by Sean | May 28, 2018 | Blogs
World Champion Magnus Carlsen has won many games thanks to his legendary endgame technique, enabling him to steer a very slim path to victory even at the very highest level. Indeed, a forthcoming book (due out in July) called Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen will deal...
by Sean | Apr 30, 2018 | Blogs
Back in December I mentioned that Chess – The Musical was heading back to London. I went to see it last weekend at the impressive London Coliseum. It was all I hoped it would be: great cast, extremely effective set, live orchestra and packed to the rafters with...
by Sean | Mar 28, 2018 | Blogs
The exciting Berlin Candidates tournament is now over and the official challenger for World Champion Magnus Carlsen is Fabiano Caruana. Caruana was the only winner in yesterday’s games. Showing great determination, he played a long game against Grischuk and...
by Sean | Mar 27, 2018 | Blogs
We said there would be more twists and turns at the Berlin Candidates tournament and the games in yesterday’s penultimate round didn’t disappoint. It is never easy to bounce back after any defeat but Caruana, with the eyes of the chess world upon him, won...
by Sean | Mar 26, 2018 | Blogs
There is a fierce battle going on at the Berlin Candidates tournament, with eight of the world’s top players desperately trying to become the official challenger to World Champion Magnus Carlsen. Fabiano Caruana looked to be in control of the tournament but a...
