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Controversy, Few Surprises In Women's World Champs Round 1

IM JovankaHouska 4 hrs ago

Even before a single move had been played over the chessboard, the 2017 women’s world championship knockout is riddled in controversy. Originally, the world championship was scheduled to be held at the end of the 2016 but with no bidders in sight and afraid that the event would be cancelled, FIDE made the decision at the Baku Olympiad to award the event to Tehran, Iran. While Iran is a country rich in chess history, where chess currently enjoys...

Carlsen Wants Revenge: PRO Chess Week 6

FM MikeKlein 1 day ago

World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen has won many major events Chess.com has organized. Last year he won the Blitz Battle Championship, then just last week he shared first in his first-ever appearance in Titled Tuesday. He also crushed most Chess.com members in a simul in 2014. Sure, he's never won a prize for best streamer, but other that that, the Professional Rapid Online (PRO) Chess League is clearly the next crown he's after. Last week, his opening foray into the league, he "only" had three...

Carlsen Checkmates!

GM Gserper 2 days ago

The most shocking chess episode of the year that everyone is talking about happened in the Tata Steel super tournament. Indeed how often does the world chess champion miss a checkmate in three, when he has plenty of time to think on his moves? There are two curious things about this game. First of all, the final very rare endgame reminds me of another very famous game that lasted 215 moves. That is most probably the longest game ever played by two super grandmasters! Also the...

Hammer's Highlights: Underpromotion Mate

GM SultanOfKings 1 day ago

Jon Ludvig Hammer looks at his game against Artur Neikans from the Pro Chess League. It was nominated as game of the week—and we can understand why: It was full of action! Hammer takes us through important strategy in the opening: pawn structure and how we can use changes in pawn structure to create open files and weak squares.

ChessCenter: Hou Yifan Throws A Game?

ChessCenter 3 days ago

Did Hou Yifan lose a game on purpose? The ChessCenter team gives you the full story. Plus Magnus Carlsen and some of the world's top grandmasters play in an exciting array of Chess.com events you don't want to miss.

Caruana Holds Carlsen, As ChessBrahs Win In PRO Chess Week 5

NM SamCopeland 2 days ago

In an action-packed day for fans of online chess, GMs Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and numerous other grandmasters competed for the glory of their teams in the interdivisional week of the Professional Rapid Online (PRO) Chess League. This week, play took place on Saturday as teams competed outside of their divisions against teams from distant locales. Undoubtedly, the biggest matches of the day were the Norway Gnomes (GMs Magnus...

Chess Cyborg: Chess Teachers And Chess Books

IM Silman 5 days ago

This article is a bit different in that I’ve written about chess books and I’ve written about chess coaches, but I’ve never blended the two together. In doing so, I will show you how your chess teachers can turn your chess books into instructive gold. When chess players decide to get a chess teacher, it’s a big deal. By seeking help, they are making it clear that they wish to improve and learn, and they understand that to accomplish this it will cost them time and money. But...

Women's World Championship Takes Off Saturday

PeterDoggers 4 days ago

The 2017 Women's World Championship will start tomorrow in Tehran, Iran. Among the 64 participants are former world champions Alexandra Kosteniuk, Anna Ushenina, Antoaneta Stefanova and Zhu Chen. The top seed is world number two Ju Wenjun. We're a day away from an important tournament that's been controversial from the moment it was announced. This year's world championship for women will be held in Iran. Hence, the participants will be forced to wear hijabs. Because...

Gibraltar Thief

JoseDiaz 8 days ago

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