Dutch grandmaster Benjamin Bok, who sensationally beat Alexander Grischuk in Armageddon in 1/32 of the Chess.com Global Chess Championship, shared his joy from the victory on his social networks: “3 years ago I lost a heartbreaking match at the World Cup to Grischuk. Today I took my revenge”.
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At the next stage of the Magnus Tour – Julius Baer Generation Cup, Carlsen took the lead from the start, scoring 10 points out of 12 (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). “He’s really started on fire,” Grandmaster David Howell said in the commentary box. “Normally, we’re not used to seeing this sharp…
Garry Kasparov emotionally reacted to his failure (0.5 points out of 9) at the Fischer Random chess tournament in St. Louis: «“This is what happens when you prepare so little,” a friend told me. I corrected him: no, that’s what happens when you don’t prepare AT ALL! Playing as an amateur against elite opponents means…
The Russian grandmaster spoke about the tournament that ended in the USA. “The three-week chess marathon in St. Louis has ended. Despite the suboptimal playing form, we managed to share the first place in the classic tournament and the third in Fischer chess. However, missed opportunities leave a bitter aftertaste.” The future participant of the…
Vice-President of the Moscow Chess Federation Sergey Smagin said that it is difficult to guess who will be the winner of the Russian Chess Superfinal held in Cheboksary. This is explained by a large number of draws. “The tournament is very tight, and almost all participants can claim victory. They can still add, and it…
At the Russian Chess Superfinal taking place in Cheboksary, the Russian grandmaster was asked for his opinion about the possibly unfair victory of Hans Niemann over the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. “It’s hard to comment, I wasn’t there. The only thing I can say is that Magnus is the least paranoid of the chess…
Anish Giri tweeted a funny post after passing round 1/32: “My childhood dream of becoming a Chess Global Champion is still alive!”. To which Fabiano Caruana replied: “Just wait until you have your shot in the Chess Galactic Championship!”.
The newspaper “Sport-Express” published an interview with manager Sergey Karjakin, PR-director of the CHFR Kirill Zangalis, in which he talks about his activities. “There have been many contracts over ten years. I would especially like to thank “Alpari”, the company that in 2012 was the first to believe in the young grandmaster Karjakin and signed…
As part of the press conference, Tomashevsky shared his expectations for the upcoming championship. “I am very happy to be here. For me, this is the twelfth Superfinal of the Russian Championship. I won my previous two titles in Izhevsk and Chita, respectively, at the Republican Game Center, I will be glad if the tradition…
Garry Kasparov compared Alireza Firouzja with the wave of young talent that’s hitting the top of world chess right now — plus some shots were fired at Wesley So, who could have won the Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour with a couple of accurate moves in the penultimate round! “Here we saw that it’s…