The 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship presented by ChessKid is an online competition for top Junior chess players. The event runs from June 7 through August 8. There's a total prize fund of $35,000 for the competition
Continue ReadingWithin 15 days of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announcing the holding of World cadet and youth chess championship in August, the All India Chess Federation will commence its National age-group online chess championship from June 10 to July 3. In these days of pandemic, when over-the-board competition is not advisable, these championships will be played online.
Continue ReadingDuring the 1840s and 1850s three chess masters dominated the global chessboard. These championsavant la lettre, before the world title had been generally recognised, were the Englishman Howard Staunton, the German Adolph Anderssen and the American Paul Morphy. In this column so far, I have concentrated on games playedmano-a-manobetween single opponents.
Continue ReadingThe enormous popularity of Netflixs The Queens Gambit limited series took editor Michelle Tesoro by surprise. She thinks the pandemic played some part in keeping people confined to their homes, and once viewers got a glimpse of Anya Taylor-Joy as determined orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, they were hooked. And then, of course, the 60s glam appeal of sex, drugs, alcohol, and rock music kicked in, along with the fascination of chess as a metaphor for power and control in a male-dominated sport
Continue ReadingKoneru Humpy has decided to skip the Chess World Cup in Sochi, Russia from July 10.
Continue ReadingKomodo Dragon 2 Komodo Dragon 2 has both excellent positional play - thanks to the neural network - and tremendous tactical power and computing speed, thanks to the classic Alpha Beta engine.
Continue ReadingExpress News Service CHENNAI: In just a month's time from now, Grandmaster (GM) Vidit Gujrathi will be gearing up for his fourth chess World Cup in the scenic resort town of Sochi in Russia. The 26-year-old is well-versed with the pressure and competitiveness of a World Cup, having been there in 2015, 2017 and 2019.
Continue ReadingEgyptian GM Ahmed Adly became the African Champion on Thursday, overtaking countryman GM Bassem Amin at the finish line in the 2021 African Individual Chess Championship. The two players monopolized the tournament and were tied on 8/9, despite the presence of several grandmasters and up-and-coming talents. The event was held May 17-28 at the Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Continue ReadingThe preliminary stage is a single round robin event.
Continue ReadingIf you are into chess and bitcoin, then this upcoming tournament is likely to keep you fully entertained.
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