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sports reporterthe indians collectively put up a good display on third day of the maharashtra chess festival in progress at the naivedyam north star in nagpur raunak sadhwani and vidit gujrathi and were once again at their dazzling best
principal correspondentit will be no holds barred when four grandmasters of world lock horns from june one for the maharashtra challenge match at naivedhyam northstar, koradi. but on the eve of the one of its kind competition, all four g
The cosmopolitan city of Almaty saw Magnus Carlsen adding two world titles to his collection, while Tan Zhongyi and Bibisara Assaubayeva took home gold medals in the women’s events. With so much chess being played in a span of five days, Karsten Müller had no trouble finding remarkable endgames to share with us. Find here six instructive positions to learn and enjoy! | Pictured: Vincent Keymer trying to make the most of his good knight against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave’s bad bishop. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
The 2017 World Rapid and Blitz Championship took place on December 26-30 in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. The rapid tournament, which included 134 participants, saw Vishy Anand beating Vladimir Fedoseev in a blitz tiebreak after tying for first place with 10½/15 points. Anand, at 47, outscored his younger opponents, including world champion and rapid-play specialist Magnus Carlsen. | Photo: Official website