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Is it a computer? Is it a program? No, it’s Bobby Fischer (some wish) The story was that Bobby Fischer sometimes logged on to the Internet Chess Club (ICC) as a guest and played an incredible series of blitz games against random opponents. He would play a series of very fast blitz games (“bullet

Teimour Radjabov said “this is the only day I don’t enjoy my win” after he defeated countryman Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to overtake Wesley So in the race for the $60,000 2nd place in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. That remarkable 5th win in a row in rapid chess meant that even though Wesley beat

In Sunday’s round eight of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals GM Teimour Radjabov moved up to second place after beating his countryman, GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. GM Magnus Carlsen failed to recover from yesterday’s loss and lost 1-3 to GM Levon Aronian. As for other encounters, GM

With chess being more popular than ever, you’ll likely find it referenced in cinema more and more. And it’s only logical; not many activities convey wisdom, wit, and long-term thinking as well as chess does. That’s why it is so baffling to see how often the chessboard is wrongfully portrayed on the

by ChessBase 10/3/2021 – Herman Grooten is an International Master, a renowned trainer and the author of several highly acclaimed books about chess training and chess strategy. In the 47th instalment of his ChessBase show “Understanding before Moving”, Herman shows how to use “the target on h6”. |