domenica 30 dicembre 2018

Xiangqi 象棋 WXF Titled Players List (Public Edition)

ID Country/Region Name Gender WXF Title
A01 China Lv, Qin Male International Grandmaster
A02 China Hu, Ronghua Male International Grandmaster
A03 Chinese Taipei Wu, Kui Lin Male International Grandmaster
A04 China Zhao, Guorong Male International Grandmaster
A05 China Li, Laiqun Male International Grandmaster
A06 Chinese Taipei Ma, Chung Wei Male International Grandmaster
A07 China Xu, Tianhong Male International Grandmaster
A08 China Tao, Hanming Male International Grandmaster
A09 China Xu, Yinchuan Male International Grandmaster
A10 China Yu, Youhua Male International Grandmaster

giovedì 27 dicembre 2018

mmagari (1862) / jrton80 (1503) Historical Hnefatafl 13x13 (Parlett)


The best of Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin | ft. Rupali Mullick at Sunway Sitges 2018


At the Sunway Sitges Chess Festival 2018, Nihal Sarin and R. Praggnanandhaa faced each other in the final round. It was a short draw between the two. After the game and the tournament ended ChessBase India correspondent Rupali Mullick interviewed these two youngsters together. It is one of the most free flowing interviews of Pragg and Nihal that you will see loaded with chess analysis - both Pragg and Nihal analyze all their ten games from the event, questions about their chess routines, preparations, mother's roles, future aims and motivations and much more. It is an interview that takes you into the minds of these two super talents of Indian chess and at the same time makes you realize how good friends Pragg and Nihal are of each other.

Andreikin vs Sasikiran | Sunway Sitges 2018 Blitz Playoff 1.1


The Sunway Sitges Chess ended with GM Alonso Rosell Alvar winning the title with 8.0/10. But there were seven players with a score of 7.5/10. The organizers took places 2-3-4 and organized a blitz playoff. The first match would be between places 3 (Andreikin) vs 4 (Sasikiran). The one who wins it would play a blitz match against Inarkiev. The match for spots 3 and 4 was between Andreikin and Sasikiran. It was two games of 5+3 and if the score is tied aNuovo post t 1-1, it would move into armageddon. This is game one of the blitz match. Check it out what happened.

lunedì 24 dicembre 2018

World Tafl Federation Rating Top 10 players, December 2018

Dal sito della WTF http://aagenielsen.dk/

2109    casshern, Los Angeles, USA (751) (IM)  
2034    Plantagenet, Châlons-en-Champagne, FR (493) (GM)
1918    OdinHimself, Valaskjálf, Asgard (345) (IM)
1876    herjan, Formby, UK (246) (GM)
1849    crust, somerset, UK (3037) (GM)
1846    mmagari, Milano, Italia (828)
1831    Sigurd, Pennsylvania, Vinland (103)
1814    Ded Fomich, Moskvagarðr, Garðaríki (359)
1812    Adam, Tønsberg, Norway (689) (GM)
1809    fjorlag, Valhalla, (144)

sabato 15 dicembre 2018

Karjakin vs Praggnanandhaa Tata Steel Chess India 2018

Pragg had already played a 2-game blitz match against Karjakin at the Aeroflot Blitz 2018. He had lost 1.5-0.5. This was another chance for him to beat the minister of Defence at round 5 of Tata Steel Chess India 2018. Would little Pragg be able to achieve that? Check the video to find out!

lunedì 10 dicembre 2018

Praggnanandhaa - Harikrishna | Tata Steel Chess 2018 Blitz


On one hand you have the super strong, calm and experienced GM P. Harikrishna. On the other you have the super talent Praggnanandhaa. Both played an interesting game of blitz at the 10th round of the Tata Steel Chess Blitz 2018, we present that you here.

66th NHK Cup, Live Game - Ichiriki Ryo (力遼) vs Terayama Rei (寺山怜)