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GM Andreikin - GM Topalov annotated by GM Balogh

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Thursday, 03 April 2014
By GM Csaba Balogh, Hungary Best FIDE rating: 2672 Andreikin scored his first win in a highly unusual game. View the game or check out the "text + diagrams" version below. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 April 2014 )
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

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Wednesday, 02 April 2014
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2014 )
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Anand did well to qualify, but he won't win the rematch

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Tuesday, 01 April 2014
By GM Daniel Gormally, England. Best rating: FIDE 2573 The Tiger from Madras deserves his shot at Carlsen. Form is temporary, class is permanent. This might be a much laboured cliché, but it has rarely been more relevant than when applied to the recently completed candidates and Vishy Anand's remarkable comeback to earn himself another shot at the World Champion who deposed him, Magnus Carlsen. When I was younger Anand was my favourite player. His smooth positional style was easy to understand, and being a bit of a tactician myself, his ability to grasp any sudden opportunity that could come along was instructive and inspiring. I recall watching him in London playing Dreev in the semi-final of a PCA rapidplay in the early nineties; although he lost that match, his incredible talent was awe-inspiring to witness. In fact he lost on time in a winning position when desperately trying to queen a pawn; the best move but totally impractical. Perfectionism to the end. I say "was" my favourite player, because of late Vishy's play has been much more considered, and at times almost tedious, when compared to his halcyon days of the nineties and early 2000's. Perhaps the burden of the title was weighing too heavily on his shoulders. In any case that burden has gone now, and he was able to play with total freedom in the candidates, in total contrast to his rivals. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2014 )
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FIDE April 2014 Rating List

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Monday, 31 March 2014
The number of players rated 2700+ has decreased from 50 to 46. The most notable result is Vishy Anand's impressive victory in the Candidates tournament. The rating boost has taken him to the #3 spot on the rating list. Pentala Harikrishna (2726) and Li Chao (2711) have set personal records in April. Updated list of all-time chess rating records Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Monday, 31 March 2014 )
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Candidates'2014, Round 14 Odds

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Sunday, 30 March 2014
Round 14 starts March 30, 15:00 local time (Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia). Official website GM Gormally's preview (Open in a new window to enlarge) Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Round 14 results: Aronian - Karjakin 0-1 Other games drawn Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 March 2014 )

Magnus Carlsen on the Candidates: Part II

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Saturday, 29 March 2014
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen shares his impressions of the tournament after R12. What is his prediction for the outcome of the event? Watch the video and find out! Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 March 2014 )

Candidates'2014, Round 13 Odds

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Friday, 28 March 2014
Round 13 starts March 29, 15:00 local time (Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia). Official website GM Gormally's preview (Open in a new window to enlarge) Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Round 13 results: Andreikin - Aronian 1-0 Kramnik - Topalov 1-0 Karjakin - Anand 1/2-1/2 Svidler - Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Congratulations to Viswanathan Anand on winning the Candidates tournament and earning the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen for the crown! Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 March 2014 )

Blitz w/Commentary

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Thursday, 27 March 2014
By IM David Pruess, USA Best FIDE rating: 2438 IM David Pruess plays a few blitz games & analyzes them, paying special attention to the key moments. See how your chess thinking compares to that of a master. Previous videos by David: Attacking in Chess: Reserves Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 March 2014 )

Candidates'2014, Round 12 Odds

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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Round 12 starts March 27, 15:00 local time (Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia). Official website GM Gormally's preview (Open in a new window to enlarge) Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model Round 12 results: Topalov - Svidler: 1-0 Other games drawn Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 March 2014 )

GM Mamedyarov - GM Svidler annotated by GM Naiditsch

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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
By GM Arkadij Naiditsch, #1 German chess player Best FIDE rating: 2737 After a horrible start of 0.5/3, Mamedyarov made his come back into the tournament with his 2 White wins over Andreikin and Svidler. In the current game, I guess both players were quickly out of theory and the game got pretty messy, but in the complications Svidler made a terrible blunder with 24...h6, after which the game was practically lost. View the game or check out the "text + diagrams" version below. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 March 2014 )
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