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GM Hikaru Nakamura Vs GM Vladimir Kramnik – Round 4 of Dortmund 2011: Nakamura was having a rough tournament and Kramnik took full advantage of his opponent’s slump in this game. Nakamura opens with d4 and Kramnik responds with the Nimzo-Indian Defense, specifically the 3 Knights Variation. Kramnik’s preparation was excellent, beginning with 10. …Na5 and 16. …Qc4 – controlling the center while tightly coordinating his pieces. Nakamura’s preparation was not nearly as thorough – [...]

In this game, Kazim Gulamali dominates his opponent by using the Scheveningen Defense. Watch the Chess Video Permission to use the ICC interface was generously granted by the Internet Chess Club, check them out at http://www.chessclub.com

Children should play chess because chess can impart valuable life skills and experiences to it’s players.  There has been extensive scientific documentation that chess quantifiably improves memory, critical thinking, mathematics, and reading skills (to name a few). The earlier a child begins learning and playing chess, the greater the likelihood that he/she will excel in the aforementioned areas.  The concept of plasticity of the developing cerebral cortex in children suggests that the earlier a child [...]

After we noticed that GM Anish Giri was reposting many of our tournament analyses on his website, we caught up with him and asked him if he’d be kind enough to do a short 20 minute interview with us. In this chess interview Anish Giri talk’s about everything ranging from recent chess cheating scandals, strategies towards improving your FIDE and more! How to be a Grandmaster Series People always want to know how Grandmaster’s achieved [...]

An undefeated Armenian team secured the gold medal today at the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo, China by drawing on all 4 boards with a strong Ukrainian team.  A determined Chinese team won the last 4 rounds to challenge Armenia for the top spot, including a tough 2.5-1.5 victory over a strong Hungarian team, however they fell short by a half point and achieved clear 2nd place honors.  Ukraine played a great team [...]

The 1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament was dominated by 20 year old rising Chinese star Ju Wenjun with a score of 6.5/9 and a performance rating of nearly 2700!  Hangzhou boasted the highest ever average FIDE rating for an all-female event at 2524 FIDE.  This tournament victory is the best of Wenjun’s career, as she earned her first Grandmaster Norm and $5,000 dollars.  IM Harika Dronavalli of India had an impressive performance with 5.5/9, [...]

This is our FOURTH of many live bughouse videos we’ll be releasing. Bughouse is controversial amongst the chess community but like all things, a little bit of moderation is key, and I don’t think it hurts your chess game. More importantly I think bughouse introduces kids and beginners into chess, teaches you about positional play and teamwork as well. I’m releasing these videos for fun and hope you all enjoy them. My friend Kazim Gulamali [...]