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Bacrot wins Poikovsky on tiebreaks over Karjakin

Final round results Motylev, Alexander – Karjakin, Sergey ½ Onischuk, Alexander – Caruana, Fabiano ½ Efimenko, Zahar – Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 Rublevsky, Sergei – Bruzon, Lazaro 0-1 Jakovenko, Dmitry – Laznicka, Viktor ½ Final stand…

Karjakin, Bacrot, Caruana tie for Poikovsky lead

Standings after 7 rounds 1-3. Bacrot, Etienne FRA 2705 4 1-3. Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2772 4 1-3. Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2712 4 4-7. Laznicka, Viktor CZE 2701 3½ 4-7 Onischuk, Alexander USA 2669 …

1 point separates all players after 5 rounds

Crosstable after 5 rounds 1-3. Bacrot, E FRA 2705 * . . ½ . ½ 1 ½ . ½ 3 1-3. Karjakin, S RUS 2772 . * . ½ . 1 ½ ½ ½ . 3 1-3. Efimenko, Z UKR 2703 . . * ½ ½ . . ½ ½ 1 3 4-7. Onischuk, A USA 2669 ½ ½ ½ * ½ . . . . ½ 2½ 4-7. …

Every match is tense

ETIENNE BACROT: THE FARTHER YOU ADVANCE, THE TOUGHER IT GETS
French grandmaster Etienne Bacrot told the journalists about his tie-break victory over Anton Filippov from Uzbekistan. — I lost the first game, although could draw it easily. In the se…

Interview with Bacrot and Robson

After the tense battle the multifold French Champion Etienne Bacrot managed to defeat his young opponent Ray Robson from America. Both Grandmasters came to the press conference.

— Etienne, did you expect today’s games to be that difficult?

Bacr…

Painful endgame lesson

Black to move. How should Black proceed?

8/8/7R/8/8/4K1kp/8/8 b – - 0 0

Bacrot – Robson (World Cup 2011 – Khanty Mansiysk – game 5 – blitz [10' 10"] playoff)
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Free T-shirt for Chess Evolution fans

A free chess T-shirt for the new CE fansGet three priceless books by the 2700 club authors Chess Evolution July edition is coming hot this month to the online shop. With authors like Jobava, Naiditsch, Bacrot, Sokolov, Predojevic, Maze, and Meie…

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Train with Jobava, Naiditsch, Bacrot, Sokolov, Predojevic, and MazeExclusive offer for Chessdom fansThe Chess Evolution July edition is going to be published in just a few days. 2700 club players and top guest grandmasters are featured at this month’…

Naiditsch and Bacrot join Chessdom commentary team

Candidates matches 2011Candidate matches from Kazan with strong live coverage on Chessdom Chessdom.com is preparing strong live coverage for the Candidates Matches 2011. The chess fans can expect daily live blog, commentary, videos, and news. As eve…

Chess Evolution: The new Rock Star of Chess Analysis

More than 100 annotated games from January and February 2011 + puzzle and endgame sections. The games are selected mainly for their importance on chess theory. The Team uses powerful computers for all analyses.Each issue will consist of approximately …

Chess evolution

Top Analyses by Super GMsChess Evolution is the new periodical bookEtienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch, Sebastian Feller, and Sebastian Maze have started a new initiative in the world of chess – a periodical book with top analyses named Chess Evolution…

Bacrot wins Geneva Open on tiebreaks

27th Geneva International Chess Open26th to 30th December in Geneva, SwitzerlandThe Geneva Chess Federation organized the 27th International Chess Open from 26th to 30th December in Geneva, Switzerland. The tournament was played in two rating groups an…

Carlsen wins again, Bacrot keeps pace

Round 5 resultsCarlsen, Magnus – Topalov, Veselin 1-0Anand, Viswanathan – Gashimov, Vugar ½-½Wang Yue – Bacrot, Etienne 0-1Standings after 5 rounds: 1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2826 4 2. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2716 3½ 3. Anan…

Shock defeat

Bacrot shocks Anand in Pearl Spring ChessHari Hara Nandanan, TNN, Oct 24, 2010, 12.50am ISTCHENNAI: The confidence after beating Veselin Topalov seemed to missing on Saturday. World champion Viswanathan Anand chose a dangerous opening sacrifice in the …

Bacrot stuns Anand

Bacrot, Etienne – Anand, ViswanathanNanjing 2010 (4)1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc3 0–0 15.Qe3 b5 16.Be2 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Rhd1 Qe7 19….

All games decisive in round 3

Carlsen, Magnus – Wang Yue [C43]Pearl Spring Nanjing (3), 22.10.20101.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Qh5 Nf6 9.Re1+ Kf8 10.Qe2 Ng4 11.h3 Qh4 12.Qf3 Bh2+ 13.Kf1 Nxf2 14.Qxf2 Bg3 15.Qd2 Qf6+ 16.Kg1 Bxe1 17.Qxe1 Qx…

What they said …

Quotes from the players in Nanjing:Magnus Carlsen from Norway:This is my second visit to Nanjing and since I championed here last year, I was always doing well in the competition. So I guess Nanjing is my blessed place.Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria:I h…

Nanjing Chess Poll

Who will win Nanjing Pearl Spring Super Tournament?TopalovAnandCarlsenBacrotWang YueGashimov pollcode.comChess daily news from Susan Polgar

Anand, Topalov, Carlsen to meet in Nanjing

Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010Anand, Topalov, Carlsen, Gashimov, Wang Yue, and BacrotThe Nanjing Super Chess Tournament will take place 18th-30th October 2010.It will be one of the top closed events of the year with the participation of the World …

Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010

Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010Anand, Topalov, Carlsen, Gashimov, Wang Yue, and BacrotThe Nanjing Super Chess Tournament will take place 18th-30th October 2010. It will be one of the top closed events of the year with the participation of the World…


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