Great Moments in Chess: Carlsen Crowned

The New in Chess Classic is now in full swing and it has brought even more top-level chess to a table already graced by the FIDE Candidates Tournament. World Champion Magnus Carlsen is in action once more and he is joined by a glittering array of strong, talented Grandmasters including Hikaru Nakamura, Leinier Dominguez Perez and Levon […]

Malcolm Pein on…Pegging Back Pragg

Malcolm Pein continues to follow the fortunes of Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column, with a game featuring a rare defeat for the ambitious teenager. Malcolm Pein on…Pegging Back Pragg Appropriately enough, Team Polgar took a 75-71 lead over Team Kramnik on day three of the Polgar Challenge, the first leg of the Julius Baer Challengers Chess […]