Cheating & FIDE. Complicity. (Part I)
A Cheating Coverup?
This past week has witnessed an explosion of stories of top women players cheating in both online and over the board tournaments. … Read the rest
Tagged: Alexi Shirov
Torneo Int. Ciudad de Arica 2019
Quick 5-Minute Summary
This end of year chess festival in Chile has become a popular tradition. Readers will recall that I covered this event last … Read the rest
Crushing games from the Bundesliga
This weekend saw more action in the German Bundesliga, gathering many of the world’s top players. Not surprisingly, we could witness some pretty impressive chess!… 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
Torneo Int. Ciudad de Arica
Quick 1-Minute Summary
From the 13th to 20th in Arica, Chile was organized a small but tough tournament with 127 participants, … Read the rest
Another Shirov g4 specialty!
The very creative Latvian Grandmaster Alexi Shirov has a penchant for sharp opening variations. In particular, Alexi likes to get in g4 as early as … Read the rest
