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Riddle: Is active defense always best?
Riddle: Is active defense always best?
It is a famous game, played between Siegbert Tarrasch and Akiba Rubenstein in 1911. It ended in a draw, and is givenas a model example for an active defence in rook endings in the books of Levenfish/Smyslov and Averbakh. However,[…]
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Created on: Apr 24, 2024 | 10:00 am
The dream becomes a reality: Gukesh’s victory in a historic event
The dream becomes a reality: Gukesh’s victory in a historic event
Records were shattered and history was made at the 2024 FIDE Candidates. Two events — open and women’s — took place simultaneously for the first time at the same hall. We saw the first brother-sister duo, R Praggnanandhaa and R[…]
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Created on: Apr 24, 2024 | 01:10 am
Leon Luke strikes again!
Leon Luke strikes again!
A couple of weeks ago Leon Mendonca turned 18. After many spectacular successes — like a 9.0/9 score in a very strong GM Open a year ago and winning the Challegers group in Wijk aan Zee — Leon just won[…]
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Created on: Apr 23, 2024 | 15:00 pm
Grivas on the Mad Rook
Grivas on the Mad Rook
During the endgame, stalemate is a resource that can enable the player with the inferior position to draw the game rather than lose. In more complex positions, stalemate is much rarer, usually taking the form of a swindle that succeeds[…]
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Created on: Apr 23, 2024 | 08:30 am
9 Things We Learned — 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament
9 Things We Learned — 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament
Seventeen-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess championship challenger after finishing half a point ahead of GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Fabiano Caruana. He’ll now play GM Ding Liren for the ...
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Created on: Apr 22, 2024 | 20:35 pm
Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points
Gukesh Youngest Ever Candidates Winner, Tan Takes Women's By 1.5 Points
After 14 rounds and over three weeks of play, 17-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju has won the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament and is the youngest player in history to win a Candidates Tournament. He will play GM Ding Liren for the world[…]
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Created on: Apr 22, 2024 | 00:50 am
Gukesh Leads Candidates Before Last Round, Tan Needs Only A Draw In Women's
Gukesh Leads Candidates Before Last Round, Tan Needs Only A Draw In Women's
17-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju has taken the sole lead of the 2024 FIDE Candidates Tournament with one round to go after exacting revenge against GM Alireza Firouzja in round 13. GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura made a draw to[…]
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Created on: Apr 21, 2024 | 00:54 am
Candidates Commentator Naroditsky Conquers Bullet Brawl
Candidates Commentator Naroditsky Conquers Bullet Brawl
GM Daniel Naroditsky secured a comprehensive victory in the 49th edition of Bullet Brawl on Saturday, scoring 276 points on his way to the $400 first prize after scoring 75.5/84. Well behind Naroditsky but still posting a commanding score of[…]
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Created on: Apr 20, 2024 | 23:19 pm
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