Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Karjakin Trapped
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby who is an expert in chess gambits. He usually plays them in his games with great success. Andrew is a member of our virtual Chess.com...
Tagged: English Opening
Mikhail Botvinnik the Patriarch of World Chess Champions
Mikhail Botvinnik succeeded Alekhine as world champion in 1948 by winning a FIDE invitational tournament. He finished 3 points ahead of the field which included Smyslov, Keres, Reshevsky, and Euwe. It was the first...
Game Spotlight: Team Tournament vs. Ambassadors of Chess 1
The Nairobi Chess Club team match on Chess.com against the Ambassadors of Chess ended with a hard-fought loss. With four players per team and a 2 day/move time control, each had to play two...
Game Spotlight: 61st NCC Open 1
Last weekend was Nairobi Chess Club’s 61st Anniversary Open Championship. We had 82 players show up to compete, including players from Uganda. Players competed in three sections according to FIDE rating: Under 1600, Under...
Game Spotlight: African Zonals 1
In early May, Kenya had the good fortune to host the Zone 4.2 Chess Championship. The Shaza Beach Hotel in Mombasa hosted this prestigious event, featuring teams from Egypt, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan,...
Game Spotlight: 2019 Capablanca Cup 3
Ronald Bolo won the U1700 section of the 2019 Capablanca Cup with a score of 5.5/6. In this week’s selection, we see him go up the exchange early, and then press the advantage for...
Game Spotlight: 2018 Jamhuri Cup 3
Second place at the Jamhuri Cup went to Vasanth Ramesh, who won his first three rounds before losing to winner Peter Gilruth. Most impressive was this third round game, where he showed a lot...
