by scribe | Sep 11, 2017 | current news, people, ruminations, tournaments
The 2017 World Cup fashion show… er, chess tournament… has now finished three rounds, and the upsets continue! Fabiano Caruana went down to defeat at the hands of Evgeny Najer, and both Levon Aronian and Anish Giri lost games to their lower-rated opponents...
by scribe | Apr 1, 2013 | current news, ruminations, tournaments
Ordinarily, if you asked me which I would enjoy more, playing in a chess tournament or staying at home and watching a chess tournament on the Internet, I would say, “Playing in a chess tournament.” It’s a complete no-brainer. I’d rather be a...
by scribe | Mar 26, 2013 | current news, tournaments
Round 9 of the Candidates Tournament turned out to be a very important one. This was the round when the seemingly inevitable happened: Magnus Carlsen moved into sole possession of first place. However, he did it in a way you might not have expected. He had to defend a...
by scribe | Nov 23, 2011 | current news, games, literature
Your game is featured on chessgames.com as the Game of the Day! Thanks to Matt Hayes for spotting this! (He’s the one who drew the circle in the screen capture, not me.) I’ve been wondering when, if ever, chessgames.com would get around to putting...
