THE Sharjah Chess Club replaced their traditional over-the-board Open with an online invitational, World Stars all-play-all. It was good to see some players involved who are not getting many online invites to the elite events.  The six-player double-round robin was played at a time limit of 10 minutes plus three

London Chess Centre Shop has re-opened and 20% off wooden sets & boards till end of month Our retail store has re-opened with social distancing measures in place. Our opening hours have been revised slightly, click here for details . There’s nothing like picking up and feeling a chess set in person before

FABIANO Caruana lost narrowly to Magnus Carlsen in last Sunday’s Clutch Chess International final. The world number two inflicted four defeats on the world champion in 12 games; Carlsen won five games and three were drawn. The match was played online at a fast time limit of 10 minutes plus

Mind Master – Viswanathan AnandWinning Lessons from a Champion’s LifeFew people know better than Viswanathan Anand how to tackle the gravest obstacles and overcome the toughest odds. From the time he learnt to move pieces on a chess board as a six-year-old, Vishy – as Anand is fondly known –

CHESS Magazine – June 2020All Aboard the Online ExpressMagazine, 60 pages All the regular features of the UK’s best-selling CHESS magazine and more! Regular features include: How Good is Your Chess? by GM Daniel King, Saunders on Chess, Find the Winning Moves, Never Mind the Grandmasters…, Studies, Home & Overseas News, Forthcoming Events Calendar and Book Reviews. In this issue:

Komodo Chess 14 – 64 Bit Multiprocessor Version (PC-DVD)Double world champion, quick change artist, expert analystKomodo 14 thinks like no other chess programInspired by AlphaZero, two years ago Komodo programmers GM Larry Kaufman and Mark Lefler began to redevelop their engine from the ground up. A good decision, since Komodo

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The Match of the Century: USSR vs. World by Tigran Petrosian & Aleksandar MatanovicChess Informant proudly presents the book about the most famous team match in history of our royal game: 2 outstanding teams 20 best chess-players in the World 4 rounds of epic battle 40 thrilling, hard-fought games The match