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Carlsen frustrated by short draw in World Championship Game 4 - 4 13/11/2018
Game four of the World Chess Championship match in London was drawn after only 34 rather bloodless moves. Magnus Carlsen was visibly cross with allowing his challenger Fabiano Caruana such an easy draw with black. Carlsen switched to the English with white but seemed to be thinking even in a position that Caruana had previously […]
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Unimpressive draw in game three of the Carlsen-Caruana World Chess Championship Match - 3 12/11/2018
The 3rd game of the World Chess Championship match in London ended in a draw after 49 moves. Caruana had the white pieces against Carlsen and they repeated the Sicilian Rossolimo Variation from game 1. This time Caruana was forearmed and even though Carlsen was the first to produce a surprise with the rare 6.... […]
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4NCL 2018-19 - Games and Results 12/11/2018
The 4NCL British League takes place 10th November to 6th May 2018.
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Bundesliga 2018-19 - Games and Results 12/11/2018
The German Bundesliga takes place 10th November 2018 to 7th April 2019. This is the strongest national chess league. The league suffered a large blow this year with the very last minute withdrawal of DJK Aufwaerts Aachen. By leaving it so late it meant that there was no time to even consider a replacement, and […]
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Tata Steel India Chess 2018 - Games and Results 12/11/2018
The Tata Steel India Chess tournament takes place 9th to 14th November 2018. A three day rapid followed by a two day blitz event. Nakamura, So, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, Harikrishna, Anand, Vidit, Ganguly, Nihal Sarin (rapid) and Praggnanandhaa (blitz). 8:30am GMT start.
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Comfortable draw for Caruana with black in World Championship Game 2 - 2 10/11/2018
The second game of the World Chess Championship was not nearly as interesting as the first and left the match tied at 1-1 going into Sunday's first rest day. Magnus Carlsen chose 1.d4 and a mainline Bf4 Queen's Gambit developed. Caruana's choice of the rare 10...Rd8 worked well and produced at least equality for him […]
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ECF

2nd ECF SE Girls’ Rapidplay Championship 09/11/2018
A one-day rapidplay Championships for girls on Sunday 25th November 2018 held at Chislehurst School for Girls, Beaverwood Road, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 6HE. Open to any girl chess players below the age of 18 on the 1st September 2018. Part of the English Youth Grand Prix. Click here for more details
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RIP Eric Schiller 07/11/2018
Born 20th March 1955 in New York City – died 3rd November 2018 Eric was a player, trainer, arbiter, organiser and author. He was something...
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Hampshire Chess Association 2018 Congress 06/11/2018
Fareham, 2nd – 4th November, 2018 We have a new county champion – Matt Chapman of Fareham had to win his last game against David...
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Chess Mania – Elephant and Castle 01/11/2018
CSC is excited to announce that, in partnership with Delancey, we will be organising a chess fun day at Castle Square in Elephant and Castle...
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Arbiters’ Course 17th – 18th November 25/10/2018
… at the University of Warwick, University Road, Coventry CV4 7AL. Course Lecturer John Shaw; Assistant Lecturer Thomas Thorpe. Click here for online entry …
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RIP Derek Perks 23/10/2018
Derek W Perks – 1954-2018 Derek was the heart and soul of Mercia for four decades, and was a keen player who also represented his...
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FIDE

FIDE WCCM Game 3 review: a Missed Opportunity and Sturdy Defence 13/11/2018
A Missed Opportunity and Sturdy DefenceThe third game of the world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana ended in a draw after 49 moves. At first glance this seemed like a pacific affair, but there was plenty going on beneath the surface and in the press conference neither player was particularly satisfied with […]
FIDE WCCM Game 3: An error-free day. 13/11/2018
Game 3: An error-free day. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Score Carlsen ½ ½ ½ 1.5 Caruana ½ ½ ½ 1.5 After three games of the […]
WWCC in Khanty-Mansiysk: Round 4: Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno become the first semi-finalists 12/11/2018
Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno become the first semi-finalists of Women’s World Championship The return games of the Quarterfinals were played on November 13 in the Ugra Chess Academy. Lei Tingjie and Kateryna Lagno entered a complex Ruy Lopez position. According to the Russian, Lei surprised her in the opening, however, Black managed to obtain […]
FIDE Instagram 11/11/2018
Good news! FIDE now has an official Instagram account fide_chess. Do you want to see your own photo there? Upload your best/funny/curious chess pictures on Twitter using hashtag #mychessphoto with a couple of words about it. We will publish the best pictures in our Instagram.
FIDE Presidential Board in London 09/11/2018
FIDE Presidential Board is taking place in London on November 8-9. Board members already made several important decisions. FIDE President’s suggestion to appoint Victor Bologan for a position of FIDE Executive Director was accepted. FIDE Budget for 2019 was approved. FIDE Presidential Board Group photo
FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2018 Press Conference 09/11/2018
FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2018 was opened on November 8th with a press conference at historic London venue The College in Holborn. The world’s most prestigious chess tournament Running 12 matches, organized by FIDE and World Chess, the Championship will see Norwegian World Champion Magnus Carlsen go head to head with US challenger Fabiano […]