Musings on the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest

https://youtu.be/1UhF7OGf4dY Greetings Chess Players. My name is Coach Tortoise and I have been a chess analyst for a really long time.  The Chess Olympiad of the year 2024 shall take place in the splendid city of Budapest from the 11th to the 23rd of September. Inherently, Chess Olympiads serve as grand celebrations of the nobleContinueContinue reading “Musings on the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest”

Corus Chess 2010

Top rated Magnus Carlsen proved that his favorite status was justified at the 2010 edition of the Wijk ann Zee Chess Tournament.  He simply outplayed everyone else. Viswanathan Anand was clearly reserving his best chess for the upcoming World Championship match with Vladimir Topalov and ended tied for fourth with Hikaru Nakamura.  In fact, WorldContinueContinue reading “Corus Chess 2010”

Corus Chess 2010: Americans Shine Brightly and Fade

For the first time in recent history, American chess players were commanding respect and attention in Wijk aan Zee.  Hats off to Hikaru Nakamura and Ray Robson for shining bright enough that the chess world took notice. Unfortunately for the American chess fans, it appears that our two rising stars have been swallowed by theContinueContinue reading “Corus Chess 2010: Americans Shine Brightly and Fade”

Ray Robson Wins Miami Open

Congratulations to13 Year-Old Ray Robson on placing first at the 2008 Miami Chess Open. After nine scheduled rounds, Ray ended in a tie for first with GM Darmen Sadvakasov. Ray defeated Darmen in an Armageddon game to capture first place. Below is the final cross-table as well as a beautiful game to put his achievement in perspective. [Event “Miami Open 2008”] [DateContinueContinue reading “Ray Robson Wins Miami Open”