Tag Archives: Kamsky
Gibraltar (10) – Vitiugov of Russia wins -
The Tradewise Masters in Gibraltar, one of the largest and best and richest tournaments in Europe, ended tonight with a blitz finish, Vitiugov of Russia beating England’s Short. Nigel tied for first place with M …
Gibraltar (7) – A Leader Emerges – but who is he … ??
Mystery surrounds the Gibraltar Masters. After seven rounds with the seemingly unknown Russian Grandmaster, Nikita Vitugov, leads the massive field of 247 hungry wolves. The Russian beat last night’s joint-leader, the Bulgar, Georgiev. Gata Kamsky, …
US Championship
The 2012 US Championship ended recently with victory for the favourite. St Louis is proving a mecca for chess with initiatives springing up in support. The venue, if the pictures are to be believed, looked …
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 …
New Book from McFarland
The United States Chess Championship, 1845-2011 * Third Edition * by Andy Soltis (McFarland 2012). pb. fan. 280 pages. ECO openings index. General Index. US Championship Summary. Individual records. 150 games. 60 tournament tables. From …
