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Good news for chess fans as Vishy Anand is back to his homeland after being stuck in Germany due to Covid19 for close to 3 months. However, he will be in institutional quarantine for 7 days in Bangalore and then in home quarantine for 14 days. Link

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It was nothing short of an eventful day at the Lindores Abbey tournament! Magnus Carlsen stunned Nakamura 3- their first match of the semis while Dubov kept his great run going by beating the ever-solid Ding Liren! Can Naka or Ding make a come back... What do you think?... Link

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We have the fabulous four who will feature in the Semis of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge! It's going to be... Nakamura vs Carlsen Ding Liren vs Dubov ... Which two players are you rooting for to make it to the finals!? ( Lennart Ootes/ Link )

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Strange thoughts on the night before an important game are just so common, aren't they!

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Over the years, Anish Giri has thoroughly established himself as an elite chess player. At the age of 25, he has already been a two-time candidate to the world title and is currently ranked #1 the world. Alongside this, he is known as a witty and vocal individual and is understandably quite popular among chess fans. Recently, Shubham Kumthekar caught up with him for a brief interview, attempting to know his thoughts on the current situation of the chess world. They als...o ventured into some lesser-known aspects of being a top chess player and went on to discuss his prominence on social media. These discussions were followed by trademark blitzkrieg segment, wherein Anish revealed his favourite among the current crop of players! Read on to know more! ( Tata Steel Chess) Link

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Daniil Dubov has gone for the super rare 5...g5 which was surprisingly played by Emil Sutovsky back in 2 Link

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Aronian manages to outwit Nakamura in the notorious R+B vs R ending and draws the first blood in their first Quarterfinal match Link

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To mark the legendary Anatoly Karpov's birthday, here's a game against Timman where Karpov was at his aggressive best! He blows White's kingside apart, hunts the White King, and simply sails away to a victory!

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Birthday wishes to one of the greatest chess players of all time - the former World Champion Anatoly Karpov! Nicknamed as Boa Constrictor for his positional style of play, Karpov was the #1 player in the world for a stunning 102 months, a record that stands only next to Carlsen and Kasparov! What's your favourite memory/game of the maestro?... ( Alina L'Ami/Tata Steel Chess)

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The round-robin stage of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge being played on Chess24 came to a stunning finish yesterday - Magnus Carlsen faced Alireza Firoujza in R11. Carlsen had to avert defeat with black at all costs to qualify for the Knockouts, while Firoujza required a win-on-demand to make it to the next phase. In the end, it was Magnus Carlsen who won a great game to book a knockout spot, while Firoujza, Grischuk, Duda, and Wei Yi were eliminated. On the other hand..., Hikaru Nakamura thoroughly dominated this stage as he cruised to an unbeaten 7.5/11. The Quarterfinals commence tomorrow and here are your matchups! Nakamura - Aronian Karjakin - Dubov Yu Yangyi - Ding Liren Wesley So - Carlsen Which 4 players do you think will make it to the Semis!? Link

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Magnus Carlsen scores a crucial win courtesy a powerful exchange sacrifice that set his central pawn roller in motion! He is through to the Knockout stage while Alireza Firoujza has been eliminated from the tournament.

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Wow. Magnus Carlsen blunders a piece in an already tricky position vs Daniil Dubov. The World Champion now runs the risk of elimination if he loses with Black against Firouzja in the 11th and final round-robin game Link

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The second day of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge wasn't the best for the World Champion as he lost two of the four games played - first against Yu Yangyi and then against Duda. Here's a position from his game against Yu Yangyi. How did the Chinese Super GM build a mating net to drive home the full point? White to play! Link

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Do you recognize the two famous personalities in the picture below? In what may seem like a slightly surprising crossover, it's the great revolutionary Che Guevara (left) pictured talking to chess legend Miguel Najdorf in 1962. Being the Director of the National Bank and Minister of Industries, Che Guevara covered the cost of the Capablanca Memorial chess tournaments. And guess what? The Capablanca Memorial was the highest paid chess tournament in the world at that time! So w...hy this story all of a sudden? Well, flashback broadcast of the first ever Capablanca Memorial played in 1962 came to a close today. It was won by Miguel Najdorf half a point ahead of Spassky and Polugaevsky in a stunning fashion, considering the legend lost both his first two games in this huge 22-player round robin! He won nine straight games from rounds 6 to 14 and then wrapped up the event with four consecutive wins in the last four rounds. If you haven't followed this event on FollowChess, we urge you to play over the games, especially those by Najdorf! Link

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Yikes! Wei Yi walks into a Mate in 1 in an endgame where he was a pawn up for the good. Once again, it's the tricky Knight that strikes in a fast time-control game! Link

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The second stage of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour has begun - it's time for the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge featuring 12 of the strongest players in the world! Link

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From the 1st Online Sunway Sitges Open played last month. IM Liam Vrolijk's last move was Queen to c1. In reply, GM Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo missed a simple yet elegant tactic, possibly due to time trouble. Can you find it? It's White to Play! Link

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We all have done this at some point and then dearly regretted it later!

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Final standings of the FIDE Online Open Magnus Carlsen... Daniil Dubov Peter Svidler Women Kateryna Lagno Lei Tingjie Zhansaya Abdumalik

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Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen & Kateryna Lagno - the winners of the FIDE Steinitz Memorial that was in progress on Chess24! The wins came in contrasting fashions - Carlsen won the open section with a round to spare while Lagno won the Armageddon vs Lei Tingjie to clinch the women's title. Link

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The star move of the day at the FIDE was definitely the finishing blow by Peter Svidler against Magnus Carlsen himself! In the position on the left, it's White to play. If you think that you have seen a similar tactic before, you are right! Magnus himself played the stunning Qxh6 in the final tie-break game of the 2 World Championship match vs Sergey Karjakin. Not the exact same pattern, but certainly similar in some ways! Link

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It's not often that you see Magnus Carlsen lose two games on the trot, but the Russian duo of Dubov and Svidler have done the seemingly impossible in rounds 9 and 1 the Link

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One of the most famous chess quotes by arguably the most charismatic chess player of all time - the great Robert James Fischer. How much energy do you think you exert on your chess!?

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Magnus Carlsen is thoroughly a man of his word - he states the opening on Twitter (!!) and then actually goes for it! Link

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The open section of the has started with Anton vs Xiong and Grischuk vs Korobov. Of course, Magnus Carlsen will be playing very soon! Link

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Alexandra Kosteniuk is currently ruling the roost at the Steinitz Memorial. With wins over Sebag, Abdumalik, Cori, and Paehtz, she has maintained a perfect 4/4 score so far! Link

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The FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial has kicked off! The first session daily will feature the women's section followed by the men's section (ft. Magnus Carlsen of course!) later in the day. Exciting 3+2 blitz action coming your way! ... Link

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Alexander Grischuk wins 5 straight games to clinch the title on Lichess! He beat Evgeny Tomashevsky 3-0 in the finals after winning the last two games in his 2-1 match win over Kramnik. Such dominance after only barely making to the semis - that's Grischuk for you! ( Lennart Ootes)

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Exciting couple of semi-final matches as the players ranked 3 and 4 (Grischuk & Tomashevsky) in the round-robin stage beat ranks 1 and 2 (Kramnik & Svidler) to advance to the finals! Link

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We have the 4 qualifiers! Kramnik absolutely aces the double round-robin stage and will be joined by Svidler, Tomashevsky and Grischuk tomorrow. On the other hand, Nepomniachtchi and Karjakin are the big names to miss out on qualification. ... Link

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Incredible. In an equal endgame, Alexander Grischuk blunders a whole Knight and Vladimir Kramnik coasts to his 6th consecutive victory! In the position below, it's Black to play and win. Link

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How often do you see a Bishop trapped on an open board!? Link

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After a winless first day for Peter Svidler and an unbeaten first day for Alexander Grischuk, Svidler wins a crazy game to rack up his first victory of the event while also halting Grischuk's tremendous run so far!

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The right mindset for a competitive chess player according to the great Alexander Alekhine.

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On this day 1 ago, around this time, Viswanathan Anand won his World Championship match vs Topalov in Sofia, Bulgaria! It was one of the most exciting WCH matches in recent times with lots of background stories and some incredible over-the-board action. In the end, Vishy scored a final game victory with black to defend his title! ( Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty)... Link

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This is it! Yu Yangyi wins a great game against Wesley So and helps Team China clinch the FIDE Link Online !

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Wishing Indian star Pentala Harikrishna a very happy 34th birthday! He made his debut in the Olympiad at age 14 and ever since, has been a stalwart of Indian chess. Throwback to his aesthetic Re3! against Ioan-Cristian Chirila from Gibraltar 2015. Simply stunning, isn't it! ( Andreas Kontokanis)

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Some interesting opening choices as the games kick off in the Superfinal of the FIDE Link Online ! Wei Yi has wheeled out the Scandinavian vs Caruana while Krush has played the solid Exchange French vs Hou Yifan! Let's not forget, a 2-2 draw is sufficient for China to clinch the title courtesy of their higher rank in the round-robin stage!... Link

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The great Miguel Najdorf won a stunning 9 games in a row at the inaugural Capablanca Memorial in 1962. After a slow start with he racked up straight wins from round 6 to 14, grabbing the sole lead with 11/14 and eventually winning the event! Follow the event as part of flashback live series on FollowChess Link

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Absolutely stunning finish to the round-robin phase of the FIDE Link Online ! USA win a crucial 1 round match against the previously undefeated China while Europe could only draw vs the Rest of the World. In the end, it was USA that took the second spot in the Superfinal with a margin of just half a board point! China or USA - who do you think will clinch the Superfinal?... Link

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Spectacular finish by Vladislav Artemiev as he checkmates Vidit Gujrathi in just 26 moves!

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Fabiano Caruana misses a crushing opportunity as early as move 15! Instead of c4, both Nxh7 and Bxh7 would have been winning for Fabi. Link

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after rnd 9 China 17 Europe 12 USA 11 Russia 6... India 5 Rest of the World 3

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Europe win an all-important clash vs USA! With this victory, Europe have galloped to the second spot with 12 points while USA (11 points) have slipped to rank 3. Interestingly, both teams have the same board score - 19.5. Surely, we are in for an exciting round ten! ... Link

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While a stunning combination is attractive, a nice technical win also has its own separate appeal. Vidit Gujarathi played one such technical game against Levon Aronian yesterday. Check it out!

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How often do you find yourself doing this!? On a serious note, by all means study the opening but do not neglect the middlegame and the endgame!

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Ian Nepomniachtchi tweets about his 17-move loss to Vishy. The key take away from this is to follow Nepo's example and to be gracious in defeat Link

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What just happened! Viswanathan Anand wins his game against Ian Nepomniachtchi in just 17 moves!

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At the end of Day 2 of the FIDE Link Online , it's clear that team China is in cruise control. They have won 3 matches, drawn 1, lost none and they duly sit pretty with a comfortable 2-point lead over their nearest rivals. Teams Europe and USA have done fairly well too, while the Indian team has struggled so far. Can any team catch up with China or will the Chinese team continue its dominance? Day 3 is surely going to be crucial!... Link

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It's an opposite coloured Bishop ending, but there are Queens on the board and White has some annoying pressure against g7. Plus the Bishop on c2 is slightly stuck. Can you find the brilliant move that Levon Aronian played to win the game eventually? Link

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