It's still early in Gibraltar, so for now I'm only keeping half an eye on the goings-on there. All I'm keeping track of at this point is the fate of the 2700s, and today was not a very good day for them.
I warned you! After 21 straight draws, Magnus Carlsen finally broke the string with a win over Jorden Van Foreest and then another win over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and now he's back. His confidence has been restored...
It wasn't the most thrilling round of this year's Tata Steel Chess Tournament, but with Ian Nepomniachtchi getting back into a tie for first it was a significant one. Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand entered the round tied for first...
We are pleased to announce that the 3rd FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled will be held in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA from July 9-15, 2019.
In the previous two World Junior Chess Championships...
On 19th of January 2019, the FIDE Executive Director, GM Victor Bologan in company of the FIDE International Director, GM Al-Mudahka Mohd met with the Board of the African Chess Confederation at the Laico Regency Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
In case Wijk aan Zee isn't enough to keep your interest, there's good news: the Masters tournament of the 2019 Gibraltar International Chess Festival starts tomorrow (Tuesday). Not all the top players who aren't already in WaZ are playing in Gibraltar, but it's close.
Genna Sosonko, Smyslov on the Couch (Elk & Ruby, 2018). 199 pp. Reviewed by Dennis Monokroussos.
As I've mentioned before, ChessLecture.com offers a new free video each week, available on demand for the next two weeks. (One must sign up for at least a free membership first, if you're not already a member.) Every so often it's one of my videos that's available...