Tag Archives: Tal
Game of the Month (08/12) by David Howell
Luke McShane turned in a hugely impressive performance at the Tal Memorial, beating three of the top players in the world. After a slow start, he managed to pick himself up and show that he …
Game of the Month: July 2012
The July 2012 Game of the Month from the BCM’s Games Editor, Andrew Martin, comes from the second round of the Tal Memorial 2012 (8th May) between Vladimir Kramnik and Alexander Grishchuk played in Moscow. …
The Tal Memorial
The tournament, held in honour of the Latvian World Champion Mikhail Tal, has ended. With everything to play for in the ninth round, which was concluded earlier today, England’s Luke McShane lost to the current …
Tal Memorial
The tournament, one of the toughest of the year so far, in memory of the Eighth World Champion, Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) is approaching its halfway stage in Moscow. Leading scorers: 1st= T Radjabov (AZE) & …
The Tal Memorial (01/12) by Carl Gorka
Magnus Carlsen’s win was no surprise. The Norwegian won more games with black than his rival, Lev Aronian, who duly lost-out on tie-break. The large number of draws drew criticism from Barden in The Guardian. …
