The first round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad is in the books and we already have a major upset. Xavier Mompel Ferruz, a teenage FIDE Master from Equatorial Guinea, took down the Grandmaster and multi-time Icelandic National Champion, Gudmundur Kjartansson. FM Ferruz had no problems facing GM Gudmundur Kjartansson’s King’s Indian Attack and whenContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Queen Trapping Tactic from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
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World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 3
The third game of the Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship Match was perhaps the most exciting and revealing game yet. Magnus Carlsen employed the Reti Opening as white but it was Anand who seemed better prepared for its complexities. After gaining an advantage, Vishy, as in game 2, failed to take the risks necessary to reallyContinueContinue reading “World Chess Championship 2013: Anand vs. Carlsen Game 3”