Win a Master Class with Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik

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London Chess Classic Round 8 Game of the Day

Here is the 2011 London Chess Classic Game of the Day video by IM Andrew Martin for round 8. The opening is the Berlin Defense of the Ruy Lopez between Luke McShane as White and Vladimir Kramnik playing Black.

London Chess Classic Round 6 Game of the Day

Here is the 2011 London Chess Classic Game of the Day video by IM Andrew Martin for round 6. The opening starts out as a Queen’s Gambit Declined between Viswanathan Anand as White and Vladimir Kramnik playing Black.

London Chess Classic Round 5 Game of the Day

Here is the 2011 London Chess Classic Game of the Day video by IM Andrew Martin for round 5. The opening is a hybrid between the Catalan and Bogo-Indian  between Vladimir Kramnik as White and Michael Adams playing Black.

New Year, New Rating List

The FIDE ratings list is out for January. No surprise that Magnus Carlsen reclaimed the #1 spot with a rating of 2814 after his performance at the London Classic. Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand, who had taken over the #1 spot for December fell to #2 despite having a career high of 2810. Veselin Topalov, world champion … Continue reading →

Chess Video for the Week of November 15, 2010

Here is this weeks video. It is a game played between Hikaru Nakamua and Vladimir Kramnik at the recently concluded Tal Memorial Chess Tournament. It is a Petroff (Petrov) Defense. Nakamura,H. (2741) – Kramnik, V (2791) [C42] Tal Memorial Chess Tournament 2010, 2010.11.05 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. … Continue reading →