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 […]

This was not a very good day for Americans at the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. GMs Alexander Shabalov, Alexander Ivanov, Sergey Kudrin, and Julio Becerra were all eliminated. The biggest surprise to me was Shabalov’s loss, since he is the current US Champ and was playing “down” against GM Dusko Pavasovic of Slovenia. These […]

I just happened to catch this on the news tonight, Garry Kasparov has been reportedly arrested and sentenced to 5 days in prison by a Moscow court. According to Kasparov’s publicist,Marina Litvinovich, the former chess champion was forced to the ground and beaten by riot police.
Over the past few months, Kasparov has become very […]