Anand wins in just 17 moves of World Championship Game 8

World Chess Championship 2012 8

Mark Crowther (Mon May 21 13:41:00 2012)

Viswanathan Anand struck back to level his World Chess Championship match against Boris Gelfand following his defeat the previous day. This leaves them tied at 4-4 with just four games to go. Anand won in a most shocking manner defeating Gelfand in just 17 moves. Gelfand went for a razor sharp line where just one miscalculation could change the assessment completely. This was what happened. Gelfand had many lines to calculate. He'd been looking at a double edged exchange sacrifice if Anand had played 15. Kc2 with 15...Nf4 16. Ne4 Rxe4!? but Anand chose a different line completely, one that both had to calculate much earlier (Anand had seen the outline before playing 11. exf5). "I had the same thought as Boris that I had to go 17.Qf4 then I refined it to 17.Qf2." - Anand. "I just didn't see the last move 17.Qf2" said Gelfand about the move that forced his immediate resignation. Further report and annotations later in the afternoon. Malcolm Pein's annotations now available. Read more ....

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US Chess Championship Recaps for 2012

US Chess Championships 2012 Videos

Mark Crowther (Thu May 17 17:44:00 2012)

The live coverage of the US Chess Championships fronted by Jennifer Shahade, Ben Finegold and Mike Klein and produced by Macauley Peterson has been a lot of fun as have the player interviews. Watch the daily recaps. Read more ....

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20th Sigeman and Co Malmo 2012

20th Sigeman and Co Malmo 2012 Games and Results

Mark Crowther (Wed May 16 21:40:00 2012)

The 20th anniversary of the first Sigeman and Co tournament took place in Malmo 9th-16th May 2012. Top seed Fabiano Caruana added yet more rating points this year with 5,5.7 and a 2853 performance. Peter Leko took second place with 5/7. Anish Giri won in the final round to hold on to most of his rating points with 4/7. Giri has had exams this year and his play has gone slightly backwards but I think school is important and there isn't much to worry about. Nils Grandelius gained a lot finishing on the same score. Read more ....

Win a Playstation 3 and PURE Chess Game in Caption Competition

Caption Competition PS3 and Pure Chess

Mark Crowther (Fri May 11 11:03:00 2012)

CHESS Magazine in conjunction with PURE Chess has a fantastic caption competition where the prize is a PlayStation 3 with Pure Chess' new chess software on it. Full details as to how to enter below. Closing date for entries: 31st May 2012. Winner will be announced in early July 2012. Read more ....