This began back in January of 2005, and here we are in July of 2019, 14 and a half years later. Many of my students weren't even alive when I started this blog. I have no idea as to how many posts I've written, but I've uploaded about 7500 games, and annotated around 5700 of them.
This book is a nice tribute to the late Chelyabinsk (Russia) grandmaster, Igor Kurnosov, who was killed by a car in 2013 at the age of 28. Kurnosov, who was born in 1985, became a GM in 2003 and was making gradual progress to elite ranks...
Both semi-final matches are decided before tie-breaks at the FIDE Grand Prix organized by World Chess in Riga.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eliminates Alexander Grischuk after a thrilling game, while Shakriyar Mamedyarov draws and qualifies against Wesley So.
