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Trent's Tactics - The power of Uhlmann
Trent's Tactics - The power of Uhlmann
Lawrence has prepared some stunning tactics, played by the German legend Wolfgang Uhlmann. The French Defence expert was a masterful chess player for ages, and beat Bobby Fischer in 1960, with this very opening. We continue with our journey to[…]
Aug 12, 2022 | 20:00 pm
World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Legendary 1972 World Chess Championship
World Chess Hall of Fame Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Legendary 1972 World Chess Championship
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF) pays homage to American chess phenom Bobby Fischer with the largest exhibition of its kind, 1972 Fischer/Spassky: The Match, Its Origin, and Influence", on view from August 18, 2022, through April 30, 2023.[…]
Aug 12, 2022 | 16:00 pm
Emanuel Lasker III: "Labors and Legacy - Chess, Philosophy, and Psychology"
Emanuel Lasker III: "Labors and Legacy - Chess, Philosophy, and Psychology"
Recently, the Exzelsior Verlag published the third and final volume of their huge biography of Emanuel Lasker, mathematician, philosopher, writer, and World Champion from 1894 to 1921. Richard Forster, Michael Negele and Raj Tischbierek edited the three volumes. Like its[…]
Aug 12, 2022 | 13:00 pm
Chess and digitalization
Chess and digitalization
André Hollstein is a professor for information technology and digitisation at the International University of Applied Sciences (with over 90,000 enrolled students). In a podcast for his students and for the general public he interviewe ChessBase co-founder Frederic Friedel. The[…]
Aug 11, 2022 | 08:47 am
Comebacks and Near-Perfection On Display Tuesday
Comebacks and Near-Perfection On Display Tuesday
GM Dmitry Andreikin won the late Titled Tuesday event on August 9 with a nearly perfect 10.5/11 score, after GM Alexey Sarana had staged an improbable comeback in the early tournament. GM Hikaru Nakamura rode a 9/9 start to a[…]
Aug 10, 2022 | 15:17 pm
Uzbekistan and Ukraine win Chennai Olympiad
Uzbekistan and Ukraine win Chennai Olympiad
The young Uzbekistan team has won the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, though it was 27-year-old Jakhongir Vakhidov who clinched victory against the Netherlands. Armenia missed out on tiebreaks after defeating Spain, while India 2 took bronze. The women’s event[…]
Aug 9, 2022 | 15:42 pm
Uzbekistan Wins Gold In Open; Ukraine In Women's; India Wins Gaprindashvili Cup
Uzbekistan Wins Gold In Open; Ukraine In Women's; India Wins Gaprindashvili Cup
Continuing with their good form in the event, Uzbekistan and Armenia prevailed over higher seeds Netherland and Spain respectively in the 11th and final round to tie for first-second places with 19 match points in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad,[…]
Aug 9, 2022 | 15:39 pm
Chennai Olympiad 10: Gukesh despair as Uzbekistan escape
Chennai Olympiad 10: Gukesh despair as Uzbekistan escape
Gukesh has been the star of the Chennai Olympiad and was about to beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov, move to a staggering 9.5/10, and give India 2 the co-lead before the final round. Instead he crashed to defeat, and it’s Uzbekistan who[…]
Aug 8, 2022 | 23:34 pm
Armenia, Uzbekistan Share Lead In Open; India Leads In Women's
Armenia, Uzbekistan Share Lead In Open; India Leads In Women's
The 12th-seeded Armenia defeated the sixth-seeded Azerbaijan with a convincing 3-1 victory to reach 17 match points and become the joint leaders at the end of the 10th and penultimate round of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad. Dramatic developments in...
Aug 8, 2022 | 23:01 pm
Uzbekistan Jumps To Lead In Open; Four Share Lead In Women's; Kiolbasa Advances To 9/9
Uzbekistan Jumps To Lead In Open; Four Share Lead In Women's; Kiolbasa Advances To 9/9
The 14th-seeded young Uzbekistan team with an average age of 20 prevailed over the overnight leader, 12th-seeded Armenia, by a strong 3-1 score to jump into sole lead with 16 match points at the end of the ninth round of[…]
Aug 7, 2022 | 23:37 pm
Chennai Olympiad 9: Uzbekistan & Poland take over
Chennai Olympiad 9: Uzbekistan & Poland take over
Javokhir Sindarov and Jakhongir Vakhidov grabbed the wins as Uzbekistan beat Armenia to take over as leaders of the Chennai Olympiad with two rounds to go. They face the teen stars of India 2 in Round 10 after Praggnanandhaa rescued[…]
Aug 7, 2022 | 22:22 pm
Dvorkovich re-elected FIDE President by landslide
Dvorkovich re-elected FIDE President by landslide
Arkady Dvorkovich, Russian Deputy Prime Minister from 2012-2018, has been re-elected as President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) for another four years. He defeated Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets by a landslide 157:16 vote at the FIDE General Assembly in[…]
Aug 7, 2022 | 12:14 pm
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