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FIDE World Cup: Xiong knocks out Giri

Chess News Sep 19, 2019 | 06:35 P

Eight players reached round four of the FIDE World Cup after Wednesday's tiebreaks. The biggest surprise was given by Jeffery Xiong, who knocked out second seed Anish Giri in the 10'+10" rapid phase. The other underdog to go through was Le Quang Liem, who eliminated Vladislav Artemiev. Ding Liren, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Leinier Dominguez, Yu Yangyi and Peter Svidler also went through. GM DANNY KING recapped the action of the play-offs. | Photo: FIDE

World Cup: Round 3 completed in Khanty-Mansiysk

International Chess Federation - FIDE Sep 18, 2019 | 23:39 P

The Round 3 tiebreaks were played on September 18.Three matches were decided in rapid games. Peter Svidler (Russia) proved his strength by stopping Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Germany). In the first game, the Russian GM had no particular problems equalizing with black, whereas in the second encounter he seamlessly carried out a pawn-roller on the queenside."I can't say that this World Cup goes that smooth for me, but I am still participating in it, which can’t be considered anything but positive," commented Svidler, who won this competition in 2011 and was very close to the second title in 2015.Ding Liren (China) won both games against Alireza Firouzja (Iran). First, the Chinese GM demonstrated an excellent technique in a drawish rook endgame, and then refuted Alireza’s attempts to get something going in a clinical fashion. Yu Yangyi (China) beat his compatriot Wei Yi.Other matches took more time.The 18-year-old American Jeffrey Xiong sensationally defeated the second seed player of the tournament, Anish Giri (Netherlands). The match was a very exciting affair, with Xiong narrowly escaping on a couple of occasions. Finally, after several fighting draws Jeffrey won the second 10-minute game and the match. The young American was very humble after his triumph: “In[…]

Game of the Week: Alekseenko vs Harikrishna

Chess News Sep 18, 2019 | 21:00 P

P. Harikrishna is again the focus of IM Merijn van Delft for his live game of the week, this time from the ongoing World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. The show is free to watch, and available on-demand for ChessBase Premium account holders (but FREE for a limited time!). To chat, please visit videos.chessbase.com/live or login via Playchess for Windows. Merijn is live this week starting at 18:00 UTC (20:00 CEST / 2 PM EDT). | Photo (Alekseenko): Lars OA Hedlund

Women's Grand Prix Skolkovo - Round 7 LIVE

Chess News Sep 18, 2019 | 16:45 P

The 2019-2020 FIDE Women's Grand Prix, part of the Women's World Championship cycle, was inaugurated on Tuesday in Skolkovo, a business centre in Moscow also known as the Russian Silicon Valley. Twelve players are competing in the first of four single round-robin events that will grant two spots at the next Women's Candidates Tournament. |Photo: Official site

World Cup: Eight players advanced to the Round 4

International Chess Federation - FIDE Sep 17, 2019 | 22:34 P

The return games of round 3 of the FIDE World Cup were played on September 17. None of the players who had lost in the first game managed to level the score today.The tournament’s sensation Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) defeated the higher-rated Pentala Harikrishna (India) for the second time in a row. The Indian GM sacrificed the knight for two black central paws transposing into an unbalanced position that very well suited his aggressive agenda. However, in the ensuing complications, Kirill was up to the challenge. The Russian GM timely sacrificed an exchange and got excellent compensation in the form of two bishops and the advanced pawn on c3. One inaccuracy from Pentala shortly thereafter was enough to dash his hopes to advance into the next round.Alexander Grischuk (Russia) also won both games against Xu Xiangyu (China). In their second encounter, he obtained a very comfortable position with substantial space advantage and gradually strangulated his opponent.Levon Aronian scored a very important victory over Maxim Matlakov that paved his way into the fourth round. As the Armenian GM pointed out in his post-game interview, Maxim committed a blunder with 17.Nh5, most likely missing that after 18.d5 Nb8 19.Rxe5 Nd7 Black’s knight quickly[…]

25 Years of The Week in Chess - 25

The Week in Chess Sep 17, 2019 | 13:24 P

I am celebrating the 25th Anniversary of The Week in Chess. The first issue appeared on Saturday 17th September 1994 and was posted to the newsgroup rec.games.chess. In the article below I talk about the anniversary, thanking a few of the many people who have helped over the years and list all the issues so far. I would also like you to consider donating if you find the work I do useful to you. Donations have been a key part of supporting the website. I'm very pleased - and amazed - to have made it to 25 years. I have the appetite to continue on and develop for at least a few more years yet. There is also a nice article about the anniversary by Peter Doggers on chess.com.

Ju Wenjun emerges sole leader at the Women's Grand Prix

International Chess Federation - FIDE Sep 17, 2019 | 02:58 P

The game between Ju Wenjun (2576) Alina Kashlinskaya (2487) was a French Winawer with 7. Qg4 Kf8. The World Champion wasted no time on launching the attack on the kingside, as it is the standard plan in this variation. Alina looked for counterplay on the queenside, grabbed two pawns, and tried to create some threats, but in the end, she had to sacrifice her queen for minor pieces. It was an ingenious try, but the main problem for the Russian player was that her h8 rook was trapped for most of the game and came into play when it was already too late. Ju Wenjun played the attack with precision and scored a point that takes her to the top of the table.Valentina Gunina (2502) drops from the co-leadership, after losing against Elisabeth Paethz (2479). Gunina run into the home preparation of Paehtz in the Two Knights Variation of the Caro-Kann Defense, where the German IM sacrificed a pawn on move 11 in order to open lines. When Valentina was starting to be short of time, Paehtz added more fuel to the fire with an exchange sacrifice that, even if not completely correct according to the engines, it was a[…]

St Louis Fall Chess Classic 2019 - Games and Results

The Week in Chess Sep 11, 2019 | 19:55 P

The St Louis Fall Chess Classic consists of two 10 player Round Robin events. In the A Group the players are: Dariusz Swiercz, Hrant Melkumyan, Aleksandr Lenderman, Alexander Ipatov, Vasif Durarbayli, Jorden Van Foreest, Varuzhan Akobian, Ilia Smirin, Olexandr Bortnyk and Ray Robson.

Skolkovo Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2019 - Games and Results

The Week in Chess Sep 11, 2019 | 19:51 P

The Skolkovo Women's FIDE Grand Prix takes place Tue 10th Sep to Mon 23rd Sep 2019 in Skolkovo in Moscow. It is the first of four Women's Grand Prix events. 16 players compete in the series. 12 players compete in each of the four round robin events. Players: Dronavalli Harika, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Pia Cramling, Humpy Koneru, Valentina Gunina, Kateryna Lagno, Elisabeth Paehtz, Wenjun Ju, Antoaneta Stefanova, Alina Kashlinskaya, Marie Sebag, Anna Muzychuk, Mariya Muzychuk, Nana Dzagnidze and Xue Zhao.

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 [...]

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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