IM Malcolm Pein September 28, 2023   MAXIME Vachier-Lagrave had more success against young Indian opposition when he eliminated Nihal Sarin from the Speed Chess Challenge in their quarter-final on Chess.com. MVL won the online contest 19.5-11.5 soon after triumphing over the board at the Tata Steel Rapid and Blitz in Kolkata. The match followed a pattern; MVL won most of the tactical skirmishes, but was often outplayed positionally on the queenside when Nihal employed the Torre...Full Story

SWEDISH STAR GM Stellan Brynell - Source: iccf.com Today is the birthday of Grandmaster Stellan Brynell, born in Sweden on September 28, 1962. Stellan is a two-time Swedish Champion (1999 and 2005). He represented his country in five Olympiads between 1992 and 2004 and five times in the European Team Championship. He works as a civil engineer. Brynell reached his peak rating of 2534 points in January 2003. Today's puzzle presents a theme that was dear to Emanuel Lasker. Anda Safranska...Full Story