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The tournament was held June 9-13 in the City ('Hipp') Theater of Malmö, Sweden. It was organized by the Limhamn Chess Club. Six players played each other in a single round-robin tournament. Last year's winner, 16-year-old Dutchman Anish Giri, defended his title against Alexei Shirov, Wesley So, Jonny Hector, Nils Grandelius and Hans Tikkanen. In the end Giri, So and Tikkanen … [Read more...] about Impressions from the 19th Sigeman Chess Tournament

After he won his semi-rapid match against Alexei Shirov in León, we managed to get Vishy Anand before the ChessVibes camera once again. The World Champion was cooperate enough to agree to an interview after his dinner with the organizers and sponsors. And so on Sunday night, about an hour after midnight (!), we had a nice talk about becoming a father, about the Candidates … [Read more...] about Interview with the World Champion (part 1 of 2)

Scenic impressions of the 24th edition of the Magistral Ciudad de León, which took place in the León Auditorium, from Friday, June 3rd till Sunday, June 5th, 2011. This year the main event was a 6-game match between World Champion Vishy Anand and Alexei Shirov. The rate of play was 40 minutes per game plus 30 seconds increment after each move. Anand defeated 4.5-1.5; on all … [Read more...] about Leon 2011

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Anish Giri was lucky enough to be invited for the 20th and final Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, held in March 2011 in Monaco. In this video, Anish tells about being invited to this tournament and the atmosphere in Monaco. … [Read more...] about Anish at Amber