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Third win in a row for Mamedyarov gives him a one point lead in the Superbet Classic after 7 rounds - 7 12/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov beat a struggling Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces in round 7 of the Superbet Classic, this was his third straight win and due to the defeat of Alexander Grischuk it meant that he holds a one point lead with only a couple of rounds to go. Mamedyarov was rewarded for his enterprising […]
Mark Crowther
FIDE Chess.com 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship 2021 - Games and Results 12/06/2021
The finals of the FIDE Chess.com 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship take place 12th June to 3rd July 2021. This final stage has 8 invitees and 8 qualifiers established in events that took place 28th May to June 6th. Players: Humpy Koneru, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Kateryna Lagno, Valentina Gunina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Harika Dronavalli, Antoaneta Stefanova, Deysi […]
Mark Crowther
Mamedyarov and Grischuk lead the Superbet Classic with 4 points from 6 games - 6 11/06/2021
The sixth round of the Superbet Chess Classic saw wins for two of the three leaders. Alexander Grischuk took advantage of a mistake by Constantin Lupulescu while they were still in theory. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov beat Levon Aronian in a pretty well known line where Aronian went wrong pretty fast after Mamedyarov's novelty. The third leader […]
Mark Crowther
Gelfand Challenge 2021 - Games and Results 10/06/2021
The Gelfand Challenge is the second rapid event of the Baer Challengers Chess Tour played on the Chess24 servers. This 20 player round robin has some of the best young players competing. The time control is 10 minutes plus a 5-second increment. Players: Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Sarin Nihal, R Praggnanandhaa, Awonder Liang, Vincent Keymer, D Gukesh, […]
Mark Crowther
Mamedyarov joins So and Grischuk in the lead of the Superbet Classic after 5 rounds - 5 09/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was the only winner in the fifth round of the Superbet Classic in Bucharest. He joined Wesley So and Alexander Grischuk in the lead on 3/5 after winning the final game to finish, the remaining games were drawn. There is a rest day on Thursday and the sixth round takes place on Friday. […]
Mark Crowther
Wesley So and Grischuk take the lead after beating the previous leaders of the Superbet Chess Classic - 4 08/06/2021
It was all change at the top of the leader board as Wesley So defeated Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Grischuk beat Bogdan-Daniel Deac in the fourth round of the Superbet Chess Classic. So and Grischuk thus took the lead on 2.5/4 have both had quiet starts to the event. Both Wesley So and Caruana were […]
Mark Crowther

ECF

Online County Championships this summer 08/06/2021
Season 2 sees a streamlined format, with qualifying Swiss team tournaments for each of the Semi-Finals/Finals of the three Championships- Open, Minor Open 1900 (maximum...
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Announcement of election of Direct Members’ Representatives 02/06/2021
Direct Members are invited to apply to be Direct Members’ Representatives. The term of office of current holders expires on 31 July 2020 but current...
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CHECKMATE COVID – The Rematch, this weekend! 02/06/2021
Running from 5.00pm on Saturday June 5th to 5.00pm on Sunday June 6th (BST). This event is once more in aid of the British Red...
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FIDE Queens Festival (Global Women’s Online Chess Challenge) 01/06/2021
The Queens’ Festival European Online Blitz Qualifier begins on June 19th. Here’s a link to the website for the event, which gives more information — https://queensfestival.fide.com/...
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ECF Chess for All Festival / Covid Rematch 25/05/2021
The ECF Chess for All Festival will take place from this Sunday (30th May) to Friday 4th June, and will include coaching sessions, simuls and...
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British Junior Rapid & Blitz Championship 24/05/2021
The British Junior Rapid & Blitz Championship will take place on 13th-14th November at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes. In addition to the titles of...
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Chessbase

Superbet Classic: Aronian beats Deac [Express report] 13/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov kept his 1-point lead going into the last round of the Superbet Chess Classic, as in the only decisive game of Sunday’s round Levon Aronian got the better of Bogdan-Daniel Deac. Mamedyarov signed a quick draw in his game against Anish Giri, while Alexander Grischuk vs Fabiano Caruana was an exciting encounter in […]
Gelfand Challenge - Gukesh wins! 13/06/2021
An amazingly close race in the last rounds of the Gelfand Challenge saw Gukesh finally coming out on top, as he ended up with as many points as Praggnanandhaa but had a better tiebreaker score. Vincent Keymer, who was the sole leader after 15 rounds, finished in sole third place, a half point behind the […]
Understanding before Moving 30: To exchange or not to exchange (2) 13/06/2021
Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 31st instalment of his ChessBase show "Understanding before Moving", Herman continues to talk about the right exchange. | Photo: Tommy Grooten
Superbet: Mamedyarov in the sole lead 13/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the sole leader at the Superbet Chess Classic after an eventful seventh round in Bucharest. The Azerbaijani beat Fabiano Caruana with black while former co-leader Alexander Grischuk was defeated by Levon Aronian. The third decisive game of the day saw Anish Giri getting a full point in his encounter against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. […]
Kasparov and Anand to play in Croatian leg of the Grand Chess Tour 12/06/2021
The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has confirmed the field for the Croatia Grand Chess Tour leg that will include four full tour participants and seven wildcards. With legendary World Champions Garry Kasparov and Vishy Anand as well as the World Championship title challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia the Croatia Grand Chess Tour promises to be […]
Gelfand Challenge: Pragg is back 12/06/2021
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, who came from winning the first event of the Julius Baer Challengers Tour, did not have a strong first day in the Gelfand Challenge. However, an impressive streak of five straight wins on day 2 prompted him to the top of the standings, as he is currently sharing the lead on 8/10 points […]

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Announcing the Katara Bullet Championship 2021 with World Champion Magnus Carlsen 12/06/2021
The world's best bullet players gather to see who comes out on top. It is with great pleasure that we announce the return of the Katara Bullet Championship in 2021 and the participation of World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Last year's event was a great success that saw Magnus win the finals against GM Daniel Naroditsky […]
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You Don't Get to Know Who Won the Titled Arena, Sorry. 06/06/2021
Only users who have verified their identity and title may play in Lichess Titled Arenas. They are not, however, required to identify themselves to the public, and if asked, Lichess will dutifully keep their identity secret, regardless of its effect on winner-announcing blog posts. Revealing a user's identity who hasn't consented to it is not […]
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Naroditsky Wins Third Titled Arena 24/05/2021
GM Daniel Naroditsky won his third Titled Arena on Saturday by a comfortable 21 point margin. Second place was GM Sergei Zhigalko, and Third was IM Thomas Beerdsen. The games were quite close among the top trio. Naroditsky scored 2/4 vs. Zhigalko and 2/3 versus Beerdsen, but performed much better against the lower end of […]
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Aleksei Sarana Wins His First Titled Arena. 10/05/2021
GM Aleksei Sarana won his first Titled Arena on Saturday, finishing a comfortable 14 points ahead of the field. Second Place was taken by IM Minh Le, a Titled Arena mainstay. Third place was GM Zhamsaran Tsydypov. Of note was the differing Berserk strategies employed. Sarana didn’t berserk once in 48 games, including one where […]
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Candidates over as the Candidate is found: Round 13 report 26/04/2021
Ian Nepomniachtchi secured a World Championship match with Magnus Carlsen in November on Monday with a draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. His closest competitor Anish Giri lost versus Alexander Grischuk to fall a full point behind going into the last round. Nepomniachtchi has already clinched the tiebreaker with Giri, therefore tomorrow's games can have no effect […]
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Titled Arena Announcement(s) 25/04/2021
Announcing our schedule for upcoming Titled Arenas!We're pleased to announce a schedule for our upcoming Titled Arenas! All events will be preceded by a warm-up arena open to all players with a minimum of 20 rated games in the relevant time control and variant. Prizes unless otherwise stated: 1. $ 500, 2. $ 250, 3. […]
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Chess24

Superbet Chess Classic 7: Shakh strikes again 13/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov took down world no. 2 Fabiano Caruana on the bloodiest day yet in Bucharest. Shakh’s 3rd win in a row took him up to world no. 5 on the live rating list and also gave him a 1-point lead going into the final two rounds after co-leader Alexander Grischuk collapsed in time trouble […]
Gelfand Challenge Day 3: Keymer leads race 13/06/2021
German GM Vincent Keymer took clear lead of the world’s next-generation talent Saturday, scoring 5/5 in a wildly decisive penultimate day of the Gelfand Challenge. The 16-year-old’s run was part of one stretch of action in the rapid 10+5 event that saw just three draws across 40 games, including Saturday’s penultimate Round 14 that produced […]
Superbet Chess Classic 6: Grischuk & Mamedyarov extend lead 12/06/2021
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov beat Levon Aronian in Round 6 of the Superbet Chess Classic in a game where Levon had just 7 minutes less than he started with but a dead lost position by move 22. That saw Shakh move to +2, where he was joined by Alexander Grischuk, who was also winning right out of […]
Gelfand Challenge Day 2: Perfect Pragg joins Abdusattorov in halfway lead 12/06/2021
Indian star GM Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has blasted into the lead of the Gelfand Challenge, scoring a perfect 5/5 on Friday in the second event of the Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour. Now at the tournament’s halfway point, Pragg is tied for the lead at 8/10 with Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who was one of several […]
Gelfand Challenge Day 1: Awonder’s stunning start 11/06/2021
American phenom GM Awonder Liang shone with a perfect start in the Gelfand Challenge, racing out to a 5-0 score and leading the pack of 20 of the world’s best young chess talents. The second event of the $100,000 Julius Baer Challengers Chess Tour kicked off with high-paced action right out of its gates, seeing […]
Magnus Carlsen plays the 2021 World Cup 10/06/2021
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen will play the FIDE World Cup that starts in Sochi, Russia on July 12th, though as one of the Top 50 seeds he’ll join from Round 2 on July 15th. Magnus last played in the 2017 World Cup, when he overpressed and got knocked out by Bu Xiangzhi in Round […]

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How to Train Pattern Recognition and Calculation Skills 11/06/2021
Everyone knows how important it is to be good at tactical play. It helps to find beautiful combinations and avoiding blunders. Apart from that, excelling at tactics often helps compensate for other chess weaknesses. When you have a bad position, you can exploit the opponent’s tactical inaccuracies to eventually come up on top. Contrariwise, if […]
Jesus Gonzalez
10 Reasons to Play the Queen’s Gambit Declined 01/06/2021
The Queen’s Gambit Declined is one of the most classical and solid chess openings. It starts with the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 when Black strengthens the center with a pawn and prepares the development of the kingside. Later, Black can opt for different schemes of development but all of them promise stability and safety. […]
Yury Markushin
Mikhail Tal Attacking Secrets with GM Marian Petrov [TCW Academy] 01/06/2021
Mikhail Tal’s style of playing was maniacal, but there was a method to the madness. Many of his tactical combinations were unsound, but they worked in his hands! The psychological pressure that he created on his opponents, his brilliant feel for the initiative, and his ability to maintain the momentum, threats after threats, with insane […]
Yury Markushin
The Nimzowitsch Defense with FM Zaur Tekeyev [TCW Academy] 01/06/2021
The Nimzowitsch Defense packs a punch of surprise right in the opening but has also got a misplaced knight on c6 in most cases. If you play Black ever in your chess games and your opening needs to have a shock value, this is for you. Especially if it is a game with faster time […]
Yury Markushin
10 Reasons to Play Owen’s Defense 28/05/2021
Owen’s Defense starts with the moves 1.e4 b6 or 1.e4 e6 2.d4 b6 when Black is going to fianchetto the light-squared bishop. This is a bit slow and allows White to occupy the center but Black is hoping to attack it later with pieces and pawns. This system is not going to equalize any quickly, […]
Jesus Gonzalez
Fried Liver Attack: The Complete Guide 25/05/2021
The Fried Liver Attack is one of the oldest and at the same time most popular opening lines at the beginner level. You can see it played even by grandmasters sometimes but usually experienced players tend to avoid it as Black. Of course, it is not only because the Fried Liver Attack sounds scary (friendly […]
Jesus Gonzalez

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