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  • Garg Aradhya plays the pants of Mighty Magnus

    In a recent Pro Chess League match between the Norway Gnomes and the Delhi Dynamite a young Indian player named Garg Aradhya rated 2315 played the mighty Magnus Carlsen. More than 500 rating points separated the two players. This is normally decisive without question. But in this match the rating difference did not matter. It seemed that Garg Aradhya literally played the pants of Magnus Carlsen. Unexplainable Garg Aradhya lost the time scramble in a winning completely winning position with a piece up. Before that he even could have ended the game with a simple win. All in all Garg Aradhya played brilliantly against the world champion.

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    [Event “PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)”]
    [Site “chess.com INT”]
    [Date “2017.03.08”]
    [Round “2”]
    [White “Garg Aradhya”]
    [Black “Magnus Carlsen”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [BlackElo “2838”]
    [ECO “E12”]
    [EventDate “2017.03.01”]
    [WhiteElo “2315”]

    1.Nf3 b6 2.c4 Bb7 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 e6 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.h4 h6
    9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bd3 Nd7 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Be3 Qc7 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.44/25 } ( 13…Bg7 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.06/24 } 14.O-O O-O
    15.Qe2 Nf6 16.Bd2 Rc8 17.Rfc1 Ng4 18.e5 Qe7 19.Rcb1 Rfd8 20.Be4 Qd7 21.a4
    cxd4 22.cxd4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 h5 24.Bg5 Qd5 25.Qxd5 Rxd5 ) 14.Qd2 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.08/25 } ( 14.O-O { Stockfish 6 64:+0.44/25 } 14…Bg7
    15.Qd2 Rd8 16.Rad1 Bc6 17.Rfe1 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Qb2 Bh2+ 20.Kh1 Bd6 21.d5
    Ba4 22.Bc2 Bxc2 23.Qxc2 Be5 24.g3 Ke7 25.f4 Bg7 26.c4 Qb7 27.dxe6 fxe6 )
    14…Bg7 $6 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.48/23 } ( 14…O-O-O
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.08/25 } 15.O-O f5 16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qe2 Kb8
    19.Rfe1 Qc7 20.a4 Nf6 21.exf5 exf5 22.Qe5 Qxe5 23.Nxe5 cxd4 24.cxd4 Rxd4
    25.Nxg6 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Bxf5 Nd6 28.Ne7 Rxh4 29.a5 Nxf5 ) 15.O-O Nf6 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.75/26 } ( 15…h5 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.41/22 } 16.a4 O-O
    17.a5 b5 18.a6 Bc6 19.dxc5 Rad8 20.Qc2 Nf6 21.Bd4 Ng4 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.c4 b4
    24.Qb2+ e5 25.Bc2 b3 26.Qxb3 Qe7 27.Rab1 Qxc5 ) 16.Bf4 Qe7 17.Rfe1 Ng4 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+1.05/25 } ( 17…Rd8 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.79/24 } 18.Bb5+
    Kf8 19.d5 Ne8 20.a4 Nd6 21.Bg3 Kg8 22.h5 g5 23.Qc2 e5 24.Be2 Kh7 25.Nd2 Bc8
    26.Nc4 Nxc4 27.Bxc4 Bg4 28.f3 Bxh5 29.a5 g4 30.axb6 axb6 31.Reb1 ) 18.Bb5+
    Kf8 19.dxc5 $6 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.39/30 } ( 19.d5
    { Stockfish 6 64:+1.09/25 } 19…e5 20.Bg3 Bf6 21.a4 Kg7 22.Bc4 Rhd8 23.a5
    Rab8 24.axb6 axb6 25.Ra7 Ra8 26.Rxa8 Bxa8 27.Rb1 Rd6 28.Bb5 Bb7 29.Ra1 Qd8
    30.c4 Kg8 31.Qe2 h5 32.Qb2 ) 19…e5 20.c6 Bxc6 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.83/30 } ( 20…Rd8 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.52/28 } 21.Qe2
    exf4 22.cxb7 Bxc3 23.Rac1 Bxe1 24.Nxe1 Qxb7 25.Qxg4 Qxe4 26.Nf3 Kg7 27.a4 Rd5
    28.Rc4 h5 29.Qxf4 Qxf4 30.Rxf4 Rc8 31.Re4 Rc1+ 32.Kh2 Kf6 33.g3 Rf5 34.Kg2
    Rc3 35.Nd4 Rfc5 36.Rf4+ Kg7 37.Rf3 Rc1 ) 21.Bxc6 Rd8 22.Bd5 exf4 23.Qxf4 Ne5
    24.Rad1 Bf6 $6 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.97/29 } ( 24…Qf6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.71/30 } 25.Qxf6 Bxf6 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Re3 g5 28.Rf3 Rd7
    29.Rf5 f6 30.c4 Kg7 31.Kf1 Rc7 32.Ke2 Bd6 33.a4 Re7 34.Rh1 Ree8 35.g3 Rhf8
    36.f4 gxf4 37.gxf4 Re7 38.Rh3 Ree8 39.Rf3 Rd8 ) 25.Nd4 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+0.65/29 } ( 25.h5 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.97/29 } 25…g5
    26.Qf5 Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Qe5 28.Re3 Kg7 29.Qe2 Rhf8 30.Rf3 Rfe8 31.c4 Re7 32.Rfd3
    Red7 33.Qf3 Qf4 34.Qh3 Be5 35.g3 Qf6 36.Qg4 Kh8 37.Rf3 Qg7 38.Kg2 Bd6 39.Rfd3
    Qf6 40.Qf5 Qxf5 41.exf5 Be7 42.f4 gxf4 ) 25…Kg7 $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+1.10/24 } ( 25…h5 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.65/29 } 26.g3 Kg7
    27.Nf3 Rhe8 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.Qxe5 Bxe5 30.Re3 Rc8 31.c4 Re7 32.Red3 f6 33.Kg2
    Bd6 34.f4 Rcc7 35.Kf3 Kh6 36.a4 Bc5 37.Re1 Re8 38.Re2 Rce7 39.Red2 Kg7 40.Rd1
    Bb4 ) 26.g3 $6 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.51/26 } ( 26.h5
    { Stockfish 6 64:+1.10/24 } 26…g5 27.Qf5 Qd7 28.f4 gxf4 29.Qxf4 Qg4
    30.Qxg4+ Nxg4 31.Nf5+ Kg8 32.Rf1 Bg5 33.g3 Rd7 34.Nd6 Rh7 35.Bb3 Rc7 36.Nxf7
    Rhxf7 37.Rxf7 Be3+ 38.Kg2 Rxf7 39.Bxf7+ Kxf7 40.Rd7+ Ke6 41.Rxa7 ) 26…Qxa3
    27.h5 Qxc3 28.hxg6 Nxg6 29.Qf5 Rhe8 30.Nc6 Rc8 31.e5 Nxe5 $4
    { Stockfish 6 64:+5.93/32 } ( 31…Rxc6 { Stockfish 6 64:+0.61/32 } 32.Bxc6
    Rxe5 33.Rxe5 Qxe5 34.Qxe5 Nxe5 35.Bb5 Be7 36.f4 Ng4 37.Rd7 Bc5+ 38.Kg2 a5
    39.Kf3 Nf6 40.Rb7 Nd5 41.g4 Ne7 42.Be8 Kf6 43.Ke4 Kg7 44.Bd7 Kf6 45.Rc7 Bd6
    46.Ra7 Bc5 47.Rb7 Kg6 48.Bb5 Kf6 49.Rc7 Bd6 50.Rd7 Bc5 51.Rb7 ) 32.Nxe5 Rxe5
    33.Rxe5 Bxe5 $4 { Stockfish 6 64:+123.41/43 } ( 33…Qxe5
    { Stockfish 6 64:+5.51/29 } 34.Qxc8 h5 35.Qd7 Qe7 36.Bb3 Qxd7 37.Rxd7 a5
    38.Rxf7+ Kg6 39.Rd7 Kf5 40.Rd6 Be7 41.Rxb6 h4 42.gxh4 Bxh4 43.Rb5+ Ke4
    44.Rxa5 Bf6 45.Ra4+ Kf5 46.Kg2 Bc3 47.f4 Kg4 48.Be6+ Kh5 49.Kf3 Kg6 50.Ra6
    Bd2 51.Bd5+ Kg7 ) 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Be4 Bg7 36.Qf5 Kg8 37.Rd7 Qf6 38.Rxg7+ $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+5.67/30 } ( 38.Qh7+ { Stockfish 6 64:+123.43/36 } 38…Kf8
    39.Bd5 Ke8 40.Rxg7 Qxg7 41.Qxg7 Rc1+ 42.Kg2 b5 43.Qxh6 Re1 44.Bc6+ Ke7
    45.Bxb5 Re6 46.Qg7+ Kd6 47.Qd7+ Kc5 48.Qxe6 Kxb5 49.Qb6+ Ka4 50.Qxa7+ )
    38…Kxg7 39.Qg4+ Kf7 40.Qxc8 Qd4 41.Qc7+ Ke6 42.Bf3 a5 43.Qc6+ $6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+4.36/30 } ( 43.Qc1 { Stockfish 6 64:+6.00/30 } 43…h5
    44.Qc6+ Ke5 45.Qe8+ Kd6 46.Qxh5 Qc5 47.Qg6+ Kc7 48.Qg7+ Kd6 49.Qf6+ Kc7
    50.Qf4+ Kd8 51.Qe4 Kd7 52.Kg2 Kd6 53.Qe8 Qd4 54.Qf8+ Kd7 55.Qf5+ Kd6 56.Qh5
    Ke7 57.Qg6 Kd7 58.Qc2 Kd6 59.Qc8 Qc5 60.Qf8+ Kc7 61.Qf7+ Kd6 62.Qf4+ Ke7
    63.Qb8 ) 43…Ke7 $2 { Stockfish 6 64:+18.76/35 } ( 43…Qd6
    { Stockfish 6 64:+4.36/30 } 44.Bg4+ Ke7 45.Qb7+ Kf6 46.Qh7 Ke5 47.Qh8+ Kd5
    48.Qc3 Qc5 49.Qf3+ Kd4 50.Qe3+ Kd5 51.Qe6+ Kd4 52.Qxh6 Kd3 53.Bd7 Kc2 54.Qe6
    Kc3 55.Qe1+ Kc2 56.Qe2+ Kc3 57.Qd1 Qe7 58.Qa1+ Kc4 59.Be6+ Kb5 60.Qe5+ Qc5
    61.Qe4 Qc1+ 62.Kg2 Qc6 63.Bd5 Qc3 64.Bf7 Ka6 65.Bc4+ Ka7 66.Qe7+ Kb8 )
    44.Qxh6 a4 45.Qg5+ Kd6 46.Qb5 a3 47.Qb3 $6 { Stockfish 6 64:+6.42/32 } (
    47.Qc6+ { Stockfish 6 64:+123.32/34 } 47…Ke7 48.Bd5 Qb4 49.Kg2 b5 50.Qc7+
    Ke8 51.Bc6+ Kf8 52.Qb8+ Ke7 53.Qe5+ Kf7 54.Qxb5 Qd6 55.Bd5+ Kf6 56.Qb7 Qc5
    57.Qf7+ Ke5 58.Bb3 Qc6+ 59.Qf3 Qc1 60.Qd5+ Kf6 61.Qe6+ Kg7 62.Bd5 Qg5 63.Qg8+
    Kf6 64.Qxg5+ Kxg5 65.f4+ Kf6 66.f5 Ke5 67.Ba2 Kf6 68.Bc4 Ke7 69.f6+ Ke8
    70.f7+ Kf8 ) 47…Qc5 0-1
    [/pgn]

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  • The Wolf Grischuk leading the pack in Petrosian Memorial 2014

    In this amazing fighting chess game in the third round of Petrosian Memorial GM Grischuk demolishes GM Morozevich. Alexander Grischuk, who is famed for his attacking chess, found a sharp variant of the Slav QGD for the game vs Morezevich. Both parties are walking on thin ice right out of the opening. Morezevich should have taken with the rook instead of the bishop in move 19. to equalize. On move 24. Morezevich was obliged to play Qf6 but he apparently fell through the thin ice with the wrong steep e5?! Grischuk missed a great opportunity to punish this weak move immediately when and he played 25.Bd2!? Morezevich would have drowned much faster with 25.Qh4! The last chance for Morozevich to hold on to an ice floe was 25..Rf8 but he missed it with 25..Rf6?! Then only ice cold water… 🙂

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    [Event “Petrosian Memorial 2014”]
    [Site “Moscow RUS”]
    [Date “2014.11.06”]
    [Round “3.3”]
    [White “Grischuk, Alexander”]
    [Black “Morozevich, Alexander”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [BlackElo “2724”]
    [BlackFideId “4116992”]
    [BlackTitle “GM”]
    [ECO “D15”]
    [EventDate “2014.11.04”]
    [Opening “QGD Slav”]
    [Variation “4.Nc3”]
    [WhiteElo “2795”]
    [WhiteFideId “4126025”]
    [WhiteTitle “GM”]

    1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2 g6 6.e4 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Bf5 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.h3 c5 13.d5 a5 14.Bh6 Re8 15.g4 Bc8 16.Rad1 Nd7 17.Rfe1 Ra6 18.Bf1 Rb6 19.Qe3 Bxb2 20.Bf4 Qd8 21.Ng5 Bd4 22.Qg3 e5 23.dxe6 fxe6 24.Bg2 e5 25.Bd2 Rf6 26.Nf3 Nb6 27.Nxd4 exd4 28.Bg5 Ref8 29.Qe5 Nd7 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Qxf6 Nxf6 32.Rb1 Rf7 33.g5 Nd7 34.Re8+ Rf8 35.Bd5+ Kh8 36.Rbe1 1-0

    [/pgn]

  • Magnus Carlsen in the lead 4-2 in Chenai

    Today Magnus Carlsen won “a look a like” drawn rook endgame in the Fide World Chess Championship against the current World Chess Champion Vishy Anand. Magnus play is in general that of a true World Chess Champion. It seems that Magnus took good advantage of the win yesterday by pressing Vishy. Magnus is now in the lead with 4 points against 2 with only 6 more games to go!

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    [Event “Fide World Chess Championship 2013”]

    [Site “Chenai, India”]
    [Date “2013.11.16”]
    [Round “6”]
    [White “Vishy Anand”]
    [Black “Magnus Carlsen”]
    [Result “0-1”]
    [BlackElo “2870”]
    [ECO “C65”]
    [EventDate “2013.11.16”]
    [WhiteElo “2775”]

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.Re1 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 d6 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nbd2 h6 12.Bh4 Bxb3 13.axb3 Nb8 14.h3 Nbd7 15.Nh2 Qe7 16.Ndf1 Bb6 17.Ne3 Qe6 18.b4 a5 19.bxa5 Bxa5 20.Nhg4 Bb6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qg4 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Qe7 25.Rf1 c5 26.Kh2 c4 27.d4 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Qb7 29.Rd1 Qc6 ( 29…exd4 { -0.26/30 } 30.Rxd4 Qc6 31.Rd5 Re5 32.Rxe5 dxe5 33.Qf5 f6 34.Kg3 Qe8 35.Qg4 Kf8 36.Kf2 Qa8 37.Qf5 Qb7 38.Kf3 Qc6 39.Qg4 Kf7 40.Qh5+ Kg8 41.Qf5 Kf8 ) 30.Qf5 exd4 31.Rxd4 Re5 32.Qf3 Qc7 33.Kh1 Qe7 34.Qg4 Kh7 35.Qf4 g6 36.Kh2 Kg7 37.Qf3 Re6 38.Qg3 $6 { Deep HIARCS:-0.83/28 } ( 38.Kg1 { Deep HIARCS:-0.50/23 } 38…h5 39.Qf4 Re5 40.Kh2 Kf8 41.Qh6+ Kg8 42.Qf4 Kg7 43.Kg1 ) 38…Rxe4 39.Qxd6 Rxe3 40.Qxe7 Rxe7 41.Rd5 Rb7 42.Rd6 f6 43.h4 Kf7 44.h5 gxh5 45.Rd5 Kg6 46.Kg3 Rb6 47.Rc5 f5 48.Kh4 Re6 49.Rxb5 Re4+ 50.Kh3 Kg5 51.Rb8 h4 52.Rg8+ Kh5 53.Rf8 Rf4 54.Rc8 Rg4 55.Rf8 Rg3+ 56.Kh2 Kg5 57.Rg8+ Kf4 58.Rc8 Ke3 59.Rxc4 f4 60.Ra4 $2 { Deep HIARCS:-2.78/30 } ( 60.b4 { Deep HIARCS:-0.07/25 } 60…h3 61.gxh3 Kf3 62.h4 Rg2+ 63.Kh3 Rg1 64.Kh2 Rb1 65.Rc6 h5 66.Rh6 Rc1 67.Rxh5 Rc2+ 68.Kh3 Rxc3 69.Re5 Re3 70.Rc5 Ke4+ 71.Kg2 Re2+ 72.Kg1 f3 73.h5 Rb2 74.h6 Rg2+ 75.Kf1 ) 60…h3 61.gxh3 Rg6 62.c4 $2 { Deep HIARCS:-7.46/31 } ( 62.Ra7 { Deep HIARCS:-2.27/25 } 62…f3 63.Re7+ Kf2 64.Ra7 Rg2+ 65.Kh1 Rg1+ 66.Kh2 Re1 67.Ra6 Ke2 68.Re6+ Kf1 69.Rxh6 f2 70.Rf6 Ke2 71.Kg3 Rg1+ 72.Kh4 Ke3 73.c4 f1=Q 74.Rxf1 Rxf1 75.Kg5 Rg1+ 76.Kf5 Kd4 77.h4 Rh1 78.Kg5 Rg1+ 79.Kf6 Rh1 80.Kg5 ) 62…f3 63.Ra3+ $6 { Deep HIARCS:-10.78/27 } ( 63.Ra7 { Deep HIARCS:-7.46/30 } 63…Rg2+ 64.Kh1 Re2 65.Re7+ Kd2 66.Rd7+ Ke1 67.Ra7 Re8 68.Kh2 f2 69.Kg3 f1=Q 70.Ra1+ ) 63…Ke2 64.b4 f2 65.Ra2+ Kf3 66.Ra3+ Kf4 67.Ra8 Rg1 0-1

    [/pgn]

    In move 29. Magnus could have gone straight ahead with exd4 to pressure the pawn on e4!

    Vishy’s decision with 38. Qg3 to trade a pawn for piece activity in a difficult rook ending for withe seems inaccurate in retrospect. Deep HIARCS also suggest to stay put with 38. Kg1!

    Vishy’s plan with 43. h4 and 44. h5 to create a double pawn to slow down the movement of blacks pawns was good idea! And Magnus apparently did’t see this he said on the press conference in Chenai after the game.

    The decisive mistake is properly 60. Ra4? 60. b4! apparently creates the necessary counter play for the withe pawns and should at least be equal! A tough decision to make in the heat of the moment. “The best way to defend, is to attack”!

    62. But Anand’s plan with 62. c4 and 63. Ra3+ is to slow an antidote against the ambitious black pawns. White cannot prevent the queening of the black pawn without losing his precious rook.

    And the withe King from India most rest his case in this battle of minds.

    A game like this shows the unbelievably high standard of chess from both sides. Even computers will testify to this fact. But against the Mozart of Chess even the slightest inaccuracy is punished mercilessly!

    Analysis by GM Daniel King:

    Excellent in depth analysis by IM Christof Sielecki:

     

     

  • Revival of Kings Gambit

    The romantics of chess has reason to rejoice. There has been a revival of the Kings Gambit in modern chess. GM’s like Hector, Short and Nakamura plays the Kings Gambit from time to time.

    Here is a wonderful example of the Kings Gambit from Reykjavik Open 2013 were white, S. Jensen, with a mere 1909 in rating, plays IM Urkedal, with a rating of 2474. S. Jensen demolishes IM Urkedal in 21 moves! The rating difference is 564 rating points.

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    [Event “Reykjavik Open 2013”]
    [Site “Reykjavik ISL”]
    [Date “2013.02.19”]
    [Round “1.39”]
    [White “Jensen, So3”]
    [Black “Urkedal, F”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [WhiteElo “1909”]
    [BlackElo “2473”]
    [ECO “C37”]
    [EventDate “2013.02.19”]
    [BlackTitle “IM”]
    [Opening “KGA”]
    [Variation “double Muzio gambit”]
    [WhiteFideId “1421204”]
    [BlackFideId “1506102”]

    1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.O-O gxf3 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.e5 Qxe5 8.
    Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.d4 Qxd4+ 10.Be3 Qf6 11.Bxf4 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Bd6 13.Qh5+ Qg6 14.
    Bxd6+ Nf6 15.Qd5+ Kg7 16.Rxf6 Qxf6 17.Be5 Rf8 18.Bxf6+ Rxf6 19.Qg5+ Kf7
    20.Nc3 d6 21.Nd5 1-0

    [/pgn]

    Links:
    Kings Gambit Accepted chessgames.com

  • Short demolished in Bangkok

    GM Nigel Short was thoroughly outplayed by the young leading indian IM Roy Saptarshi in Bangkok Chess Club Open 2013.

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    [Event “13th BCC Open 2013”]
    [Site “Pattaya THA”]
    [Date “2013.04.15”]
    [Round “3.1”]
    [White “Saptarshi, Roy”]
    [Black “Short, Nigel D”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [WhiteElo “2426”]
    [BlackElo “2697”]
    [ECO “A47”]
    [EventDate “2013.04.14”]
    [WhiteTitle “IM”]
    [BlackTitle “GM”]
    [Opening “Queen’s Indian defence”]
    [WhiteFideId “5008980”]
    [BlackFideId “400025”]

    1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.e3 Bb7 4.Bd3 c5 5.O-O g6 6.c4 Bg7 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.c5 bxc5 10.Bb5+ Nfd7 11.dxc5 a6 12.Ba4 O-O 13.Be3 e6 14.Rc1 Nc6 15.Re1 Rc8 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.b4 Re8 18.a4 Ba8 19.Qd3 e5 20.Qxa6 d4 21.Bg5 f6 22.Qc4+ Kh8 23.Nb5 Bxf3 24.Nd6 Rf8 25.Nxc8 fxg5 26.Nd6 e4 27.Nf7+ Rxf7 28.Qxf7 Ne5 29.Qb7 d3 30.c6 e3 31.c7 exf2+ 32.Kh1 Qf8 33.gxf3 fxe1=Q+ 34.Rxe1 d2 35.Rd1 1-0

    [/pgn]

    Bangkok Chess Club bangkokchess.com

  • Magnus on Mount Everst in Chess

    I have followed the young Mozart of Chees, Magnus Carlsen, since he entered the world of chess 10 years ago. Magnus is now 22 and he is currently the world number in chess. In january 2013 the young Chess Grandmaster received  a staggering 2861 in rating. This is an all time rating record. Beating Garry Kasparov long time old record of 2851. There is more than 50 points between number one and two on the FIDE rating list! To put this perspective  there is only a handful of players who has been above 2800 in chess history. The the current world champion in Chess, Viswanathan Anand,  has mere 2772 as in rating as number 7 on the list.

    In 2012  in Bilbao Masters Magnus Carlsen demolished Viswanathan Anand in the following game:

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    [Event “Bilbao Masters”]
    [Site “Sao Paulo BRA”]
    [Date “2012.10.12”]
    [EventDate “2012.09.24”]
    [Round “9”]
    [Result “1-0”]
    [White “Magnus Carlsen”]
    [Black “Viswanathan Anand”]
    [ECO “B52”]
    [WhiteElo “?”]
    [BlackElo “?”]
    [PlyCount “59”]

    1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6
    7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.f3 Qc7 10.b3 Qa5 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.O-O O-O
    13.Nce2 Rfd8 14.Bc3 Qb6 15.Kh1 d5 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qe1 Rdc8
    18.e5 Ne8 19.e6 fxe6 20.Nf4 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 d4 22.Qd2 c5 23.Rae1
    Ng7 24.g4 Rc6 25.Nh3 Ne8 26.Qh6 Nf6 27.Ng5 d3 28.Re5 Kh8
    29.Rd1 Qa6 30.a4 1-0

    [/pgn]

    Update:
    Magnus Carlsen further clear in February FIDE Ratings theweekinchess.com

    Links:
    Homepage of Magnus Carlsen magnuscarlsen.com
    Magnus Carlsen wikipedia.org
    FIDE Rating list january 2013 fide.com

    Magnus Carlsen is going to play 5 of the top 10 players of the world in The 75th Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 11 – 27 January 2013 in Wijk aan Zee

  • Mac OS X Chess Ressources

    It seems like all the cool chess programs and databases are developed for windows only. Is there really no Mac OS Chess Programs and Chess Databases available?

    I have compiled a basic list of free Mac OS Chess Ressources:

    Chess Database: Scid: A Free Chess Database App

    Chess Engines:
    Critter
    Stockfish
    Crafty ( port install crafty MacPorts )

    Chess engines wikipedia.org

    Chess Apps
    xboard – X graphical user interface for chess (port install xboard, see MacPorts – requires X11)

    Chess Games
    The Week in Chess TWIC

    Chess Server
    FICS – free internet chess server