysztof Duda,Shakhriyar Mamedyarov,Daniil Dubov,Nikita Vitiugov,Alexander Grischuk,Levon Aronian,Yu Yangyi,Hikaru Nakamura,Veselin Topalov,Maxime Vachier-Lagrave andDavid Navara.I will have updates every day after play finishes.

TCEC Season 16 – information and participants

Chessdom Jul 3, 2019 | 16:28 P

TCEC Season 16 is going to start Sunday July 14th at 15:00 CEST with the participation of the strongest computer chess software. For the first time ever a Neural Network – Leela Chess Zero aka Lc0 – will defend both a league title and a Cup title. TCEC Season 16 will feature a new format. [...]

TCEC15: the 15th Top Chess Engine Championship

Chessdom Jun 23, 2019 | 03:46 P

Written by Guy Haworth and Nelson Hernandez Reading, UK and Maryland, USA Corresponding author: g.haworth@reading.ac.uk This is the latest in our series of analytical articles on past TCEC events. The main text can be read below on this webpage, and at the bottom you will find a link to the full layouted article in pdf [...]

World Blitz Championships LIVE!

Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information Dec 30, 2018 | 13:59 P

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PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championships LIVE with 40 GMs!

Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information Dec 29, 2018 | 17:00 P

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World Rapid Championships LIVE!

Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information Dec 27, 2018 | 13:59 P

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