Tag Archives: Gruenfeld
London Chess Classic (5): Englishmen disappoint
It was frowns all round at Olympia today at the conclusion of the fifth round of the London Chess Classic. All the top English players – and we are represented by the cream of the …
The British is in North Shields 9
A black day for the whites!! One has to go down as far as boards 7 and 8 to find wins for the first player. Former West of England Champion, Matthew Turner, lost his first …
THE 2012 WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
As soon as Boris Gelfand’s qualification from the Kazan Candidates Matches (BCM 06/12, pp.320-324 and 07/12, pp. 369-79) was known about commentators have been harsh in their criticism of the Israeli Grandmaster. Behind in his …
Gibraltar Tradewise (7)
Round Seven brought much exciting play, not least on board four where the reigning Woman World Champion, Hou Yifan, 17, faced Judit Polgar, at 35 over twice her oppoent’s age and the top rated female …
Olympic Flashbacks (3)
Over forty years ago the chess world was waiting. Would the volcano that was Robert James Fischer erupt and cover the world with good games, great results and a Western World Champion? Bobby could be …
