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Round eight of the #GibChess Battle of Sexes, held at Gibraltar’s Garrison Library on Tuesday 1 February, resulted in a 5½-4½ victory for Team Sabino with the White pieces, increasing their overall score to 42½-37½ – a lead of five points for the men’s team with two rounds to go. The battle is now well and truly joined, with various chances coming and going, but the men’s team lead is starting to look hard to overturn. Report and photos by John Saunders.

Magnus Carlsen is poised to defend his title of World Champion in rapid chess after another powerful performance in the four games played on the second day.

INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Daniel Quizon opted to play it safe and drew with veteran IM Ricky de Guzman in only 23 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Declined to remain on top after eight rounds of the Philippine National Chess Championship at the Solea Hotel and Resort in Mactan, Cebu, on…

With the World Championship match in Dubai scheduled to kick off on Friday, we get ready for the showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi by recapping the four previous matches, which were all won by Carlsen. In the second instalment, we go over the second match between Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. Few had predicted it, but the Tiger from Madras gained the right to have a rematch. It was a tense-packed confrontation, with a case of mutual blindness playing a big role in the resul...

The Kings Gambit was developed during the Chess and the Renaissance|Renaissance and was the cornerstone of the Italian school of chess. The Kings gamb...

Alireza Firouzja is back as the sole leader in the Open Event, as Lei Tingjie wins the inaugural Womens Grand Swiss

In round seven of the 2021 U.S. Chess Championship, two players joined GM Alexandr Lenderman atop the standings: GM Sam Sevian scored another win, this time as Black versus GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista, while GM Wesley So beat GM John M.Burke, also with the black pieces. Now all three players have 4.5/7,

Day 2 of the Aimchess US Rapid prelims saw Vladislav Artemiev climbing to sole first place after drawing two games and winning the remaining three to go into the last day of the round robin a half point ahead of Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen. The likes of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Leinier Dominguez are in real danger of being eliminated before the knockout. | Photo: Eric Rosen / FIDE World Cup

€29.90 The Vezerkepzo GM tournament was held from May 13 to 21 in Budapest, Hungary. Taking part was 12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra, on a quest to become the youngest grandmaster in history. Abhi was rated 2478 on live ratings and had two GM norms already. He needs the third norm – together with a total of 22 rating points – to receive the title. This was his next opportunity. The tournament started well enough, with Abhimanyu dutifully winning his first game. In the sec...

€29.90 Rising stars When we reported on the 2020 Chinese Championships last year, also after round 7, two players were sharing the lead in the open section with 5½ points each. In this edition, which features a stronger lineup, no one has managed to collect as many points, with three players currently sharing the lead on 4½/7 points. These DVDs are about Understanding Middlegame Strategies. In the first DVD dynamic decisions involving pawns are discussed. The second DVD deal...