Nicholas Lanier (1954 – 2019)
RIP
Very sad news for the Portuguese chess community. Nicholas Lanier was a friend to everyone. Organizer, player, book seller and jack of all trades, … Read the rest
Category: News
Bangkok Chess Club Open
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Ian Rogers writes that the 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open got underway this past weekend and has a near record participation, including … Read the rest
Skopje Rd_1. Nerves rule the day!
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Round 1 was played today and there were some real surprises! A number of much higher rated players went down in flames … Read the rest
Wang Hao wins HD_Bank Tournament
Dvorkovich attends closing ceremony
Congratulations to the chinese superstar Wang Hao for finishing clear first in this year’s HB_Bank International. Wang scored 7.5 points from … Read the rest
Winning chess made easy!
Winning In Style
Ha, ha! Very cute! But of course I am talking about playing fair and still winning! Below is a nice Shirov game … Read the rest
St.Louis Spring Classic underway
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Now a regular feature in St.Louis chess, the Spring Classic consists of 2 round robbins of 10 players each. The top tournament … Read the rest
Bundesliga produces another gem!
Navara Crushes Salgado’s Spanish in 24
Yet one more theoretical duel from this weekend’s Bundesliga encounter in Berlin has produced another beautiful wipe out. This … Read the rest
Kulaots wins Aeroflot! 2900 Performance
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Estonian grandmaster Kaido Kulaots, 42 years old, scored a magnificent 7 points from 9 games to clinch a … Read the rest
Modern Perspectives on Chess & Education
Fool’s Gold?
Following up on Saturday’s blog article with the same title, I continue with three distinct perspectives on Chess and Education. All from the … Read the rest
Friday Coffee, FIDE & Potpourri
Dark Coffee
How are you today? In preparing material for today’s ‘Coffee’ blog I reviewed some of the latest (boring) news, (boring) scientific studies and … Read the rest
2019 Marcel Duchamp International
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From the 9th to 16th of this month in Montevideo, Uruguay. A 9-round Swiss Open, with time control of 90 minutes (plus … Read the rest
Roberto Molina wins Brazil Championship!
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Congratulations to IM Roberto Molina for defeating GM Mekhitarian 3½ to 2½ in the Finals to take the … Read the rest
85th Brazil Championship !
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This year’s championship is taking place in Natal, between the 29th of January and the 7th of February. An interesting knock-out match … Read the rest
Boris Spassky turns 82 years young !!
Spassky turns 82 years old today!
Happy Birthday, Boris!
Boris Vasilievich Spassky was born January 30, 1937 in Leningrad Boris was the tenth World Chess … Read the rest
Fier and Granda dominate Floripa Open
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When the smoke had cleared, both Alexander Fier and Julio Granda tied for first with a fantastic 9 points each (out of … Read the rest
