when 3. Bf8+? no longer works in light of 3…Kh5 4. Rxh7+ Kg4 5. h3+ Kg3 and the White king will be mated. But now White need not play the bishop check, but instead counters with 3. Rxh7+!!, ...

After Qxc1 2 Qe6+ Kf8 3 Rh3! (better than 3 Rf3+ Qf4) forced Black to resign. 11597 1 Rxh7+! Resigns. If Qxh7 2 Qe8+ Qg8 3 Rh1 mate. If Kxh7 2 Rh1+ Kg8 3 Qxd5+ Qf7 (Kf8 4 Rh8+) 4 Nh6+ wins the queen.

Bh5 b5 (sitting back equals slow death in view of the threat of 48. Bg6 Ra7 49. Qh5 Rb7 50. Bxh7+ Rxh7 51. Qg6+ Kh8 52. Rxh7+ Qxh7 53. Rxh7+ Rxh7 54. Qe8, winning) 48. cxb5 axb5 49. a5!

The FIDE Grand Prix, which chooses two qualifiers for the Candidates Tournament, is underway at the Central Chess Player’s House in the Russian capital of Moscow. Local bet Ian Nepomnianchtchi ...

Time Control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, followed by 15 minutes for the rest of the game with 30 seconds added to your time after every move starting ...

Qxg6 45.Nxe4 Qxg3 46.Rxg3+ Kf8 47.Nxd6 Rxh4 48.Nxc8 Rxc8 49.Kg2 Rh7 50.Kf3 axb4 51.Rxb4 Ra8 52.a4 Re7 53.h4 Rh7 54.Rh3 Re8 55.h5 Ree7 56.Rb2 Kf7 57.h6 Kf6 58.a5 Re8 59.a6 b5 60.Rc2 Rc8 61.a7 Rxa7 ...

The Aeroflot Open concluded with a surprising but well-earned victory for Belarusian grandmaster Vladislav Kovalev with 7.5/9. Along with the $22,000 first-place prize, he now earns a spot in the ...

So built up a huge advantage after only 11 moves against Daniel Naroditsky, but missed the best line and had to win the game all over again. So’s 11th move was instructive. 16.Qe2?! (16.Re2! Qg6 ...

Yugoslav chess Grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirovic was a superb tactician who invented a line against the Sicilian that is still going strong. Here it is in action The Yugoslav Grandmaster Dragoljub ...