It is now the round of 16 at the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia and only 1 American is left standing. GM Gata Kamsky is the last hope for the United States after Alexander Onischuk was downed in round 3 by GM Alexei Shirov. Shirov has been “On Fire” as of late; He had […]

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 […]