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Kramnik beats Carlsen, shares lead with Shirov 6.5/9

Written on 27 Jan, 2010 at 23:18 in News | viewed 118 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Kramnik beats Carlsen, shares lead with Shirov 6.5/9

Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik appears to be peaking in the right time, as he brought down World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in a highly interesting ninth game encounter at the Corus Super Grandmaster Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.... (Continue reading)

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Kramnik beats Nakamura, Shirov leads 6/8

Written on 25 Jan, 2010 at 6:06 in News | viewed 329 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Kramnik beats Nakamura, Shirov leads 6/8

Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik got into his groove and overcame US Champion Hikaru Nakamura in the eighth round of the Corus Super Grandmaster Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. In Group A standings, Russian Kramnik (5.5) moves... (Continue reading)

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Nakamura downs Shirov, Carlsen beats Ivanchuk, Negi-Hari drawn

Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 23:51 in News | viewed 163 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Nakamura downs Shirov, Carlsen beats Ivanchuk, Negi-Hari drawn

US Champion Hikaru Nakamura brought down Alexei Shirov to earth, inflicting the Spanish Grandmaster his first defeat in the seventh round of the Corus Super Grandmaster Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Despite his loss, Shirov leads the... (Continue reading)

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Shirov leads 5.5/6, Anand-Carlsen drawn, Erwin L’Ami beats Parimarjan Negi

Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 7:33 in News | viewed 159 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Shirov leads 5.5/6, Anand-Carlsen drawn, Erwin L'Ami beats Parimarjan Negi

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (4.0) held world champion Viswanathan Anand (3.0) to a draw in the sixth round of the Corus Super Grandmaster Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. The Sicilian Dragon game lasted 19 moves. In other... (Continue reading)

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Parimarjan Negi beats GM Varuzhan Akobian, Shirov leads 5/5

Written on 21 Jan, 2010 at 22:37 in News | viewed 223 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Parimarjan Negi beats GM Varuzhan Akobian, Shirov leads 5/5

16-year-old Parimarjan Negi (2621) defeated GM Varuzhan Akobian (2628) of USA in the fifth round of the Corus Super GM Chess tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. The win breaks the series of four draws and takes Negi to... (Continue reading)

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Harikrishna beats Naiditsch, Anand-Nakamura drawn, Shirov leads 4/4

Written on 19 Jan, 2010 at 22:12 in News | viewed 288 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Harikrishna beats Naiditsch, Anand-Nakamura drawn, Shirov leads 4/4

Indian Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna showcased his amazing middle game skills, as he outplayed GM Arkadij Naiditsch of Germany in the fourth round of the Corus Super GM tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Starting with a knight sacrifice on the 20th... (Continue reading)

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Shirov, Carlsen, Nakamura, Ivanchuk win with black pieces, Dominguez holds Anand

Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 23:55 in News | viewed 246 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Shirov, Carlsen, Nakamura, Ivanchuk win with black pieces, Dominguez holds Anand

Four black wins, with the rest drawn sums up the third round’s play at Group A Corus Wijk Aan Zee Super Grandmaster tournament, even as Spanish veteran Alexei Shirov 3/3 surprised himself and the world with his consistency. Sweeping black... (Continue reading)

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Shirov leads 2/2, Anand held by Short @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010

Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 6:02 in News | viewed 192 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Shirov leads 2/2, Anand held by Short @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010

Grandmaster Alexei Shirov became the early leader scoring his second straight win, after two rounds in the Group A Corus Super GM tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Shirov defeated Italian Fabiano Caruana, while two other games that produced result with... (Continue reading)

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Amber 2010 field announced, Anand & Topalov opt out

Written on 16 Jan, 2010 at 23:55 in News | viewed 569 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Amber 2010 field announced, Anand & Topalov opt out

The traditional blindfold and rapid annual Amber Super GM chess tournament will be sans Anand and Topalov this time around. With the world championship scheduled a few weeks later during April 2010, the Indian and Bulgarian Grandmaster chose to skip... (Continue reading)

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Karjakin-Anand drawn, Hari goes down to Anish Giri @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010

Written on 16 Jan, 2010 at 23:27 in News | viewed 274 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Karjakin-Anand drawn, Hari goes down to Anish Giri @ Corus Wijk Aan Zee 2010

World Champion Viswanathan Anand began his 2010 campaign with a solid draw against GM Sergei Karjakin in the first round of the Group A Corus Super GM tournament at Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. Karjakin-Anand Ruy Lopez game lasted 40... (Continue reading)

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