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2017 Tata Rd4:

Taking no prisoners
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takingnoprisoners)
1/18/2017Ifthe
thirdroundwas
deservingofthetitle
bloodyroundthen
thefourthwaseven
moreso.Notonlywere
therethreehigh
qualitywinsinthe
MastersbyEljanov,
Carlsen,andSo,but
theremighthavebeen
fourhadGirinot
slippedatthelast
moment.The
Challengerssawallsevengamesendindecisiveresults.Itwasntall
smoothsailingaswillseen,whilesome,likeRaggercontinuedhis
steamrollingwayswithafourthstraightwin.Fullreportwithannotations
byGMGeorgMeier.(/post/2017tatard4takingnoprisoners)[Discuss
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withimnishamohota)

Strengthen your chess foundation

with IM Nisha Mohota
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1/18/2017NishaMohotaisanInternational
Masterandanexperiencedtrainer.LastyearshewasinHamburgtorecord
aDVDintheChessBasestudio."Strengthenyourchessfoundation"
containsimportanttheoreticalandpracticalknowledgeonopenings,
middlegamesandendgames.TheDVDalsofocusesononeextremely
importantelementinchessthatisrarelyspokenaboutpsychology.Six
hoursofhighqualitycontent.(/post/strengthenyourchessfoundation
withimnishamohota)[Discuss(/post/strengthenyourchessfoundation
withimnishamohota#discuss)
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Daniel King looks at Tata Steel

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1/18/2017DuringourcoverageoftheTata
Steeltournament,wehaveonceagain
enlistedthehelpofGMDanielKing,whohas
beenproducingroundbyroundvideosin
whichherecapstheactionofthedayinthe
Masters,aswellasacloselookatoneofthegamesoftheround,suchas
theultraexcitingSoRapportgameofroundthree.However,hehasalso
beenhostingalengthydailyshowonPlaychesswhereallthegamesget
scrutinized.Checkoutthesegreatvideos.(/post/danielkinglooksattata
steel)[Discuss(/post/danielkinglooksattatasteel#discuss)
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programmerdiesat87)

Hans Berliner, chess master and

programmer, dies at 87 (/post/hansberliner-chess-master-andprogrammer-dies-at-87)

1/18/2017Helearnedchessattheageof
13,andthegamebecameapreoccupationandobsession.HansBerliner
playedfortheUSOlympiadteamandfourtimesintheUSChampionship.
Helatergraduatedincomputerscienceandbecameaprofessoratthe
CarnegieMellonUniversity.Therehepioneeredhardwareprogramming
andbuiltthefirstmachinethatexceeded2400Elopoints.LastFridayhe
passedawayinhisretirementhomeinFlorida.HansBerlinerisalso
rememberedforwhatmanyhavecalledthegreatestchessgameever
played.(/post/hansberlinerchessmasterandprogrammerdiesat87)
[Discuss(/post/hansberlinerchessmasterandprogrammerdiesat
87#discuss)
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eljanovwin)

2017 Tata R4 Express: Carlsen, So,

and Eljanov win (/post/2017-tata-r4express-carlsen-so-eljanov-win)
1/17/2017Theleadersarecertainlymaking
themselvesfeltandnoticed,anditwasnever
clearerthaninroundfour.MagnusCarlsenfacedChineseprodigyWeiYi,
anditwasafascinatinggametowatchasheeventuallybrokehis
resistanceandscoredawin.Nottobeoutdone,leaderPavelEljanov
overcameB.Adhibaninanexcellentendgame,whileWesleySokeptpace
withafinewinofhisownoverLoekVanWely.TheChallengerswasallout
warwithnotonedrawinsevengames.Expressreport.(/post/2017tata
r4expresscarlsensoeljanovwin)[Discuss(/post/2017tatar4express
carlsensoeljanovwin#discuss)

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The short diagonal (/post/endgameblog-karsten-mueller-884e)

1/17/2017EveryweekChessBasemagazine
authorandrenownedendgameexpertKarsten
Mllerpresentsaremarkableorparticularly
instructiveendgameinhisblog.Aclickonthe
diagramopensalargerboard.Testyour
endgameskills,improveandhavefun!(/post/endgameblogkarsten
mueller884e)[Discuss(/post/endgameblogkarstenmueller
884e#discuss)
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theberlinwall)

Fritztrainer: Alexei Shirov on cracking

the Berlin Wall (/post/fritztraineralexei-shirov-on-cracking-the-berlinwall)
1/17/2017TheBerlinDefencegivesWhitea
hardnuttocrackafter5.d4Whitehastroubleprovinganyadvantage.
TopLatvianGMAlexeiShirovproposesadifferentapproach:play5.Re1and
youwillgetasymmetricalpositionthatisnotboringatall.Withawhole
rangeofgrandmastergamesShirovshowsthatWhitecanindeeddevelop
pressureandseizetheinitiative,andthatthepositionisfullofsubtleties.
HislatestDVDgivesyouafirstclassweaponagainsttheBerlinandhelps
youtobeatleastonestepaheadofyouropponent.(/post/fritztrainer
alexeishirovoncrackingtheberlinwall)[Discuss(/post/fritztraineralexei
shirovoncrackingtheberlinwall#discuss)
(/post/iwillgotoiranasachessplayerand
justplaychess)

I will go to Iran as a chess player and

just play chess! (/post/i-will-go-toiran-as-a-chess-player-and-just-playchess)

1/17/2017JuWenjunwonthetournament
inKhantyMansiyskandwithittheoverallwomen'sGrandPrixaswell.This
giveshertherighttochallengetheWorldChampionshipwinnerinTehran
2017.ChessBaseIndia'sNikleshJaingotintouchwiththewomen'sworld
numbertwoandaskedherquestions,notonlyaboutherGrandPrix
victory,butalsoaboutthehijabcontroversy,HouYifan'sdecisiontopull
outofthecycleandherpersonalambitionsinchess.(/post/iwillgoto
iranasachessplayerandjustplaychess)[Discuss(/post/iwillgoto
iranasachessplayerandjustplaychess#discuss)
(/post/2017tatard3manicmonday)

2017 Tata Rd3: Manic Monday

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1/17/2017Whatarounditwas.Whilethe
masterssawthreedecisivegames,the
challengerssawsixofthesevengamesend
withvictorsandlosers.Itwasalsoaround
definedbyfatalblundersthatupsetthe
balanceofthegames.ThemostobviouswasRapportschangeoffortunes
ashewentfromwontolostagainstSo,buthewasnotaloneasBokand
Jonesalsoselfimmolatedontheboard.Still,itwasn'talltragediesasWei
YiandKarjakinscored.ReportwithanalysisbyGMTigerHillarpPersson.
(/post/2017tatard3manicmonday)[Discuss(/post/2017tatard3
manicmonday#discuss)
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games)

2017 Tata R3 Express: Bloody round

with tough games (/post/2017-tata-r3bloody-round-with-tough-games)
1/16/2017Thethirdroundwasavery
excitingroundtofollow,withdecisiveresults
allover,andsomeepicgames.Byfarthemostexcitingwasthebattle
betweenWesleySoandRichardRapport.TheHungarianbroughtinallhis
imaginationandverveandreachedadeadwongameonlytoblunderit
awayinacoupleofmoves.Tragic.Nepomniachtchialsotriedhishardestto
saveahardendgame,butslippedattheendandlosttoWeiYi.The
Challengerssawallgamesbutoneendinwins.Expressreport.
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wins)

2017 Tata Rd2: Eljanov takes lead;

Carlsen wins (/post/2017-tata-rd2eljanov-lead-carlsen-wins)

1/16/2017Afteralukewarmopeninground,
theactionpickedupwithnofewerthanthree
winsintheMasters.ThefirstandforemostwasCarlsen,whorepeated
Karjakin'soffbeat6.a3!?fromroundonetobeatWojtaszek,butnottobe
outdone,PavelEljanovnotchedasecondstraightwin,beatingLoekVan
Welyforaperfect2.0/2.TheIndiansdueledwithPentalaHarikrishna
takingthefullpoint.IntheChallengers,MarkusRaggerhas100%.Full
reportwithanalysesbyGMAlexYermolinsky.(/post/2017tatard2
eljanovleadcarlsenwins)[Discuss(/post/2017tatard2eljanovlead
carlsenwins#discuss)
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2017 Tata R2 Express: Eljanov and

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2017 Tata R2 Express: Eljanov and

Ragger are the early leaders
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1/15/2017Thepacepickedupinthesecond
round,withMagnusCarlsennotchinghisfirst
winafterafinevictoryoverRadoslaw
Wojtaszek.ThiswasnotenoughtosharetheleadasEljanovwonhis
secondstraight,defeatingVanWely.InthebattleoftheIndians,
HarikirshnabeatAdhibanandistiedforsecondnow.Inthechallengers,
Raggeralsoscoredhissecondwin,whileamuchawaitedduelbetween
juniorsJefferyXiongandJordenVanForeestsawtheAmericantakethe
point.Expressreport.(/post/2017tatard2eljanovandraggerearly
leaders)[Discuss(/post/2017tatard2eljanovandraggerearly
leaders#discuss)
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2017 Tata Rd1: A slow start in Masters

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1/15/2017ThelineupsinboththeMasters
andChallengersofthe2017TataSteelfestival
promiseintriguingboutsandthrilling
encounterswithnamessuchasMagnusCarlsen,SergeyKarjakin,Wesley
So,andLevonAronianintheMasters,whiletheChallengersalsohashot
namessuchasRagger,andrisingjuniorsdeForeestandXiong.Still,the
MastershadaslowstartwithonlyonewinbyEljanovoverRapport.
IllustratedreportwithannotationsbyGMsDanielKingandGeorgMeier.
(/post/2017tatard1slowstartinmasters)[Discuss(/post/2017tata
rd1slowstartinmasters#discuss)
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tournamenton15thjanuary)

3rd ChessBase India Online Blitz

tournament on 15th January
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1/14/2017The3rdChessBaseIndia"Vishy
Anand"onlineblitztournamentwillbeheldon15thofJanuary2017at
13.30servertime(13.30CET)onthePlaychessserver.Thetournamentis
opentoalltheplayersoftheworld.Thewinnerwillwin12monthsof
ChessBasepremiumaccountalongwithVishyAnand'sDVDVol.1+2.The
secondandthirdplaceswillwinnineandsixmonthsCBPremiumAccount
+CBM175.Thereareevenmoreluckyprizes!Checkoutthearticlefor
moredetails.(/post/3rdchessbaseindiaonlineblitztournamenton15th
january)[Discuss(/post/3rdchessbaseindiaonlineblitztournamenton
15thjanuary#discuss)
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tournamentsataglance)

New ChessBase service: all live

tournaments at a glance! (/post/newchessbase-service-all-livetournaments-at-a-glance)
1/14/2017AsyouknowtheTataSteel
ChessTournament2017,withCarlsen,Aronian,So,Karjakin,Giri,etc.,is
startingthisweekend.Soyouwillspendthenexttwoweekslogginginto
Playchessandfollowingtheactivitesofthesetopplayers.Oryouwillwatch
someortheotherhighclasseventsthataretakingplace.Thisyouwilldo
usingaPlaychessClientoraChessBaseAccountbroadcast.Nowthereisa
differentandevenmorconvenientway.Takealook.(/post/new
chessbaseservicealllivetournamentsataglance)[Discuss(/post/new
chessbaseservicealllivetournamentsataglance#discuss)
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therecord)

48 blindfold boards - The tale behind

the record (/post/48-blindfoldboards-the-tale-behind-the-record)
1/14/2017OnDecember4,2016,Timur
Gareyevplayedagainst48opponentsina
blindfoldsimulthatlastednearly20hourstosetthenewworldrecord,a
trulyunbelievableexhibitionofhumanstrengthandstamina.However,
theroadtotherecordwasoneofextensivepreparationduringwhichhe
metwithleadingexpertsinmemorytechniques,andevenbroughtinthe
lastsurvivingopponentofNajdorf's1947record,92yearoldLuciano
Andrade.Hereisthefullstorybehindtheworldrecord.(/post/48blindfold
boardsthetalebehindtherecord)[Discuss(/post/48blindfoldboardsthe
talebehindtherecord#discuss)
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Interview with Dorsa Derakshani

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1/13/2017Chessisclearlyintheriseinthe
AsianContinent,andcertainlyinWomen's
chess.DorsaDerakshaniisasuccessstory,
currentlyaWomanGrandMasteraswellasan
InternationalMaster,Dorsaisayoungworld
travelerandchessplayer.Sherecentlycrossed2400toobtainhertitle,
andisinthetop10u20girlsintheWorld.JamieKenmuresatdownfora
quickchatwithher.(/post/dorsainterview)[Discuss(/post/dorsa
interview#discuss)

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