PARTICIPANTS AND REGULATIONS The 48th Croatian Chess Championship took place between April the 24th and May the 5th in 2017. The tournament was held in the hotel Villa Valpovo, in the small Slavonian city of…
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Chess tactics 49
Chess tactics 49 BLACK TO PLAY
Everything you need to know about the chess titles
The motivation for the article? Ever since I started playing chess, people all around me have approached people with letters in front of their names with deep respect. From the very beginning, I had a…
Chess tactics 48
Chess tactics 48 BLACK TO PLAY AND WIN
Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 9
Kramnik scores a win, Mamedyarov wins Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2nd year in a row With the development of modern computers, it has become customary to state that chess is game for young people. Former World…
Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 8
Wojtaszek beats the leader, Topalov, Karjakin and So close up on Mamedyarov After my lamentations about the “drawing of lots” after the round 7, the players return to the well-throden paths in Vugar Gashimov memorial…
Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 7
Five games, five draws, Mamedyarov retains the lead In the previous posts we were praising the players for their fighting spirit and for the display of interesting chess. Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 7 saw…
Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 6
Another round, another hat-trick of decisive games, another Topalov win After scoring a spectacular win in round two, and a crushing loss in round five, after the rest day Veselin Topalov moves to +1 in…
Best chess clocks
A chess clock? A chess clock, along with a chess set, represents the main equipment of a chess player. Chess clocks are used in chess (and other board games, such as checkers or backgammon) to keep track of…
Chess study 13 – Mihail Croitor study
Chess study 13 Mihail Croitor study A nice little endgame study which requires a lot of precise calculation. Excellent for exercise. White to play and win White has to somehow avoid all the drawing themes connected…
Chess tactics 47
Chess tactics 47 WHITE TO PLAY AND WIN
Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 5
Karjakin wins a brilliancy, So returns to 50 percent, Mamedyarov misses a chance to increase his lead In the Vugar Gashimov memorial 2017 round 5, a couple of tournament trends continue. So far, every single…