The fierce competition continued at the Norway Chess 2013 tournament, with three more decisive games in round 7. The heartache continued for Teimour Radjabov, as he was swept aside by Vishy Anand with the black pieces. Radjabov has also withdrawn...
Official Website Report - Bela Khotenashvili overtakes Anna Muzychuk in the lead In the tenth round of Neva Fondation Women Grand Prix Georgian player Bela Khotenashvili confidently won against Kateryna Lagno and is half a point ahead of Anna ...
Official Website Report - Muzychuk and Khotenashvili win and still lead In the ninth round of Neva Fondation Women's Grand Prix both leaders Anna Muzychuk (Slovenia) and Bela Khotenashvili (Georgia) won their games and share the first place wi...
Magnus Carlsen moved half a point closer to tournament leader Sergey Karjakin after winning his second game of the tournament in round six. Teimour Radjabov has been the victim of Magnus Carlsen's endgame grinding before, notably in the recent Ca...
Kamsky Wins Playoff to Secure 4th U.S. Championship By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 13, 2013)--The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings today in a gripping tiebreak final. After splitting a pair of rapid games, GM Gata Kamsky won $30,0...
It was a great day for the home fans in the Norway Chess 2013 super-tournament, as both Magnus Carlsen and Jon Ludvig Hammer won their fifth round games. In the first four rounds nothing had seemed to work for Magnus, but in round five the chess ...
. Krush Crowned; Kamsky, Ramirez Await Playoff By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 12, 2013) -- After four unsuccessful attempts, IM Irina Krush finally defended her U.S. Women’s Championship title today. Her draw with WGM Camilla Baginskaite ma...
Sergey Karjakin is setting the Norway Chess 2013 super-tournament on fire with a perfect score of 4 wins from 4! The latest victim was world #2 Lev Aronian, who lost horribly despite having the white pieces. Karjakin now stands 1½ points clear at...
. Krush Cruises, Kamsky Holds at U.S. Championships By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 12, 2013) -- In a day in which both leaders could have at least guaranteed themselves a spot in a first-place tiebreak, only one built a safety net. Round eight...
. Official Website Report - 4 decisive games. Muzychuk and Khotenashvili still tied for first. In the eighth round of the Neva Fondation Women Grand Prix the game between the two leaders Anna Muzychuk and Bela Khotenashvili finished in a draw ...
Sergey Karjakin still has a perfect score at the Norway Chess 2013 tournament after scoring another victory in round 3. Karjakin convincingly defeated Wang Hao to lead by a full point on 3/3 going into the first rest day on Saturday. World champ...
. Pivotal Matchups Loom in Round 8 of U.S. Championships By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 10, 2013) -- Despite missing a startling tactic, a shaken GM Gata Kamsky collected himself to hold a draw against the much lower-rated GM Alejandro Rami...
. Official Website Report Round 7 - No draws in round 7. Muzychuk and Khotenashvili lead. It’s well-known that women play uncompromising chess, and all six games were decisive in round seven of Neva Fondation Women Grand Prix in Geneva. The Bl...
. Official Report - Four leaders after six rounds Tatiana Kosintseva and Bela Khotenashvili outplayed Viktorija Cmilyte and Batchimeg Tuvshintugs respectively and joined the leading group. Kateryna Lagno and Anna Muzychuk drew their games and ...
. Ramirez Joins Chase, Abrahamyan Inches Closer By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 10, 2013) -- A pair of largely uneventful draws by the two leaders protected their respective leads, but a host of other players jockeyed for position just benea...
Sergey Karjakin is the sole leader after two rounds of the Norway Chess 2013 tournament in Stavanger. Karjakin maintained his perfect start by winning his second round game against the lowest seeded competitor Jon Ludvig Hammer. Hammer once again...
Official Report - Anna Muzychuk defeats Hou Yifan to catch Kateryna Lagno in first place. The key game of the round five was the encounter between number one and number two in the tournament Hou Yifan and Anna Muzychuk. The Slovenian player o...
The first round of the inaugural Norway Chess 2013 tournament didn't disappoint eager chess fans watching the excellent online coverage from around the world. The winner of the blitz tournament Sergey Karjakin continued where he left off, making ...
. Krush Pulls Away, Kamsky Draws at U.S. Championships By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 8, 2013) -- The push and pull of the 2013 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship continued yesterday in round five, but this time the men pulled ...
The Norway Chess 2013 super-tournament opened yesterday with a blitz competition to determine the pairings for the main event. Sergey Karjakin took first place with 6½/9 points, with Magnus Carlsen second, Vishy Anand third and Hikaru Nakamura fo...
Official Website Report Round 4: Kateryna Lagno is the sole leader The victory of Kateryna Lagno over Alexandra Kosteniuk made the Ukrainian player the sole leader in the tournament. It was a day of sacrifices as in 4 of the 6 games the player...
. Tourney Leaders Win Again at U.S. Championships By FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS (May 6, 2013) -- A pair of runaway trains kept up their furious pace in round four of the 2013 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, held at the Chess Cl...
FIDE have issued a press release to explain their decision to award the world chess championship match between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen to Chennai, India without a bidding process. The challenger Magnus Carlsen had complained in a strongl...
Magnus Carlsen has responded to FIDE's decision to award the world chess championship match between himself and Vishy Anand to the city of Chennai without a bidding process. Writing on his Facebook page, Carlsen said he was "deeply disappointed a...
