Malcolm Pein on…Grunfeld Themes
Malcolm Pein’s Daily Telegraph chess column examines a number of Grunfeld Themes today. Malcolm Pein on…Grunfeld Themes In the 1980s, the Correspondence IM Frank Boyd produced a great opening monograph on the Grunfeld Defence. It was more a collection of variations than anything else, but some of them were fantastic and in the pre-computer era I […]
Malcolm Pein on…Leinier Dominguez
Malcolm Pein presents two sharp games by Leinier Dominguez in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column – and tests you with a checkmate puzzle. Malcolm Pein on…Leinier Dominguez The news that Levon Aronian is moving from Armenia to St. Louis and will play for the USA, rather than his native Armenia, overshadowed the progress of America’s last elite GM import, Leinier […]
Malcolm Pein on…Radjabov’s Solid Show
Malcolm Pein returns to the recent Opera Europe Rapid tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column to take a look at the third-place play-off, in which he was impressed by Teimour Radjabov’s solid show. Malcolm Pein on…Radjabov’s Solid Show The third-place play-off at the Opera Europe Rapid saw a comfortable victory for Teimour Radjabov over Maxime Vachier- Lagrave. Radjabov […]
Malcolm Pein on…Birthday Blues
It is back to the Opera Europe Rapid tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column as Malcolm Pein ponders the patchy form of Magnus Carlsen. Malcolm Pein on…Birthday Blues Magnus Carlsen has struggled ever since he celebrated his 30th birthday on a beach in the Seychelles. The world champion lost that very day to Wesley So in the final of the […]
Malcolm Pein on…So Striking Back
We take another trip to the Opera Europe Rapid tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column to see Wesley So striking back against Magnus Carlsen after an early defeat. Malcolm Pein on…So Striking Back Wesley So’s second victory over Magnus Carlsen in a Meltwater Tour event on Chess 24 came on Valentine’s Day at the Opera Europe Rapid. So took the second […]
Malcolm Pein on…The Valentine’s Day Massacre
What sort of person would want to ruin Valentine’s Day? Surely nobody at Chessable; we positively embraced the occasion with a full series of sales and posts. However, the finger of suspicion regarding the Valentine’s Day Massacre does point to one of our authors… It is back to the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in Malcolm Pein’s Daily Telegraph chess column to discover the truth of the matter. Malcolm Pein on…The Valentine’s Day Massacre […]
Malcolm Pein on…A Fright at the Opera
Malcolm Pein returns to the semi-final stage of Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column and presents a fright at the opera. Malcolm Pein on…A Fright at the Opera It was more of the same in the semifinals of the Opera Europe Rapid on Chess24 as Magnus Carlsen continued to blunder, but still prevailed, while Wesley So smoothly progressed to the […]
Malcolm Pein on…Super So
Malcolm Pein focuses on the semi-final stage of Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column and the game shows Super So in action. Wesley So is, of course, a Chessable author. Perhaps that explains why his recent form is excellent. Malcolm Pein on…Super So The semi-finals of the Opera Europe Rapid on Chess24 lined up Magnus Carlsen vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave […]
Malcolm Pein on…A Fortunate Carlsen
It is a return to the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column, as Malcolm Pein shows how a fortunate Carlsen managed to squeeze through to the the semi-finals. Malcolm Pein on…A Fortunate Carlsen Magnus Carlsen was fortunate to get through to the semi-finals of the Opera Europe Rapid on Chess24, as he was pushed to the brink of defeat by […]
Malcolm Pein on…Cool Carlsen
Malcolm Pein continues his coverage of the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column, with a cool Carlsen beating one of his major rivals with a game to spare. Malcolm Pein on…Cool Carlsen Magnus Carlsen secured victory over Daniil Dubov in the best-of-four first leg of their Opera Europe Rapid quarter-final on Chess24 after just three games. Dubov must win […]
Malcolm Pein on…The Dramatic Finale
Malcolm Pein brings his coverage of the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament up to the end of the preliminary rounds in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column. Two big names took a tumble and are out of the tournament. Malcolm Pein on…The Dramatic Finale In a dramatic finale to the Opera Europe Rapid preliminaries on Chess24, speed chess supremo Hikaru Nakamura and Candidate Ian Nepomniachtchi failed […]
Malcolm Pein on…The Opera Struggle
Malcolm Pein continues his coverage of the Opera Euro Rapid Tournament in today’s Daily Telegraph chess column. The Opera struggle has left strong players with an uphill battle to qualify for the next stage of the tournament. Malcolm Pein on…The Opera Struggle Having won four games in a row on the opening day of the Opera Europe Rapid, Magnus Carlsen was […]