Pragg’s passed pawns
The fact that Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and Arjun Erigaisi are good friends did not prevent them from playing a hard-fought, exciting quarterfinal match. In this game, each of the Indian youngsters had two pawns per side. Time to calculate!
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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.
Arjun Erigaisi | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage
Magnus misses a magical win
Vincent Keymer beat Magnus Carlsen in their first classical encounter. The Norwegian eventually bounced back and went on to win the tournament — he, however, failed to find a remarkable knight manoeuvre in the tiebreaks.
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Magnus Carlsen and Vincent Keymer | Photo: FIDE / Anna Shtourman
Caruana breaks Abasov’s fortress
A rook is often much stronger than a bishop in an endgame. But with pawns only on one flank, fortresses can arise!
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The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
Fabiano Caruana | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova
Duel of the passed pawns
One of the things that make World Cups so attractive is the fact that players tend to be extremely motivated from the first round. Check out this sharp endgame played between Maxime Lagarde from France and Santiago Yago de Moura from Brazil.
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Maxime Lagarde | Photo: FIDE / Stev Bonhage
Svane’s smart manoeuvring
German grandmaster Rasmus Svane reached the fourth round in Baku, when he was knocked out by Wang Hao in a long tiebreaker. In round 2, Svane upset Croatian star Ivan Saric.
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Smyslov cultivated a clear positional style and even in sharp tactical positions often relied more on his intuition than on concrete calculation of variations. Let our authors introduce you into the world of Vasily Smyslov.
Rasmus Svane | Photo: chess.com / Maria Emelianova
In over 4 hours in front of the camera, Karsten Müller presents to you sensations from the world of endgames - partly reaching far beyond standard techniques and rules of thumb - and rounds off with some cases of with own examples.
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