Tim Wall is a FIDE Master, journalist, chess coach and FIDE International Organiser from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. From 1999-2016 he worked as a journalist and editor in Russia and Azerbaijan for such publications as The Moscow Times, The Moscow News and Caspian Business News. In February 2018, he organised the Northumbria Masters, resuming a series of international tournaments in the North East of England that he began in the 1990s.
7/10/2021 – On Sunday 18th July the charity "Chess in Schools and Communities" is staging the UK’s biggest-ever outdoor chess festival, ChessFest, in Trafalgar Square, London’s most famous public space. It is to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the children’s classic "Through the Looking Glass." Tim Wall looks at what visitors can expect to see, and examines our lasting fascination with Lewis Carroll’s epic fantasy tale. Big pictorial preview.
12/19/2018 – The London Chess Classic was a top tournament in which four of the world's best players took part. But the London Chess Classic was also an event in which young children could see, feel and express the passion for chess - a life-changing experience. | Photos: London Chess Classic
8/11/2018 – Given the recent history of Russian diplomatic resources being exercised to aid the re-election bids of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, it is not terribly surprising that evidence is emerging of similar official government actions in support of the Russian candidate in 2018, Arkady Dvorkovich. However, in a new development, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin himself has apparently directly intervened in the Kremlin’s global campaign to get national chess federations to support his former deputy prime minister, adding weight to communiqués from embassies which are also surfacing. | Photo: kremlin.ru
The Dutch Defence Powerbook 2023 consists for the greater part of engine games (77 000), to which have been added high value material from Mega and the Correspondence Chess Database (34 000).
Dutch Defence Powerbase 2023 is a database and contains a total of 8024 games from Mega 2023 and the Correspondence Database 2022, of which 695 are annotated.
The Leningrad Dutch Defence is a dynamic and aggressive opening choice for Black, perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire.
Over an hour of video training: Nico Zwirs (Najdorf Variation with 6.Bg5), Sipke Ernst (3.h4 against the Gruenfeld), Romain Edouard (Critical Lines in the Dragon II). Lucky bag with analyses by Anish Giri, Spyridon Kapnisis, Adrian Mikhalchishin et al.
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
The Dutch Defence Powerbook 2023 consists for the greater part of engine games (77 000), to which have been added high value material from Mega and the Correspondence Chess Database (34 000).
Dutch Defence Powerbase 2023 is a database and contains a total of 8024 games from Mega 2023 and the Correspondence Database 2022, of which 695 are annotated.
The Leningrad Dutch Defence is a dynamic and aggressive opening choice for Black, perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire.
Over an hour of video training: Nico Zwirs (Najdorf Variation with 6.Bg5), Sipke Ernst (3.h4 against the Gruenfeld), Romain Edouard (Critical Lines in the Dragon II). Lucky bag with analyses by Anish Giri, Spyridon Kapnisis, Adrian Mikhalchishin et al.
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
€39.90
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