Kramnik’s downfall I will admit, christening rounds 6 and 7 as Aronian’s downfall was slightly overstretched – after all, Levon never really got the tournament going in the first place. On the other hand, rounds…
Candidates Tournament 2018 – Rounds 6 and 7
Aronian’s downfall Although the Candidates tournament 2018 hasn’t started very well for Levon Aronian, after 5 rounds his fans still retained some hopes of him performing well. Alas, after the next two rounds, not even…
Leon Livaić Interview
Leon Livaić is the youngest International Master in the history of Croatian Chess and one of the greatest hopes of Croatian Chess – a former European and World Rapid Champion and European Blitz Youth Bronze…
Candidates Tournament 2018 – Rounds 4 and 5
ALEXANDER GRISCHUK – THE MAN OF THE HOUR Rounds 4 and 5 of the Candidates Tournament 2018 have just finished and they have left the spectators with mixed feelings. Whereas round 4 continued where round 3 has…
Candidates tournament 2018- Rounds 2 and 3
Round 2 After the bloodbath in the first round, in the round 2 of the FIDE Chess Candidates Tournament 2018, the players have slightly slowed down. At least result wise. Out of the four games,…
Candidates Tournament 2018 – Round 1
BLOODY BEGINNING The participants The World Chess Candidates Tournament is a tournament which determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship Match (Carlsen M. is the current defender). Eight players In the 2018 edition, which…
Karpov – Korchnoi 1978 World Championship Match
Starting from the early 60s, Viktor Korchnoi has always been one of the top Soviet Grandmasters. As a four times Soviet Champion and a regular participant in the Candidates tournament, he actively participated in the…
Fischer – Karpov 1975 World Championship Match
THE MATCH THAT NEVER HAPPENED Upon his return to America after his triumph in the Match of the Century, Fischer was treated like a celebrity. He got invited to talk shows, his face appeared in…
Fischer – Spassky World Championship Match 1972
THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY Ever since he qualified for the 1959 Candidates tournament at the age of 15, everybody realized there is something special about Robert James Fischer. By devouring chess books on a…
Petrosian – Spassky World Championship Match 1969
After the customary Zonal Tournaments, the Interzonal tournament of the 1967 – 1969 World Championship Cycle took place in Sousse, Tunisia. 23 players battled for six places in the Candidates, since Boris Spassky (as a…
Petrosian – Spassky World Championship Match 1966
After the controversy regarding the „Russian pact“ in the previous edition of the Candidates tournament, FIDE decided to change the format of the 1963-1966 World Championship qualifying cycle. Instead of the all-play-all tournament, Candidates knock-out…
Botvinnik – Petrosian World Championship Match 1963
While Botvinnik and Tal were contesting their first match in 1960, the Zonal tournaments for the next qualifying cycle have already started. Since more than 50 countries have become FIDE members, an additional zone was…