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€29.90 Giri wins three in a row Anish Giri has so far played in all the events of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The 26-year-old star did not make it into the knockout stage at the Airthings Masters and was knocked out in quarterfinals both at the Skilling Open and the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament. Now, at the Magnus Carlsen Invitational, he left a strong impression on day 1 of the preliminaries, as he beat Alan Pichot, Carlsen and Wesley So in rounds 3-5 to go into the second day of action as the sole leader on 4/5 points. Carlsen and Levon Aronian also scored three wi...

The young Magnus Carlsen Ditching the double fianchetto! Patrick Zelbel‘s aggressive recipe 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0–0 0–0 5.d4 d6 6.b3 e5! The bishops‘ squeeze! White killer queen on h5 Dangerous living for Black - 33 x tactics Carlsen - So 0-1! Endgame special rook and bishop vs. rook Thorsten Cmiel explains all you need to know in practice Italian à la Dubov Play like the 15-year-old Magnus! Along with Simon Williams go through the game Carlsen-Gronn “Move by Move“ Gambit à la Kasparov Evgeny Postny presents the super sound 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5...

Dutchman wins Tata Steel chess title for first time in 36 years Jorden van Foreest in action. Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit – Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021 This year’s Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee has been won by 21-year-old Jorden van Foreest – the first time a Dutchman has won the title since Jan Timmans in 1985. Van Foreest’s was the third-lowest ranked player in the tournament, which ended in a spectacular tiebreak, but has now risen from 66 th to 37 th in the world rankings. ‘He has really surprised me this year,’ tournament director Jeroen van de Berg said. ‘...

The 17-year-old wunderkind commented: It was a miracle. I guess it was payback for yesterday — the same thing happened yesterday, so I’m very happy for the result and I look forward for tomorrow. Firouzja referred to the chances he missed against Fabiano Caruana in round 11, when he was first in deep trouble and then got a clearly better position after the time control. No matter what happens on Sunday, Firouzja has once again proved he is not only amazingly strong but also a fearless fighter. And he could still end up winning the tournament! In fact, there are five players who still have...

Giri paces Tata Steel Masters Edgar De Castro In the Netherlands, hometown GM Anish Giri continued to impress, posting an undefeated 7.5 out of 11.0 points to maintain the lead entering the penultimate round of the 2021 Tata Steel Masters Festival. With two rounds remaining at Wijk aan Zee, the prestigious tournament remains wide open among four players. Giri, 26, who is hoping to become the second Dutchman to win the title (since Jan Timman in 1985), halved the point with Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen for a 7.5 total, giving him a half-point lead ove...