Karjakin – Svidler 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov – Topalov 1/2-1/2 Andreikin – Kramnik 1/2-1/2 Anand – Aronian 1–0 I was thinking I would give my impression from the candidates from time to time, to spark a discussion. I probably will not participate a lot in it. We have Kramnik and Aronian as BIG favourites, but as we […]
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I promised to put this up and thought it would be more fun here than at position 37 on the discussion. The candidates system is the best possible system at the moment as it does what it is determined to do: get the right winner. We saw that in London, Mexico City and San Luis.
All positions taken from the 9th round of Cappelle la Grande, 8th March 2014. Ganguly – Azarov Black to play Ding Liren – Jovanic Black to play Rusev – Negi (analysis) White to play Rusev – Negi Black to play I know that by the time you read this; the games will be older than
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In December I had lunch with a friend who understands chess in a way very few people do in the world. At some point in the conversation I said something along the lines: “Kramnik is the greatest player of our age in my opnion. I do not think anyone has advanced our understanding of chess
Who will win the candidates Read Post »
When editing a chess book, it is important to consider all significant sources. When working on The Classical Slav I forgot to consider an important book: Playing the Semi-Slav by David Vigorito. So even though the new Slav book is still great (in my biased view) it could have been even better. So my
If you are like me, you often get “we don’t like to brag…” emails from our friends at New in Chess, where of course they revel in their recent achievements. I have nothing against this, only I am not sure how well it works with a sophisticated audience like the people who buy chess books.
Yesterday I finished the last chapter for Endgame Play. As usual when finishing a book, I feel empty, ill and slightly beside myself. There is more work to do, of course, but the difficult (read: brain in active mode) part of the work is done. I am considering updating my laptop. Any advice on a