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Balaji takes Psyon trophy

Added on 09.05.2023

IM Malcolm Pein September 5, 2023   AARAVAMUDHAN Balaji, 18, triumphed at the Psyon Chess Masters, where his 7/9 was sufficient for first place and an IM norm. The event was staged at the MindSports Centre in Ravenscourt Park in west London, a venue which is proving its worth to both tournament organisers and Hammersmith Chess Club. Turkish FM Can Durak came second on 6/9, half a point ahead of South African FM Roland Bezuidenhout. FM Jonathan Pein was defeated by the top three, but...Full Story

England’s tough teams

Added on 09.04.2023

IM Malcolm Pein September 4, 2023   The World Senior Team Championship takes place in Struga, North Macedonia, later this month. England will be fielding a strong team in the over-50 section, headed up by British Champion Michael Adams. John Emms, Keith Arkell, Glenn Flear and Nigel Davies complete the all-GM team. England also have a strong first team in the over-65 category. World and European Senior Champion John Nunn is top board, followed by GM Tony Kosten, FM Terry Chapman and...Full Story

World Cup 2023

Added on 09.03.2023

IM Malcolm Pein September 3, 2023   Vasyl Ivanchuk had a fine run in the FIDE World Cup that was only ended by Magnus Carlsen in the round-of-16. The Ukrainian legend was allowed to play after a campaign to secure his participation. The rules in wartime Ukraine initially prevented him from leaving the country. The great man won three matches, eliminating Wei Yi of China, world ranked 21, on the way. A strategic masterpiece decided this fourth-round match after five draws. White...Full Story

Of space and time

Added on 09.02.2023

IM Malcolm Pein September 2, 2023   AN advantage in space, unlike an advantage in time or development, is something that must be nurtured for it be exploited. Great positional players know how to do this and there was no greater positional player than Anatoly Karpov. The Hedgehog is always a tough defensive setup to overcome. Direct attacks on the kingside often allow a breakout with b6-b5 or d6-d5, when Black’s pieces can exploit weakened squares. Karpov’s approach is to exchange...Full Story

Foreign ground

Added on 09.01.2023

IM Malcolm Pein September 1, 2023   ENTICING the opponent into an unfamiliar position is one of the main objectives of opening play in this era of detailed computer preparation. Producing a completely original position is even better. At the FIDE World Cup, I thought it would be hard to beat Arjun Erigaisi’s theoretical novelty on move eight against Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the quarter-final. On the final day, in the match for third place, Fabiano Caruana forced his opponent onto...Full Story

The Daily Telegraph and ICC!

Added on 09.01.2023

We at ICC are happy and proud to announce the start of a collaboration with the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph & Courier. Considered a newspaper of record, The Telegraph has been described as being "one of the...Full Story

FIDE WCC for People with Disabilities

Added on 08.27.2023

The World Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities has closed in Lublin, Poland. Top seed GM Marcin Tazbir of Poland successfully defended his title on tiebreaks ahead of GM-elect Daniel Eduardo Pulvett Marin of Spain and FM-elect Pawel Piekielny of Poland. The last round saw plenty of action, with seven decisive results on the top eight boards. A total of 46 players with a variety of physical, vision, and hearing disabilities represented nine countries. One of our beloved...Full Story

It’s Grand Slam!

Added on 08.24.2023

Magnus Carlsen achieved what we would like to call a Grand Slam. By defeating the Indian sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the tiebreaks of the finals, Carlsen added the only trophy missing from his enormous cabinet. It was not easy for the former World Champion and current number one, though. In a recent interview, he said he was not feeling 100%, having incurred food poisoning. But then Maguns recovered, and he was his usual Magnus the Martian when it came to playing the 18-year-old...Full Story

World Cup 2023

Added on 08.11.2023

Three hundred nine of the strongest chess players in the world are gathering in the splendid city of Baku, Azerbaijan. The World Cup 2023, with 206 men and 103 women, is the largest high-level tournament of the year. It takes place from July 30 to August 24. At stake, besides the important money prizes, there is a spot to play in the Candidates 2024 for the first three. The tournament is an 8-round single-elimination, like a tennis event. Being not 206 nor 103 a power of 2, the organizers...Full Story

Congratulations, Hikaru!

Added on 07.26.2023

GM Hikaru Nakamura, the number-two chess player in the World, is not only living his best time playing chess, but he also reached a very important achievement in his young life: he got married! Hikaru married WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan. The couple has kept a low profile on socials, though Atousa has been seen with Hikaru in recent tournaments, such as at the Norway Chess this year, which GM Hikaru won, clinching arguably his greatest victory in an elite tournament. Atousa Pourkashiyan is an...Full Story

An Intense Chess Week!

Added on 07.25.2023

The last week has been characterized by several amazing chess events. Let's start with the Women's Chess Championship Match. It was an all-Chinese deal, with both players being from the great Asian country.  It was a very close match, with Lei Tingjie getting the upper hand in game five and the defending champions tying with a win in game 8. It was only in the last game of the match (game 12) that Ju took advantage of a wrong move played by Lei to win with the black pieces and retain her...Full Story

Happy International Chess Day!

Added on 07.20.2023

July 20 is the day! We celebrate our beloved game with an international day. On this day, in 1924, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded.  The idea to celebrate the world of chess on July 20 was proposed by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), and has been celebrated since 1966! In December 2019, the United Nations recognized July 20 as World Chess Day. Our game has been around for centuries, and while in the past times, it was...Full Story

Fritz confirms the leadership!

Added on 07.11.2023

Arguably one of the most famous chess software, Fritz has come a long way. In 1995, Fritz 3 won the World Computer Chess Championship in Hong Kong, beating an early version of Deep Blue. This was the first time a program running on a consumer-level microcomputer defeated the mainframes that had previously dominated this event. The die was cast! Since then, technology has progressed quickly; today, chess software can run on phones, and no human being can beat them. During all these years, Fritz...Full Story

Grand Chess Tour - Croatia 2023

Added on 07.07.2023

The third tournament of the 2023 Grand Chess Tournament is being held in Zagreb, Croatia. It takes place from July 5 to 9, 2023. It is a Rapid and Blitz event, with some of the best players in the world once again forced to show all their prowess under time pressure. Here are the participants: The format is three days of Rapid play, with three games per day (Round Robin), and then two days of Blitz play, with nine games per day (Double Round Robin). With super-strong players like Carlsen,...Full Story

Ronen is Back!

Added on 05.09.2023

One of ICC's historical commentators and video creators is back with an amazing show! Every Monday, GM Ronen Har-Zvi will recap for us the chess week, commentating on events, historical facts, players, and - why not? - funny stuff happening in the chess world. With his unmistakable style, GM Ronen will keep us updated about our beloved sport! Watch the first episode:

World Chess Championship Match!

Added on 04.30.2023

DING LIREN is the 17th World Chess champion! After a dramatic tiebreak, the Chinese Numero Uno, by winning the fourth Rapid game, became World Champion. Check our videos below. Recap video for Game 14 and Tiebreaks, by GM Miguel Illescas: Recap video for Games 12 and 13, by GM Miguel Illescas: Recap video for Games 10 and 11, by GM Miguel Illescas:     Recap video for Games 8 and 9, by GM Miguel Illescas:   Recap video for Game 7, by GM Miguel Illescas:   Recap video for...Full Story

DING LIREN IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION!

Added on 04.30.2023

DING! As always, an image can tell a story. Ian Nepomniachtchi had just resigned the fourth Rapid game, making Ding the 17th Chess World champion. Ding is trying not to burst into tears, as he said during the press conference. An emotional rollercoaster that led the 30-year-old super-GM from Wenzhou to become the first Chinese World Champion in History. Liren won the last rapid game with a surprising move, which even the Numero Uno Magnus Carlsen commented on: The first three rapid games...Full Story

World Championship Match 2023 - Game 14

Added on 04.29.2023

Into the Tie-Breaks! A hard-fought draw determined the end of the classical play in this World Championship Match. Ninety moves. Ian and Liren tried everything until the very end but to no avail. The game started with the very young Alanna Berikkyzy, winner of the FIDE World School Chess Championship in the Girls under nine category, making the first move for white.   Ding opened with 1.d4, and the players got into a Nimzo-Indian Defense with 4.e3, 0-0. At move 12, Liren decided to go for...Full Story

World Championship Match 2023 - Game 13

Added on 04.27.2023

6.5 - 6.5 and into the last classical game Today Nepomniachtchi played the last classical game of this match with the White pieces, and decided to go again with the Ruy Lopez, closed defense. The first moves went by at bullet speed. After Nepo's 13.a4 the thinking started. In a typical fight for the center, the players played all the right moves. At move 21, Ding thought for 23 minutes before playing 21...Re5 to defend his Knight instead of Rb8, which would have given him a sizeable advantage....Full Story

World Championship Match 2023 - Game 12

Added on 04.26.2023

TIED! This image tells the tale. Ian's facial expression depicts discomfort, disappointment, and tiredness after realizing that the terrible blunder he just played gave him no way to avoid defeat in Game 12. Ian had been impressing everyone, playing engine moves at an incredible speed with stunning precision. The game was fully in his hands. Sesse and all the engines were screaming victory for Black. Ding opened with 1.d4, choosing a relatively calm line. But after a few moves, both players...Full Story

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