Gone Giri
The London Classic is over with the final scores being as follows: Wesley So 6/9; Fabiano Caruana 5½; Viswanathan Anand,…
no. 439
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Anand, London Classic 2016. How did Black conclude? Answers to me at The…
Missed chances
Magnus Carlsen has retained the World Championship but only after Sergei Karjakin, the challenger, missed some glorious opportunities. In game…
no. 438
White to play. This is from Carlsen–Karjakin, New York play-off (Game 4) 2016. What was Carlsen’s stunning move to retain…
Missed chances
Magnus Carlsen has retained the World Championship but only after Sergei Karjakin, the challenger, missed some glorious opportunities. In game…
no. 438
White to play. This is from Carlsen–Karjakin, New York play-off (Game 4) 2016. What was Carlsen’s stunning move to retain…
Game of the year
Probably the most spectacular game played in the past year was the brilliant win by Gawain Jones in the Olympiad.…
no.437
White to play and win. This is a position from Caruana-Kramnik, Leuven 2016. Answers to me at The Spectator by…
Game of the year
Probably the most spectacular game played in the past year was the brilliant win by Gawain Jones in the Olympiad.…
no.437
White to play and win. This is a position from Caruana-Kramnik, Leuven 2016. Answers to me at The Spectator by…
London classic
The annual London Classic is now underway at Olympia. Understandably Magnus Carlsen, after his exertions in New York, is not…
Chess puzzle
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Nakamura, St Louis 2014. Black seems to be in big trouble, but how…
London classic
The annual London Classic is now underway at Olympia. Understandably Magnus Carlsen, after his exertions in New York, is not…
Chess puzzle
Black to play. This position is from Topalov-Nakamura, St Louis 2014. Black seems to be in big trouble, but how…
Overreach
Game eight of the World Championship in New York broke the deadlock of hard-fought draws in the first seven games.…
Chess puzzle
White to play. This position is from Rubinstein-Johner, Carlsbad 1911. How did Rubinstein gain a winning position with a standard…
Overreach
Game eight of the World Championship in New York broke the deadlock of hard-fought draws in the first seven games.…
Chess puzzle
White to play. This position is from Rubinstein-Johner, Carlsbad 1911. How did Rubinstein gain a winning position with a standard…
no. 436
White to play. This is from Karjakin-Carlsen, World Championship, New York (Game 7) 2016. This position will be dead equal…
Willing to wound
But yet afraid to strike, as Alexander Pope would doubtless have described the first seven games of the World Championship…
Willing to wound
But yet afraid to strike, as Alexander Pope would doubtless have described the first seven games of the World Championship…
no. 436
White to play. This is from Karjakin-Carlsen, World Championship, New York (Game 7) 2016. This position will be dead equal…
Chigorin revived
The early games of the World Championship in New York between Magnus Carlsen and Sergei Karjakin did little to contribute…
no. 435
White to play. This is a position from Topalov-Caruana, St Louis 2016. Can you spot White’s crushing blow? Answers to…
Chigorin revived
The early games of the World Championship in New York between Magnus Carlsen and Sergei Karjakin did little to contribute…
