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Shamkir Chess 4: Mamedyarov escapes David Navara missing mate-in-27 on move 70 of his clash with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was the closest we came to a decisive game in Round 4 of the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, though Vishy Anand had Ding Liren on the ropes after the Chinese no. 1’s aggressive opening backfired. 2019-04-04 More...

Round 4 of Vugar Gashimov Memorial Played in Shamkir All games were drawn. The fourth round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 3rd. The games Topalov - Carlsen, Karjakin - Grischuk, Ling Liren - Anand, Giri - Radjabov, and Mamedyarov - Navara were drawn. 2019-04-04 More...

Shamkir Chess 2019: Round 4 Round-up World Champion Magnus Carlsen heads the field in the 6th edition of the Shamkir Chess tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov, a 10-player round-robin from March 31st to April 9th. 2019-04-04 More...

Advent of a Leader Round three of the Shamkir tournament has given us a sole leader. Playing Black, Magnus Carlsen defeated David Navara in the Chelyabinsk variation of the Sicilian Defense. It all boiled down to White’s middlegame blunder: 2019-04-03 More...

Shamkir, Round 3: Carlsen takes the lead Watch Round 4 LIVE World Champion Magnus Carlsen looks determined and focused at the Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir. After defeating Viswanathan Anand in Round 2, he also won in Round 3, beating David Navara with Black through good technique and energetic play. 2019-04-03 More...

Shamkir Chess 3: Magnus leads, crosses 2850 Magnus Carlsen beat David Navara in Round 3 of the Gashimov Memorial to take the sole lead and return to rating heights he last hit before his World Championship match against Sergey Karjakin in 2016. 2019-04-03 More...

5 Draws At Gashimov Memorial As Mamedyarov Escapes After losing a winning position the other day, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov avoided another loss today as he escaped from a difficult endgame against David Navara. All other games were also drawn in round four of the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. 2019-04-03 More...

Endgame Lesson from the Champion Round two has given us first wins and losses. Three have been three decisive games. Magnus Carlsen has outplayed his long-standing opponent Viswanathan Anand. Being the first player, the world champion was only slightly better out of the opening. However, Black erred on move 25, obviously underestimating the opponent's followup. 2019-04-02 More...

Magnus Carlsen Takes the Lead at Vugar Gashimov Memorial The third round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 2nd. Magnus Carlsen outplayed David Navara, while Viswanathan Anand defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The games Karjakin - Topalov, Grischuk - Giri, and Radjabov - Ding Liren were drawn. 2019-04-02 More...

Shamkir Chess 2019: Round 3 LIVE World Champion Magnus Carlsen heads the field in the 6th edition of the Shamkir Chess tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov, a 10-player round-robin from March 31st to April 9th. 2019-04-02 More...

Gashimov Memorial: Carlsen Takes Sole Lead, Anand Scores 'Lucky' Win After three rounds, Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader at the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. Today the world champion beat David Navara, who put up a great fight. 2019-04-02 More...

Shamkir: Wins for Carlsen, Karjakin and Ding Liren Four out of five games featured big fights in round two of the 2019 Shamkir Chess Tournament. Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin and Ding Liren were the first ones to score in this year’s edition, while David Navara was on the bad side of a draw for a second day in a row, as Veselin Topalov could not make the most of his position. 2019-04-02 More...

Second Round of Vugar Gashimov Memorial Finishes in Shamkir The second round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 1st. The first symbolic move in the game Carlsen - Anand was made by Vugar Gashimov's nephew Aykhan. 2019-04-02 More...

Gashimov Memorial: Carlsen, Ding, Karjakin Open Score Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin and Ding Liren won their games in round two of the Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. Those three now lead after two rounds. 2019-04-02 More...

Shamkir Chess 2019: How the Viswanathan Anand-Magnus Carlsen rivalry became lopsided in favour of the Norwegian Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the reigning world chess champion, and India’s Viswanathan Anand, his immediate predecessor, met over the board once again to script another chapter in their 14-year-old rivalry on Monday afternoon. 2019-04-02 More...