Raymond Keene

no. 422

18 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This is a position from Adams-R. Pert, British Championship, Bournemouth 2016. What is White’s most direct route…

Surreptitious subversion

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

After the vote to leave the EU it is time to reclaim the good old English names for traditional openings…

no. 421

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Steinitz–Chigorin, World Championship (Game 4), Havana 1892. How did White finish off? Answers…

Surreptitious subversion

11 August 2016 1:00 pm

After the vote to leave the EU it is time to reclaim the good old English names for traditional openings…

no. 421

11 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Steinitz–Chigorin, World Championship (Game 4), Havana 1892. How did White finish off? Answers…

Vikings on board

6 August 2016 9:00 am

Mark Hall, curator of the Perth Museum, has recently drawn attention to the proliferation of board games in Viking burials.…

No. 420

6 August 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Olafsson-Tal, Moscow 1971. How did White finish off? Answers to me at The…

Vikings on board

4 August 2016 1:00 pm

Mark Hall, curator of the Perth Museum, has recently drawn attention to the proliferation of board games in Viking burials.…

No. 420

4 August 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Olafsson-Tal, Moscow 1971. How did White finish off? Answers to me at The…

Bilbao

30 July 2016 9:00 am

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, has added yet another tournament to his extensive list of victories. Although he must have…

No. 419

30 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from So-Giri, Bilbao Masters 2016. How did White make the most of his active…

Bilbao

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

Magnus Carlsen, the world champion, has added yet another tournament to his extensive list of victories. Although he must have…

No. 419

28 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from So-Giri, Bilbao Masters 2016. How did White make the most of his active…

Karjakin’s complaint

23 July 2016 9:00 am

Sergey Karjakin, the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world title later this year, has announced in Bilbao, where he is contesting…

No. 418

23 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Najer-Buhmann, Dortmund 2016. How did White make the most of his g7-pawn? Answers…

Karjakin’s complaint

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

Sergey Karjakin, the challenger for Magnus Carlsen’s world title later this year, has announced in Bilbao, where he is contesting…

No. 418

21 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Najer-Buhmann, Dortmund 2016. How did White make the most of his g7-pawn? Answers…

No. 417

16 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…

Electric shock

16 July 2016 9:00 am

To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…

Electric shock

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

To mark the UK’s decision to exit from the EU, I can think of no better example than the triple match…

No. 417

14 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This position is from Staunton-Horwitz, London (Game 3) 1846. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to…

Korchnoi’s French

9 July 2016 9:00 am

As we bid farewell to the great Viktor Korchnoi, it is worth pointing out that he was one of those…

No. 416

9 July 2016 9:00 am

White to play. This is from Kasparov-Alonso, Simultaneous Display, Moenchengladbach 2016. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to me…

Korchnoi’s French

7 July 2016 1:00 pm

As we bid farewell to the great Viktor Korchnoi, it is worth pointing out that he was one of those…

No. 416

7 July 2016 1:00 pm

White to play. This is from Kasparov-Alonso, Simultaneous Display, Moenchengladbach 2016. How did White conclude his attack? Answers to me…