Magnus Carlsen unbeatable Carlsen s choice Just like two years ago in New York, Magnus Carlsen steered for a tiebreak in the World Championship match against Fabiano Caruana in London.
Just Checking What is Alina Kashlinskaya s favourite square? Fair Square Theresa May hopes for the endgame..
Sadler on Books Before he delves into middlegames and openings, Matthew Sadler shares his enthusiasm for the first part of a 3-volume biography of second World Champion Emanuel Lasker.
Maxim Dlugy looks at the art of closing totally won games.
The Blitz Whisperer Reaching a winning position is one thing, bringing home the bacon another, especially in blitz.
Miraculous Escapes After many years of absence, Hans Ree ventured to enter a serious tournament again.
Maximize Your Tactics Find the right moves.
Or can even have far-reaching consequences for a Player s career.
Scott Chess Pattern Recognition Why not gain some space while advancing a pawn for a fianchetto? Judit Polgar Crucial moments can dramatically change the course of a game.
Celeb64: George C.
Your Move Not everyone rejoiced when a rapid tiebreak decided the world title.
NIC s Cafe A chess-themed pub in downtown Oslo, Maurice Ashley on The Daily Show and a revisited flyover in Kolkata.
Opera Game Paul Morphy s rise from child prodigy to the pride and sorrow of Chess forms the backdrop to a new movie.
MVL Master of Shenzhen - breaks Ding Liren 39;s Century At the Shenzhen Masters, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ended Ding Liren s unbeaten streak of 100 games and took the title on tiebreak.
His wife, Alina Kashlinskaya, added another 7,000 to their celebration day by winning the top women s prize.
So happy together in Isle of Man Radek Wojtaszek was the sensation of the 2018 edition of the Chess.com Open in Isle of Man, taking home 38,000.
FIDE Presidents Arkady Dvorkovich is only the seventh FIDE president.
Short Stories Nigel Short wonders what changes are needed to keep the World Championship attractive for a broad audience.
AlphaZero s thoughts And what would the strongest program around think about the match that was held at a stone s throw from DeepMind s headquarters in London? Matthew Sadler reports.
A choice that was widely criticized, but again proved highly effective.
Magnus Carlsen unbeatable Carlsen s choice Just like two years ago in New York, Magnus Carlsen steered for a tiebreak in the World Championship match against Fabiano Caruana in London
