Magnus Carlsen seems to have accepted his classical form was uncertain
Rather than dying, chess has thrived. This is partly because the advent of computers and computer databases has made chess a truly universal sport
In the women's final, Ju Wenjun came back from the brink against Kateryna Lagno
The Agon CEO, Ilya Merezon, is trying to monetise Agon's exclusive contract by seeking a 30-minute delay on move transmission
A Swiss Open requires different types of prep and mindset, compared to round robins. There's little time for specific preparation against a given opponent
Between 1973 and 1974, the legendary Mikhail Tal played 95 straight games without a single loss
China, the USA and Russia all scored 18 matchpoints (MP) and at Baku in 2016, the USA and Ukraine tied on 20 MPs
In round 10, China beat the Poles
Fabiano Caruana won a sharp top board encounter against Viswanathan Anand while the other three games were drawn
The World Juniors turned into a triumph for Parham Maghsoodloo who won with 9.5 points from 11 and an Elo 2800-plus performance
Karthik Venkatraman and Abhimanyu Puranik have medal chances, if they can win their last two games in the World Juniors in Gebze
India now has 11 players in the Junior (Under-20) Top 100 list for September 2018
The Russian Superfinals is halfway through. The 12-player round robins have no weak links
There's a month left for the Batumi Olympiad
There are high hopes of a medal at the Batumi Olympiad where the Open Team will field Viswanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna, Vidit Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran and Baskaran Adhiban
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If Praggnanandhaa had converted the chances he created, he could have won 3:1
12-year-old R Praggnanandhaa completed his GM title with a round to spare at the Gredine Open in Ortesei, Italy
Indian rules were popular until the 1970s in Calcutta. Since few know the rules nowadays, it's interesting to state the differences