We've all heard the talk before. How this new chess book will solve all your woes. Will increase your rating by a gazillion Elo points. That your opponents would be floundering with your new found secret "opening"/"trick"/"tactic". The one that would...

Looks like the #1 on live rating list still has a few things to learn when it comes to understanding blitz chess rules and common board courtesy. This is what happened in last night's game v Gashimov in the World Blitz Championships currently held in...

Round 1 results: U-8 Open: Smirnov Anton (1853) (AUS) 1 - 0 Kesgin Halit Kaan (0) (TUR) U-10 Open: Gray Callum James (0) (AUS) 0 - 1 Shurunov Andrei (1887) (RUS) U-12 Open: Akhmetov Ayan (KAZ) 1 - 0 Koh Cedric (0) (AUS) Terzi Alexei (BLR) 0 - 1...

Why are chess players so fascinated with the 8th World Champion, Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal? He was, after all, only World Champion for a year before being defeated by Mikhail Botvinnik in the rematch and has never since then managed to reached the same...

(Fischer v Tal) The Mikhail Tal Memorial this year is the one to look out for and is probably the most anticipated event. This Category XXI rated tournament has a star studded "cast" comprising 10 of the 13 highest rated players among them, Anand,...