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The final phase of the Andreikin-Carlsen game, played in the first round in Astana, Kazakhstan. … [Read more...] about Andreikin-Carlsen, World Blitz Championship 2012

Sergey Karjakin won the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday, July 8th. The Moscovite finished on 11.5/15, a point more than Magnus Carlsen, who lost to Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexander Grischuk on the last day. Veselin Topalov finished in third place. The Bulgarian edged out Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on tiebreak. … [Read more...] about World Rapid Chess Championship 2012, Day 3

After ten rounds of play, Magnus Carlsen has a 1.5 point lead over Sergey Karjakin and Veselin Topalov at the World Rapid Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. A video report on day 2 of the tournament. … [Read more...] about World Rapid Chess Championship 2012, Day 2

After five rounds of play, Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin are sharing the lead at the World Rapid Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. Both players scored 4.5/5, and are followed by Veselin Topalov, Alexander Grischuk and Teimour Radjabov, who have a point less. … [Read more...] about World Rapid Chess Championship 2012, Day 1

Not long after the last game of the Anand-Gelfand World Championship had been played, we spoke with main sponsor Andrei Filatov. What exactly does he do? Was he satisfied about the match? And what about his new plans? During the interview, Filatov reveals that he intends to support a new event next year, which will be a cooperation between a French and a Russian museum. … [Read more...] about World Chess Championship 2012: Andrei Filatov