The US Chess League final between the Boston Blitz and Dallas Destiny can be summed up in 1 word: LONG! The match started promptly at 8pm EST and didn’t finish until 2:15AM EST! The end of the match was sort of anti-climatic for the spectators since most of us wanted to just go to sleep! […]

Going into the very last round, World #1 Vishy Anand and World #2 Vassily Ivanchuk were tied with for first place with 24.5/37. It came down to 1 dramatic game, with Anand taking the white pieces. Anand seemed to achieve a winning position quite easily in a Sicilian Kan with 5. Bd3, but in blitz […]