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A number of tournaments are traditionally organised at the turn of the year. The Staufer Open in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany took place for the 34th time. Well over 500 chess enthusiasts took part in two competitions. Eltaj Safarli was the clear winner in the A Open. Bettina Trabert reports.
Professor Jerry Nash is the current chairman of FIDE’s Commission on Chess in Education. A long-standing educator who is passionate about helping others, Nash asserts in this interview conducted by Uvencio Blanco: “Chess can really positively alter the classroom environment by improving student behaviour and engagement”.
In a crucial confrontation, Magnus Carlsen beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to reclaim the sole lead at the Tata Steel Masters tournament. The one player keeping up the pace with the world champion is Anish Giri, who got the better of Sam Shankland to remain a half point behind the Norwegian. Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana also won in round 9. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
€29.90 A good day for the underdog Except for Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, all the players that advanced to the semifinals of the Airthings Masters were lower-rated than their quarterfinal opponents (in rapid). Moreover, it was somewhat surprising to see Wesley So knocked out by ‘MVL’, as the Filipino-born grandmaster came from winning the Skillings Masters — in fact, all four players that were knocked out on Wednesday reached the semis in the first event of the Champions Chess Tour. Nonetheless, it seems odd to call Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov and Vachier-Lagrave “u...