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Developing pieces early is the key

Edit Deccan Herald 30 Jan 2016
All the pieces on the chessboard are meant for active warfare and it is important to bring out the pieces as early as possible into the game towards the centre of the chess board. This is termed as ‘development’ in chess and the most important aspect of the ‘opening’. The opponent however should strive to see that he tries to delay the development of his opponent and gets a grip on the game ... White ... 13.Rfc1 Qc7 ... 14....

Planning vital in sacrificing the queen

Edit Deccan Herald 31 Oct 2015
Chess Checks. The most powerful piece on the chessboard is the Queen and often its value is considered to be that of two rooks. However there are certain instances when a player can demonstrate some beautiful queen sacrifices on the chessboard. Queen sacrifices have to be substantiated with some cool calculations or amazing positional judgement ... White thereafter intensifies pressure on the pinned piece ... White ... 1.e4 c5 ... 11 ... 16...Qxc2 17.Rfc1....

Vlad Kramnik attracts plaudits with strong display at European Club Cup

Edit The Guardian 30 Oct 2015
A brilliant individual result took the honours at the European Club Cup in Skopje, where Russia’s Siberia narrowly outpointed Azerbaijan’s SOCAR in the gold medal match between elite squads financed by oil money ... He took 20 minutes for his 11th move, which chickened out of the crucial and unclear 11...Nf6 12 Qh4 Ne4 (several GMs have fallen for the trap Nc6? 13 Bg5 g6 14 Ba6!) 13 Qh3 Qxd4 14 Bf4 Nf6 15 Ne2 Qa4 16 Rfc1 ... ....

US snaps up Fabiano Caruana as Magnus Carlsen says they 'are indeed buying nerds'

Edit The Daily Telegraph 14 May 2015
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0–0 Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.c4 Nbd7 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Be3 Bc5 9.Bxc5 Nxc5 10.Nc3 0–0 11.Qd2 h6 (11...d4? 12.Nb5 wins the pawn on d4) 12.Rfc1 Rc8 13.b4 Ncd7 14.a4 Qe7 15.Nb5 a6 16.Nbd4 Bg6 17.Nb3 e5 18.Nh4 Bh7 19.Bh3 d4 20.Nf3 Rxc1+ (20...Rfd8 21.a5=) 21.Rxc1 Nb6 22.a5 Nbd5 23.Rc5 Rd8 (23...Nc3 24.Rxe5 Qxb4 25.Nfxd4) ......

Tomashevsky wins Tbilisi Grand Prix - Closing Ceremony (World Chess Federation)

Edit noodls 28 Feb 2015
(Source. World Chess Federation). Closing Ceremony of Tbilisi Grand Prix. The FIDE Grand Prix that took part from 14-28th February in Tbilisi, Georgia, was officially closed with a nice ceremony at the historic Tbilisi Sakrebulo (City Council). The speeches of the officials and guests were intertwined with wonderful songs of a local choir ... v ... He complained that he moved 14.Rc1 too fast, instead of considering 14.Qe2 0-0 15.Rfc1 Rb8 16.Rc2....

FIDE Grand Prix in Tbilisi, GEO - Round 8 (World Chess Federation)

Edit noodls 24 Feb 2015
(Source. World Chess Federation). Tbilisi Grand Prix R8. Jobava wins again, Tomashevsky extends lead. Georgian Grandmaster Baadur Jobava scored a second consecutive and third overall victory in the Tbilisi Grand Prix to reverse the negative trend from the start of the event ... Press conferences will be available in the video gallery ... He complained that he moved 14.Rc1 too fast, instead of considering 14.Qe2 0-0 15.Rfc1 Rb8 16.Rc2 ... M ... Ra4 g4....

Magnus Carlsen's record as youngest player to pass 2700 is broken by Wei Yi as ...

Edit The Daily Telegraph 31 Jan 2015
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 0–0 9.0–0 b6 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Ra7 12.Be3 Be6 13.Qd3 Nd7 14.Nd2 Qc8 15.c4 Rc7 16.b3 Nc5 17.Qe2 Qb8 18.Rfc1 Rfc8 19.a4 Qb7 20.Qd1 h6 21.h4 Qb8 22.Rcb1 draw....

Zhao Jun conquers Hastings: Chinese grandmaster wins world's oldest chess congress

Edit The Daily Telegraph 09 Jan 2015
Chinese GM Zhao Jun secured the draw he needed to win the Hastings Chess Congress to finish on 8/9, a full point clear of the field. By Malcolm Pein, Chess correspondent. 11.29AM GMT 09 Jan 2015 Follow. Comments ... Fier was in no mood to provoke the man who had dominated the tournament so comprehensively and he played cautiously with the white pieces ... M. Lagarde – K. Arkell ... Arkell continued 15...Nf6 16.Rfc1 Be7 offering the c6 pawn ... A ... 1....

Anand draws with Kramnik in London Chess Classic

Edit The Times of India 11 Dec 2014
LONDON. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw as black against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia in the first round of the London Chess Classic on Thursday ... The six-player five-round tournament saw local star Michael Adams emerging as early leader following a hard-earned victory over world number two Fabiano Caruana of Italy ... Anand showed that he had prepared well against former world champion Kramnik ... Rfc1 Nc6 21 ... ....

World Chess Championship: Sharp Carlsen gets his draw against Anand

Edit The Times of India 19 Nov 2014
PUNE. The openings are getting repeated but the flavour is different. Viswanathan Anand had dared to replay Ruy Lopez in the seventh game despite losing with it in the second game. Magnus Carlsen dared to go for Queen's Gambit Declined with black pieces in the eighth game on Tuesday despite suffering a monumental defeat in the third game. The difference ... He will wield white pieces in the ninth game ... Carlsen said ... MOVES ... c4 e6 3 ... Rfc1 Rc8 26 ... ....

Carlsen sleepwalks to a draw in Game 8

Edit The Hindu 28 Oct 2014
For the better part of Game 8, a sleepy, almost uninterested, Magnus Carlsen churned out his well-prepared lines as though he didn’t care about the outcome. His body language indicated he was either short of rest or sleep. In fact, there were moments when it was difficult to tell whether he had fallen asleep or was thinking with his eyes closed. But his responses were razor sharp and gave nothing away ... Good result ... 1 ... Rfc1 Rc8, 26....

SANDS: As chess player and teacher, Velimirovic made his mark

Edit The Washington Times 04 Jun 2014
Facebook. Follow @washtimes. Should the president have negotiated for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release?. View results. Great players leave a double legacy — the games they play and the players they influence. One can see that in spades in the career of the fine Serbian GM Dragoljub Velimirovic, who passed away late last month at the age of 72 ... Thus. 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12 ... Nf5 h6 14 ... Rfc1! (preserving the bind by preventing 19…Qc3) Ra7 20....

A chronicle of inexplicable blunders

Edit Deccan Herald 22 Mar 2014
Chess Checks. It is not uncommon in a chess game to come across a series of mistakes which bring the game crashing down ... In the ending, Black’s double knights win a couple of pawns to steer the game in his favour. White ... 10. ..e5 ... He should have continued 24.b4 a5 25.bxa5 Nxe3 26.fxe3 f5 27.Ned6 Nxc5 28.Rfc1 (28.Rbc1 Bh6! (28...Nb3 29.Nxb7 Rdb8 30.Rc7 Nxa5 31.N7d6) 29.Rf3 Nb3 30.Rc7 Nxa5 31.Nxb7 Nxb7 32.Rxb7 Ra2) 28...Bh6 29.Nc4 Rd3....
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