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Two decisive results in round 6 left Nils Grandelius still as the sole leader and increased the number of players chasing him a half point behind to six. Jorden van Foreest and Alireza Firouzja won on Friday and are now part of the massive chasing pack on 3½ points. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen failed to find a winning move against Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Fabiano Caruana tried hard but could not take down the leader. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021

On Thursday, Nils Grandelius played  1.e4, knowing all too well that his opponent was very likely to play his pet opening. Perfectly ready for the challenge, the Swedish grandmaster entered a line in which, according to current theory, Black should be able to force a draw by repetition. MVL did not go for that particular line and agreed to play a pawn down in a messy position. Grandelius, who knows how tough it can be to turn that advantage into a win against the Frenchman, spent almost an hour on moves 20 and 21. The lengthy reflections could have easily backfired as he got in time trouble,...

€29.90 Draws After the first three rounds of the Tata Steel tournament, five players — Pentala Harikrishna, Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen, Nils Grandelius and Anish Giri — were tied on two points apiece and entered round 4 with the hope of pulling away with a win. Co-leaders Pentala Harikrishna and Fabiano Caruana were paired up against each other. Pentala Harikrishna and Fabiano Caruana | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, Ame...

It took him 43 minutes to decide, but he did indeed go for 16.Ne6! Although it’s easy to see that 16…fxe6 17.Bxe6+ and capturing on d5 is very good for White, there was mayhem on the board after 16…Qa5!. Both players found almost all the computer-approved moves as they launched sacrificial attacks on opposite sides of the board. It was a true thriller, with Peter Leko – who during the show admitted he’s never tasted coffee in his life – even more enthusiastic than usual. No quick summary can do it justice, so don’t miss in-depth analysis by Jan Gustafsson.

€29.90 Firouzja wins, Duda escapes The most important result of round 3 was Pentala Harikrishna’s win with black over former sole leader Nils Grandelius. However, we also saw Jan-Krzysztof Duda barely escaping in a double-edged struggle against Fabiano Caruana, and Alireza Firouzja showing impressive endgame technique to get his first victory of the event. Special: AVRO 1938. "All in One": Anish Giri and Igor Stohl dissect two topical opening lines. Analyses from Norway Chess 2020 by Duda, Firouzja et al. Videos by Erwin l'Ami, Daniel King and Mihail Marin. 11 opening art...