4/29/2022 – The complete FIDE Grand Prix 2022 (Berlin I - Belgrade - Berlin II) with analyses by Esipenko, Giri, Oparin, Predke, Shankland, So, Vidit and Vitiugov. In addition, Rogozenco presents two selected games of the winners, Nakamura and Rapport, in the video - "Trend line put to the test": Rustam Kasimdzhanov shows new ideas in the English Four Knights Variation with 4.e4 Bc5!? (video) – "Magnetic square h7!": How to take apart Black’s castling position, tactics training with Oliver Reeh – "Bent Larsen, the highly creative Dane": CBM authors analyse their favourite games - "All in one": Igor Stohl examines 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.h4!? – "Complete repertoire against ´the Alapin": Markus Ragger introduces the enterprising 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Nf6!? (video) - "Bent Larsen - a universal player": Mihail Marin sheds light on the strategic skills of the great Dane (incl. video) and much more!

3/1/2015 – Three down, one to go. The Grand Prix series only has one tournament left: the deciding round robin in Khanty-Mansiysk to be held in May. But how did the Tbilisi GP change the standings? We bring you a report of the short, but sweet, closing ceremony as well as an overview of who left Tbilisi as the favorite to qualify in one of the two spots for the 2016 Candidates tournament.

2/27/2015 – The last round of the tournament saw another six draws, same as yesterday, with some of the games still being hard-fought draws while a couple of others were barely a game. With these series of results Tomashevsky finished first with his 1.5 point lead, while Jakovenko claimed second. On third place Radjabov was able to take it cleanly, being just half a point behind.

2/26/2015 – The six draws seen today in Tbilisi do not alter the standings at all, meaning that Tomashevsky claims the Tbilisi Grand Prix with his one and a half point lead. His game against Andreikin was an interesting Noteboom, but it wasn't the only flashy game of the day. Both Dominguez and Kasimdzhanov should have scored, as they held winning positions against Mamedyarov and Jobava.

2/25/2015 – It's possible to say that the race for first is practically over. With only two rounds to go, Tomashevsky has a fantastic 1.5 point lead over Jakovenko and nothing but a complete disaster would prevent Tomashevsky from claiming first, even with two losses to finish he might win the event! Today he played a great game against Kasimdzhanov in the KID, while MVL beat Jobava.

2/23/2015 – A day of unusual games! Jobava scored his third win in this tournament, going into a 50% score after a relatively bad start. His win against Svidler was a great example of neutralizing initiative. Tomashevsky won after 91 moves in a game where he had three pieces against a a rook and pawn. He took all of his opponent's pawns and then slowly checkmated him. Now leads by a point!

2/22/2015 – Decisive mistakes in Tbilisi! Grischuk missed an unusual tactic from Mamedyarov, leaving him in a position down two pawns for very little instead of having great compensation for only one. Dominguez blundered in the dreaded move 39 while Giri was unable to hold an endgame that required precision against Jakovenko, who is now only half a point away from Tomashevsky.

2/21/2015 – Two decisive games in Tbilisi, but very different ones! The highlight of the day was Radjabov's demolition of his opponent... using an extremely sharp line of the Poisoned Pawn Najdorf. Svidler on the other hand took advantage of a tactical mistake from Andreikin to win a pawn and a long endgame. This is Svidler's first win of the event, while Andreikin falls to last place.

2/20/2015 – Three decisive games today in Tbilisi. Both Jobava and Dominguez earned their first scalps today in very different methods. Jobava wildly sacrificed a piece, which didn't quite work, but it confused Mamedyarov enough to give the Georgian a winning attack. A blunder gave Mamedyarov a draw, but it was blundered right back! Kasimdzhanov also won against a luckless Peter Svidler.

2/18/2015 – Tomashevsky won again, this time with black against Mamedyarov (in an unusual note, Black has won in all of the Azerbaijani's games in this tournament!). This puts him a full point ahead of Giri, Jakovenko and now Grischuk. Grischuk was able to best Jobava, who only has 0.5/4 and seems to be in a free fall after an already disastrous Wijk aan Zee. Round four report.

2/17/2015 – A nice round over all in Tbilisi, despite two games finishing in very dull draws. Tomashevsky was victorious against Grischuk after a series of minor mistakes from both sides in heavy time pressure. Mamedyarov scores his second win with black, putting him right behind Tomashevsky. Also with 2.0/3 are Giri and now Jakovenko, who received a nice gift from the eccentric Jobava.

2/17/2015 – It was certainly a strange round, as many players squandered relatively big advantages. Most notably Dominguez was up the exchange for most of the game against Svidler, but never found the win. Grischuk and Giri also seemed to be better against Andreikin and MVL. At the end of the day the only win was a flashy spectacle, involving a piece sacrifice, by Kasimdzhanov.

2/15/2015 – What a way to start the tournament in Tbilisi! Four decisive games, three of them victories by the black pieces! Most of the games had something in common: mistakes in already difficult positions. Giri beat Svidler to become the ninth person in history to cross the 2800 barrier in the live ratings. Grischuk also hit a new personal best, with 2813.6 Round one report.

2/15/2015 – The long break is over, and it is back to the boards for the participants of the Grand Prix series. The top two players at the end of the cycle will earn their spot in the 2016 Candidates tournament. Tomorrow the Tbilisi leg will begin, though the two current leaders of the GP, Caruana and Nakamura, are playing in Zurich. This opens the door for several players to catch or surpass them!

11/2/2014 – All the Russian grandmaster needed was a quick draw with Anish Giri in the final round to seal the deal. None of his suitors managed to win their games and Andreikin crowns hi mself the champion of the second leg of the 2014-15 FIDE Grand Prix. Nakamura and Mamedyarov tied for second, while in today's games Karjakin and Caruana won against Kasimdzhanov and Jakovenko. Report, games, analyses.

10/31/2014 – Both Jobava and Jakovenko lost with white today after making very big mistakes in their games. Jakovenko blundered a sequence that left him in a lost endgame while Jobava's opening was strange to begin with, something that we have come to expect from the Georgian player, but in a difficult position he erred and everything collapsed. This leaves Andreikin in the solo lead.

10/29/2014 – Baadur Jobava has to be, by far, the most uncompromising player in this tournament. His choice of openings, his aggressive style and his powerful attacks sometimes give him spectacular wins, but many times he suffers painful and overwhelming defeats. This tournament it seems everything is working for him; he won with Black by rolling over Gelfand's position and he is now tied for first!

10/28/2014 – Two luckless players in this tournament have finally found some relief. Caruana, the winner of the previous Grand Prix and the man who was on an absolute tear through the chess world, had a mediocre start in Tashkent but he finally found a full point against Gelfand, who is now last. Karjakin recovered from two consecutive losses with an attacking win against Giri.

10/27/2014 – Original and creative play was rewarded today in Tashkent. Andreikin and Mamedyarov were the winners of today's round and both used very unorthodox openings in to their games. Andreikin vanquished Karjakin in an unusual d4 opening where Black was too optimistic about his chances on the kingside, falling to a counter-attack. With this win Andreikin joins Nakamura at the top.

10/26/2014 – With renewed energy after the rest day, we witnessed many interesting games from Tashkent. Jakovenko brought a new spice to the Grunfeld and it seems as if MVL was unable to handle it. The Russian player took a pawn and nursed it into a winning advantage. This opened the door for Nakamura to take the lead by beating Gelfand. Meanwhile Jobava sacrificed and won against Karjakin.

10/24/2014 – Maybe looking forward to the free day tomorrow, the games somehow ended up being mostly dry in Tashkent. With every single game ending in a draw it was really only the game between Mamedyarov and Nakamura that provided any excitement to the fans. MVL is, of course, the one that is happiest with the results. Seven more rounds like this would crown him champion in Tashkent.

10/23/2014 – Most of the games today in Tashkent were interesting brawls, with quite a few decisive results. Kasimdzhanov overestimated his chances against Jobava, who took a pawn, outcalculated the Uzbek player and won. Karjakin nurtured an extra pawn into a win against Jakovenko while Mamedyarov tricked Gelfand in an endgame. The rest of the games were very long fights.

10/22/2014 – To fill the gap left by the lack of broadcast from Tashkent, Playchess will be providing live commentary for the second leg of the Grand Prix! Simon Williams and Daniel King have stepped up to provide chess fans from around the World an entertaining, live look at the most important tournament currently in the World. One that is currently being led by MVL, with 2.0/2.

10/21/2014 – Whether it was the change of venue, the fact that it was the first round or because of the new players added to the field, it is clear that this round was nothing like the final rounds in Baku which were filled with relatively dull draws. Caruana fell to MVL, Jobava to Nakamura and Mamedyarov self-destructed in the endgame. However, not everything is rosy in far away Tashkent.