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It’s not easy to keep up with the constantly changing schedules, venues, player lists, etc. for the elite chess tournaments of 2012, so I decided to centralize my research here. The climate at the top of the chess world has become very interesting lately, as Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian have greatly distanced themselves from other super-grandmasters on the current ratings lists – Carlsen at #1 with 2835 FIDE and Aronian stubbornly chasing at #2 [...]

Beginner Chess Opening Preparation can be a tricky subject, but it doesn’t have to be. There’s a variety of approaches to chess opening preparation. For example there are Super-GMs like Vassily Ivanchuk and Hikaru Nakamura that feel comfortable playing almost any opening in any situation. And then there are Super-GMs like Peter Svidler, who almost always plays the Grunfeld Defense as black against d4 because he has so deeply prepared the opening that he is [...]

The Internet Chess Club began in 1995 with the intention of revolutionizing how chess was played online. In the last 15 years, ICC has become the leading online chess server via the high quality of its’ playing software and administration. With respect to ICC’s chess news coverage, ICC is without equal. Flaunting the highest concentration of top Grandmasters as part of their staff (Larry Christiansen, Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, Ronen Har-Zvi, Alex Yermolinsky, Joel Benjamin, [...]

Technology has changed so much about chess in the last two or three decades that it can be pretty tough to figure out what exactly are the best chess websites.  There’s not exactly a legitimate reference to online chess information.  So I decided to compile my experience and research to publish this series of articles about the Best Chess News Websites. Internet Chess Club (ICC) In the last 15 years, ICC has become the leading [...]

The 2011 Tal Memorial was an exceptionally strong event with many of the world’s very best chess players in attendance. This was one of the closest tournaments I have ever witnessed at any level, as no one was able to break away from the pack until the very end. Magnus Carlsen continues to dominate the chess world with another solid victory at a top tier event. Carlsen tied for first at the 2011 Tal Memorial [...]

The 2011 Tal Memorial Chess Tournament gotten off to a slow start, with 10 of the world’s best chess players playing it safe in the first half of the tournament.  After 5 rounds, none of these elite chess grandmasters were able to break away as there is currently a 4-way tie for first at 3/5.  (Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, and Ian Nepomniachtchi).  Magnus Carlsen continues to impress by how easily he makes it [...]

The winner of the 2011 FIDE World Cup may have been chosen but the tournament has yet to go. Here are the latest updates from the 2011 FIDE World Cup. Svidler has won the cup with first place after defeating Grischuk. Ivanchuk has also guaranteed himself a spot for the candidates tournament after drawing game 1 of his consolation match with Ponomariov to determine who would take 3rd place honors and a guaranteed place in [...]