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There was no stopping Praggnanandhaa in the Finals of the Julius Baer Challengers Tour. The 16-year-old from Chennai scored a dominating 3-0 victory in the final match against Christopher Yoo, which means he was a half point away from getting a perfect score in the event — he got 8½/9 points after knocking out Volodar Murzin and Vincent Keymer in the previous rounds.
Ian Nepomniachtchi With three rounds to go, three players are left in contention to win the Candidates Tournament. Former co-leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave lost to Alexander Grischuk in round 11, and now both he and Grischuk stand 1½ points behind the leader Ian Nepomniachtchi — they both still have “microscopic” (Grischuk) chances to win the event, but would need a number of unlikely results to go their way for that to happen. 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, American ...
White was better here, but here Saric made a fatal blunder — 55.Kf5?? With this move, White spoils his winning position not only to a draw but directly to a loss. [Instead, White had 55.Nc3 and the king will go towards the c4-pawn.] 55...Ne7+ 56.Nxe7 c3 57.Ng6+ fxg6+ 0-1 Marin Bosiocic compensated for his teammate’s mistake by beating Andreas Diermair. This point for St. Veit came about when Diermair lost the thread in an endgame that actually looked good for him: Black is fighting against an extra pawn and the bishop pair, but with his strong position in the centre, the ...
€19.95 An unprecedented hiatus The much anticipated 2020 edition of the Candidates Tournament kicked off amid controversies, with Teimour Radjabov declining to participate due to the worldwide health crisis. Although FIDE tried to keep the tournament going until the end, it was inevitable to interrupt the event after seven rounds. Much can be discussed regarding the socio-political circumstances surrounding the tournament, but we should not forget that the main goal of the event is to decide who will be the fourth player to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the next World Champion...