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...A number above 1 (= one pawn) means a significant edge, above 2 is a likely winning advantage, while below 1 is an equal position. Puzzle 2567 Matthias Bluebaum vs Robert Baskin, Titled Tuesday 2020....
...when Rxh4 is a stalemate draw, Rc4+ 3 Rxc4 bxc4 4 Kxc4 is a drawn pawn endgame, and Rb2 3 Rh7+ Kb8 4 Kxc6 is a drawn rook ending....
...The leaders played a cagey draw in round 10, after Gukesh chose a defence to the Ruy López 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nge7 (instead of Nf6)....
...His two previous Candidates appearances were marked by high-profile publicity, with references to help from a supercomputer and a team of aides, while this time his preparation has been low-key....
...It was a tough debut at such a high level for Sivanandan, who came to the event without a break from last week’s Reykjavik Open, where she scored an excellent 5.5 out of 9, losing only to a grandmaster and...
...The plan for 2026 is for a Grand Slam of five tournaments a year, one per continent, each with a $1mn prize fund....
...The pairing, a repeat of their 2018 title match, had a dramatic start as Carlsen opened 1 g2-g4!...
...knight fork and the other to a bishop pin....
...Just a single line of play, but it defeats many. Click here for solution...
...Her sixth round win over the experienced GM Mark Hebden was one of the youngest in chess history by a girl against a grandmaster....
..., including a link to an FT column....
...The first game of his that I ever played over made a big impression....
...Afterwards he revealed a major reason for his unusual career progression....
...With the help of the new £500,000 government grant for elite chess, a much stronger home entry should be a realistic target....
...There the format will be the best of two games at classical time rates, with a rapid decider if the score is 1-1. Carlsen describes the event as “a dream come true”....
...I think it’s a very classical way to do it.”...
...A difficult question with no clear answer but the fate of Viktor Korchnoi, who defected in 1976 and was treated as a non-person by the USSR for many years, offers a clue....
...His match defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000 was a blip, and Kramnik was careful to avoid a return series. Kasparov was also a pioneer in chess theory and in using computers for training....
...It came after D’Costa, Black in a French Defence 1 e4 e6, flagged in a winning position with knight and two pawns against a bishop....
...Queen’s side would have given him a promising position, whereas king’s side resulted in a rapid defeat. Niemann’s reply 21 Ra4!...
...If the American dream was always equal parts stardust and slogging hard work, both have their place in a very American movie: Maestro, the electric biopic of composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein....
...Besides being a strong grandmaster, Vitiugov is also a renowned coach, who prepared Ian Nepomniachtchi for two world title attempts....
...The 20-year-old became a household name last year, when world No1 Carlsen withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup following a loss to the American....
...One essential element is a subject with a high level of charisma, and nobody offered more of that than American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein....
...Sir Leonard Blavatnik is planning to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in buying up media businesses and producing new TV, films and theatre, according to the boss of the Ukraine-born billionaire’s entertainment...
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