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…
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Bacrot wins Poikovsky on tiebreaks over Karjakin
Published by October 13th, 2011 in Bacrot, Karjakin, Poikovsky and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsKarjakin, Bacrot, Caruana tie for Poikovsky lead
Published by October 12th, 2011 in Bacrot, Caruana, Karjakin, Poikovsky and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsStandings 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
Published by October 9th, 2011 in Bacrot, Chess tournament, Efimenko, Karjakin, Russia and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsCrosstable 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
Published by September 3rd, 2011 in Bacrot, Khanty-Mansiysk, Susan Polgar Chess and World Cup. 0 CommentsETIENNE 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
Published by August 31st, 2011 in Bacrot, Khanty-Mansiysk, Ray Robson, Susan Polgar Chess and World Cup. 0 CommentsAfter 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
Published by August 30th, 2011 in Bacrot, Khanty-Mansiysk, Ray Robson, Susan Polgar Chess and World Cup. 0 CommentsBlack 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
Published by July 19th, 2011 in Bacrot, Chess Evolution, Naiditsch and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsA 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…
Improve with Chess Evolution
Published by June 15th, 2011 in Bacrot, Chess Evolution, chessdom, Jobava, Naiditsch, Sokolov and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsTrain 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’…
Chess Evolution: The new Rock Star of Chess Analysis
Published by April 6th, 2011 in Bacrot, chess book, Chess Evolution, Naiditsch and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsMore 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
Published by February 17th, 2011 in Bacrot, Naiditsch, Sébastien Feller and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsTop 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
Published by January 3rd, 2011 in Bacrot, Susan Polgar Chess and Switzerland. 0 Comments27th 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
Published by October 24th, 2010 in Bacrot, China, Magnus Carlsen, Nanjing, Pearl Spring and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsRound 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
Published by October 24th, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, China, Nanjing, Pearl Spring and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsBacrot 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
Published by October 23rd, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, China, Nanjing, Pearl Spring and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsBacrot, 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
Published by October 22nd, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, Carlsen, China, Gashimov, Magnus Carlsen, Nanjing, Pearl Spring, Susan Polgar Chess and Topalov. 0 CommentsCarlsen, 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 …
Published by October 20th, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, Carlsen, China, Gashimov, Nanjing, Pearl Spring, Susan Polgar Chess, Topalov and Wang Yue. 0 CommentsQuotes 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
Published by October 19th, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, chess poll, China, Gashimov, Magnus Carlsen, Nanjing, Pearl Spring, Susan Polgar Chess, Topalov and Wang Yue. 0 CommentsWho will win Nanjing Pearl Spring Super Tournament?TopalovAnandCarlsenBacrotWang YueGashimov pollcode.comChess daily news from Susan Polgar
Anand, Topalov, Carlsen to meet in Nanjing
Published by October 17th, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, China, Gashimov, Magnus Carlsen, Nanjing, Susan Polgar Chess, Topalov and Wang Yue. 0 CommentsNanjing 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
Published by August 10th, 2010 in Anand, Bacrot, Gashimov, Magnus Carlsen, Nanjing, Susan Polgar Chess, Topalov and Wang Yue. 0 CommentsNanjing 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…
Naiditsch and Bacrot join Chessdom commentary team
Published by Contact Information April 18th, 2011 in Bacrot, chessdom, Commentary, Naiditsch and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsCandidates 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…