Raymond Keene

no. 435

17 November 2016 3:00 pm

White to play. This is a position from Topalov-Caruana, St Louis 2016. Can you spot White’s crushing blow? Answers to…

Magnus vs Sergei

12 November 2016 9:00 am

The World Championship in New York begins this week. In the run-up, the defending champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, has…

no. 434

12 November 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is a position from Carlsen-Shirov, Biel 2011. Can you spot Carlsen’s crushing blow? Answers to me…

Magnus vs Sergei

10 November 2016 3:00 pm

The World Championship in New York begins this week. In the run-up, the defending champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, has…

no. 434

10 November 2016 3:00 pm

White to play. This is a position from Carlsen-Shirov, Biel 2011. Can you spot Carlsen’s crushing blow? Answers to me…

no. 433

5 November 2016 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is from Nakamura-Carlsen, chess.com Blitz Final 2016. The position looks quiet but after Black’s next…

no. 433

3 November 2016 3:00 pm

Black to play. This position is from Nakamura-Carlsen, chess.com Blitz Final 2016. The position looks quiet but after Black’s next…

no. 432

29 October 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Lasker–Teichmann, St Petersburg 1909. Black had already resigned this game as he could anticipate…

Lasker’s heir

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

Last week I previewed the respective chances of world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin for their forthcoming championship…

Lasker’s heir

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

Last week I previewed the respective chances of world champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin for their forthcoming championship…

no. 432

27 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This is from Lasker–Teichmann, St Petersburg 1909. Black had already resigned this game as he could anticipate…

Psephology

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The polls are in for next month’s big event in the USA and Magnus Carlsen has emerged the clear favourite…

Puzzle no. 431

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This position is a variation from Carlsen-Karjakin, Monaco 2011. Although White is a rook up he only…

Psephology

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

The polls are in for next month’s big event in the USA and Magnus Carlsen has emerged the clear favourite…

Puzzle no. 431

20 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This position is a variation from Carlsen-Karjakin, Monaco 2011. Although White is a rook up he only…

Gamesters of Triskelion

15 October 2016 9:00 am

I first encountered the Triskelion, the traditional coat of arms of the Isle of Man, when I saw Laurence Oliver’s…

No. 430

15 October 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Mamedyarov-Kramnik, Moscow 2016. White’s next concluded the game. What was it? Answers to…

Gamesters of Triskelion

13 October 2016 2:00 pm

I first encountered the Triskelion, the traditional coat of arms of the Isle of Man, when I saw Laurence Oliver’s…

No. 430

13 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Mamedyarov-Kramnik, Moscow 2016. White’s next concluded the game. What was it? Answers to…

no. 429

8 October 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Tal-Botvinnik, World Championship (Game 12), Moscow 1961. Tal’s next move did not force an…

Tal order

8 October 2016 9:00 am

As I write, the Mikhail Tal Memorial tournament in Moscow is still underway. The Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri stormed into…

Tal order

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

As I write, the Mikhail Tal Memorial tournament in Moscow is still underway. The Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri stormed into…

no. 429

6 October 2016 2:00 pm

White to play. This is from Tal-Botvinnik, World Championship (Game 12), Moscow 1961. Tal’s next move did not force an…

No. 428

1 October 2016 9:00 am

Black to play. This position is a variation from Gelfand-Mamedyarov, Tal Memorial Blitz 2016. Black has various strong moves but…

Rigan wizard

1 October 2016 9:00 am

Mikhail Tal, the Wizard from Riga, was one of the most devastating tacticians in the history of chess. His rise…