White to play and checkmate in two. Move cursor to right after colon to read answer: Rg1 |
White to play and checkmate in three.
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White to play and checkmate in two. Move cursor to right after colon to read answer: Rg1 |
White to play and checkmate in three.
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Garry Kasparov@Turing Centenary |
Garry Kasparov |
Phoro: Anežka Kružíková |
6.d4 |
13. ... Qg5 What did Fischer play as his 14th move and how did he win the game? |
The winners: Anna Muzychuk (left) and Koneru Humpy with Fide president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. |
Best chess game award at the Kazan Chess Grand Prix went to Viktorija Cmilyte. It was a special prize on the occasion of the 100th birth anniversary of Rashit Nezmetdinov. The organising committee chose her game against Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan as the best game of the event. You can read:
Tal Chess Round 4: Viktorija Cmilyte Explains Win Over Hou Yifan
Kazan Chess Grand Prix Winner - India's Koneru Humpy |
Legendary Garry Kasparov |
Anna Muzychuk and Hou Yifan play for a draw in Round 10 |
Koneru Humpy and Alexandra Kosteniuk play for a draw in Round 10 |
Kateryna Lahno-Koneru Humpy 0-1 |
India's Koneru Humpy |
Armenia's Elina Danielian - Set to win Kazan? |
India's Koneru Humpy (right) on her way to beating former women's world chess champion and current women's world rapid chess champion. |
Kateryna Lahno watching the Hou Yifan-Alexandra Kosteniuk match |
The one and only Magnus Carlsen |
"I think it has been a very interesting tournament. There have been twists and turns that noone could foresee. As for myself, I thing I played, well I stared slowly. My first three games were not impressive to say the least.
I think after that my play was good. I mean, the game with Grischuk, although I didn't win, it was an energizer to play such an interesting game. I thought after that I was in the driving seat in most of my games.
Obviously if it turns out that Aronian wins [looks to one of the screens], which in fact he did, I'm actually the winner of the tournament. That is nice but, I mean, like last year there were a lot of fortunate circumstances for me in the last round to be able to win it but that's the way it goes sometimes. Today I had to win myself and I did. That's all I can do."
7th Mikhail Tal Chess Memorial 2012 winners (from left) Teimour Radjabov, third; Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, second. |
Viktorija Cmilyte |
The pawns must be fed on tea or coffee regularly |
So, that's the strategy... |
Must be careful about strategy stealers |
For Heaven's Sake Don't Move the Queen |
Kasparov with Michael Khodarkovsky, president of the Kasparov Chess Foundation. (Mig Greengard) |
Korchnoi-Karpov, World Chess Championship, 1978 |
Korchnoi played 42. Rh1 Can you guess the move Anatoly Karpov sealed for the adjourned game? The main threat is 43.Bh4 and Black must also protect the f pawn. |
Korchnoi played here 55.Be4. Can you see what Korchnoi could have played here for the checkmate combination and changed world chess history? |
Anna Muzchuk on her way to joining the lead |
The agony of a chess parent has little relief. The most stressed out people at any kids' tournament are usually the parents! Common ques...