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January 12, 2024
Today, legendary Grandmaster Vlastimil Hort celebrates his 80th birthday. A long stay of several weeks in the hospital when he was five years old and a caring doctor who played correspondence chess and explained the chess rules to him gave way to his great passion. Eduard Frey celebrates the legend’s anniversary!
July 11, 2022
On Sunday, the 55th Chess Festival Biel opened in the Congress Centre in Biel. To kick things off, the Chinese top grandmaster Yu Yangyi gave a simul. Today the GM Triathlon begins with the Fischerrandom Tournament, at 13:00 local time (7:00 ET, 11:00 UTC). Three of the world's best U18-players start: V. Keymer, N. Abdusattorov, and D. Gukesh.
June 14, 2022
Vishy Anand played some fantastic chess in the Norway Chess 2022. He finished 3rd in a very strong field, defeating Magnus twice in the event - once in blitz and other at the Armageddon. He very nearly got the better of World Champion in classical as well. In this article, we talk with Vishy about his overall performance, his games in the event, his resignation against Shakh, and a lot more.