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Norway Chess: Karjakin on a rampage, Nakamura beats Anand
After the 4th round on Sunday Sergey Karjakin should be considered the main favorite for tournament victory in Norway, even though there are still five rounds to go. After the rest day the Russian...
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Tal Memorial starts Wednesday with Carlsen, Kramnik & Anand as top seeds
One of the strongest chess tournaments of 2013 is starting tomorrow: the Tal Memorial. The top seeds are Magnus Carlsen (2864, Norway), Vladimir Kramnik (2803, Russia) and Viswanathan Anand (2786,...
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Tal R2: Kramnik loses again, to Nakamura; Gelfand beats Caruana
Boris Gelfand, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Magnus Carlsen are tied for first place after two rounds at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. These three players won one game and drew one. Vladimir Kramnik is on...
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Nakamura wins again, grabs sole lead at Tal Memorial
Hikaru Nakamura is the sole leader after four rounds at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. On Monday the American grandmaster scored his third straight victory with Black in a Najdorf against Fabiano Caruana,...
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Carlsen, Aronian, Nakamura, Kamsky to play in first "Sinquefield Cup"
Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky are the participants of the first Sinquefield Cup, a brand new tournament on American soil. The 4-player double round robin has a prize...
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Tal R5: Gelfand joins Nakamura in the lead, Carlsen crushes Anand
In the fifth round of the Tal Memorial in Moscow Boris Gelfand joined Hikaru Nakamura in the lead. The Israeli grandmaster beat Alexander Morozevich, while Nakamura drew quickly with Dmitry Andreikin....
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Nakamura beats Anand, back in sole lead at Tal Memorial
At the Tal Memorial, Hikaru Nakamura is the sole leader once again after beating Vishy Anand with Black on Wednesday. The American grandmaster played 3...g6 in a Ruy Lopez, became active on the...
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Tal Memorial R7: Gelfand beats Nakamura, takes over the lead
Boris Gelfand is the new leader at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. The Israeli grandmaster defeated Hikaru Nakamura in a Sveshnikov on Friday, and overtook his opponent in first place. In the seventh round...
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Geneva Masters starts today
Today the first Geneva Chess Masters starts in Geneva, Switzerland. In this brand new rapid tournament three World Champions and a female chess legend will be playing, as well as strong players from...
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Geneva: good start for Pelletier, Mamedyarov, Nakamura, Bacrot
The Geneva Chess Masters started on Wednesday with the first four matches, and it was a good day for Yannick Pelletier, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura and Etienne Bacrot. In the A group,...
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Geneva: Mamedyarov, Bacrot, Nakamura reach semi-finals
On the second day at the Geneva Chess Masters, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Etienne Bacrot and Hikaru Nakamura have qualified for Saturday's semi-finals. Mamedyarov tops the A group with 6 "tiebreak points",...
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Geneva: Kramnik makes it to the semis as well
Vladimir Kramnik became the fourth player to reach the semi-finals of the Geneva Chess Masters on Friday. The 14th World Champion needed a blitz playoff to beat Swiss grandmaster Yannick Pelletier. On...
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Mamedyarov beats Kramnik 1.5-0.5, wins first Geneva Masters
On Sunday Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the first edition of the Geneva Chess Masters. The grandmaster from Azerbaijan, who won the World Rapid Championship earlier this month, defeated Etienne Bacrot...
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Hikaru Nakamura interviewed in Tarragona
In April Hikaru Nakamura spent some time in Tarragona, Spain to train with his new coach Artur Kogan for his next tournaments: the Zug Grand Prix, the Norway Chess tournament, the Thessaloniki Grand...
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Grand Prix R8: Nakamura in sole lead after lucky win
After a few quiet days, the Grand Prix in Élancourt heated up again on Monday with four decisive games. Hikaru Nakamura was worse throughout his game, but defended well and even won as Vassily Ivanchuk...
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