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Getting into competitive chess can be tough, especially if you start as an adult. There is a pretty big step between playing with your frien...

Yesterday Garry Kasparov made one of his rare returns to OTB chess, playing a 2 game rapid match with Japanese FM Yoshiharu Habu . While For...

Having gushed a little about Kramnik's decision to play in the Qatar Masters, I can see why he might be having second thoughts about the...

The 2014 Qatar Masters starts this evening. It is billed as the strongest Open for 2014, and the field does look very strong. The top half o...

In yesterdays post I mentioned the game Selzniev v Alekhine from 1921, which contained a similar idea to Anand's exchange sacrifice agai...

Magnus Carlsen has retained his World Championship title, with a win over Viswantahan Anand in the 11th game of their match. The final score...

One of the juggling acts you have to perform when writing a blog is decide what is content worthy of publishing. It is a little easier writi...