GM Hikaru Nakamura nearly swept Titled Tuesday again, tying for first place in both tournaments but only holding better tiebreaks in the late tournament. In the early tournament, he was edged out by GM Dmitry Andreikin on the tiebreaks. Nakamura and Andreikin have now won nearly half of the 28 Titled Tuesday tournaments since February … Read more
Crush the Dutch Defense as White In this video lesson, I will show you a game where a grandmaster got tricked early in the opening and got into a losing position in just 7 moves. The grandmaster also lost the game in just 14 moves! This happened in the Dutch Defense chess opening which happens … Read more
National Master Caleb Denby hates the Grob opening! Never play 1.g4! See why in this class, and learn how to punish the opponent who plays Grob's Attack. 2022.05.03 A00 Grob's attack A00 Grob, Fritz gambit CCSCSL Staff Source link
Grandmaster Romain Édouard teaches a chess class on a topic of his choice. 2022.05.03 CCSCSL Staff Source link
Oliver Reeh in ChessBase Magazine Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by internationally renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, tactics, and of course annotations by the world’s top grandmasters. ChessBase Magazine #205 Order now at the ChessBase Shop ! Available … Read more
Melkumyan wins Doeberl Cup The Doeberl Cup (photo: tournament page) is an annual tournament that has been held in Canberra, Australia, since 1963. In 2020, the tournament was suspended due to the Corona pandemic. The tournament is one of the biggest tournaments in Australia in terms of number of participants and is played over the … Read more
There were multiway ties at the top in both Titled Tuesday tournaments on April 19, but they produced two familiar winners. GM Hikaru Nakamura had the best tiebreaks of three players on 9.5/11 in the early tournament, while GM Dmitry Andreikin won out of a five-way tie in the late edition. Ultimately, it was a … Read more
Game of the Week #512 There have been no absolute top tournaments last week but we still found a strategic masterpiece by 18-year old world class Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi, who is quickly climbing the world rankings, and is now on 61st position. Against fellow countryman Grandmaster Chopra Aryan he slowly but surely built up the … Read more
Gukesh first Indian to win the La Roda Open GM D Gukesh became the first Indian player to win the La Roda International Open in 48 years. Last year, in the 47th edition, WGM Nandhidhaa had become the first female player from the South Asian country to make a podium finish. The winner of the … Read more
Sixth Batch (1F) of National Organizer Seminar scheduled to start from 18-20 Feb 2022,Kindly find the Guidelines for your ready reference . Guidelines: 1.All the participants are requested to rename your zoom id by his/her name before joining the seminar. 2.Kindly join with proper internet connection to avoid any interruption . 3.Please login at least 30 minutes before … Read more