Game of the Week LI- Kollars,Dmitrij (2622) - Safarli,Eltaj (2579)
This week’s Game of the Week will clearly demonstrate the following principles:
Game of the Week L-Mamedov,Rauf (2656) - Anand,Viswanathan (2751)
The engine equalizes easily when it comes to sidelines, which can create false impressions of securi…
Game of the Week XLIX- Gelfand,Boris (2663) - Adams,Michael (2700)
A small twist in the opening can change the flow of the game.
Game of the Week XLVIII Carlsen,Magnus (2855) - Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2782)
The brain may fail you when the tension is at the highest level.
Game of the Week XLVII Carlsen,Magnus (2855) - Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2782)
“A Knight on f5 is worth a pawn" - Garry Kasparov
Game of the Week XLVI-Shirov,Alexei (2673) - Erdos,Viktor (2615)
What should you do if you cannot figure out how to equalize against a certain opening variation?
Game of the Week XLV-Keymer,Vincent (2639) - Bjerre,Jonas Buhl (2569)
Wilheim Steinitz famously claimed that the king is a strong piece and can defend himself.
Game of the Week XLIV-Gelfand,Boris (2680) - Martirosyan,Haik (2624)
This last round game was neither important for the final standings, nor particularly spectacular. Ho…
Game of the Week XLIII- Van Foreest,Jorden (2691) - Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2617)
The talented young Dutch grandmaster with the white pieces introduced one of the most creative openi…
Game of the Week XLII-Yoo,Christopher (2485) - Mardov,Dimitar (2373)
The new generation of chess players has been fascinating me with their approach to the opening.
Game of the Week XLI- Narayanan.S.L (2647) - Erigaisi Arjun (2634)
“Why should I learn an opening that I won’t play with either color?”
Game of the Week XL-Mastrovasilis,Athanasios (2523) - Nikolov,Momchil (2522)
“Pattern Recognition” has become a common term in chess language, and everyone wants to find an easi…
Game of the Week XXXIX-Bjerre,Jonas Buhl (2550) - Grandelius,Nils (2666)
The story goes that Robert James Fischer used to study all published chess games, including the USSR…
Game of the Week XXXVIII- Alekseenko,Kirill (2693) - Ragger,Markus (2665)
Could you believe it if 8 out of 9 moves by White in the opening of a high-level game were made by p…
Game of the Week XXXVII- Carlsen, Magnus (2855) - Firouzja, Alireza (2754)
“What openings should I play?” ; “Is _____ opening good to play?”