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Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #31 15 May 2012 | 09:35 pm
This diagram is taken from the game Caruana-Ivanchuk. Chucky went for a6 and won the game in quite a convincing way. However, here he missed a hidden win. Can you spot a winning plan for black here?...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #30 9 May 2012 | 01:29 am
Black’s pieces are very active in this game of the German Bundesliga between Vishy Anand and Pavel Eljanow. Which is the best move which leads at least to a clear advantage? In this position Black gr...
4NCL with GM Michael Adams, Luke McShane & Nigel Short 7 May 2012 | 04:29 am
The 4 Nations Chess League is currently taking place again with strong Grandmasters. The 4NCL is a team championship with many players from chess players all around the United Kingdom and does also ha...
42nd Bosna Open in Sarajevo started today with 20 Grandmasters 6 May 2012 | 06:14 am
Today another very strong chess tournament with a big price fund started in Sarajevo with 20 Grandmasters, 13 International Masters and 4 other titled players. The strongest player is Evgeny Postny (...
Nakhchivan Open with 17 Grandmasters 5 May 2012 | 06:37 am
Right now a strong chess open takes place in Nakhchivan in Azerbaidjan. Azerbaidjan is famous for its strong Grandmasters such as Garry Kasparov who was born in Baku. After 7 of 9 rounds GM Viorel I...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #29 1 May 2012 | 09:15 pm
Soon, the both very strong Grandmasters Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand will play, and this position is also taken from a game Anand-Gelfand. With which impressive attacking move did White manage to win...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #28 25 Apr 2012 | 06:36 am
It is obvious that black has the upper hand. Nonetheless, the white side thought to be temporarily in safety…which was a wrong evaluation. Can you find the winning move for black? Up to know white ha...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #27 19 Apr 2012 | 03:17 am
White had the initiative but gave it away for material advantage. Now, black’s pieces are very active. Black to move and win. Black is desperate for the attack. How can white stop black’s attack and ...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #26 11 Apr 2012 | 12:30 am
In this position Black played 18…Rdg8. Does this work? Why or why not? White took the Ra8. Was this a strong move? What would you do if you had played with the whithe pieces? It seems, as if White h...
Online Chess Tactic Tuesday #25 4 Apr 2012 | 02:32 am
The diagram is taken from Zherebukh-Bologan. How could white have decided the game in his favour? This crazy position could have arisen in Huschenbeth-L’Ami. Luckily for the young German GM, the Dutc...
