Muradian Memorials: A Tournament and a Book
I've mentioned the late Sevan Muradian (1975-2016) before, but if you don't live in the United States you may not realize his importance to us as a chess organizer. He was an amazingly energetic fellow...
I've mentioned the late Sevan Muradian (1975-2016) before, but if you don't live in the United States you may not realize his importance to us as a chess organizer. He was an amazingly energetic fellow...
Magnus Carlsen started the day two points out of first place, and heading into the last round, he had already clinched clear first with a two point lead. He steamrolled his opposition over that nine-game stretch, scoring eight and a half points.
In addition to Anna Muzychuk's protest, here's a more generalized one from Iranian ex-pat Dorsa Derakhshani, currently enriching chess in the United States. While the Saudi tournament organizers seem to be doing their best to run the tournament smoothly and treat the participants well...
In the Rapid event Viswanathan Anand beat Vladimir Fedoseev 1.5-0.5 in a bitlz tie-break to win the title. Anand...
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Well done, Viswanathan Anand! His success was a bit surprising, in that he took short draws in four of the five games. But it all worked out: he won the right game, got into a playoff, and emerged victorious.