Tag Archives: Carlsen
London Candidates (14)
Two loses by the favourites and leaders threw the pack in the air leaving only conjurers to catch the cards. (And did you catch the games?). Nobody caught Magnus! Top players are only human and …
Game of the Month: April 2013
The April 2013 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, features a variation of the solid Berlin Defence in which White avoids the exchange of Queens. This game was played in …
London Candidates (13)
With only two rounds remaining you could cut the air with a chainsaw. Ivanchuk tried the French and was quickly losing. Gelfand got two rooks on the seventh and forced a draw. Carlsen won a …
London Candidates (12)
Having been ahead from the beginning the favourite lost today as did the number two seed, Aronian. This leaves the former World Champion, Russian Vlad Kramnik, ahead of a tired and nervous pack. And how …
London Candidates (10)
Both the front runners won today as did third placed Grandmaster, Kramnik, but only with a bit of luck! Ivanchuk lost on time (again?!) having wheeled-out the Budapest, a defence so rare at this level …
