The Daily Dirt Chess News Blog: January 2011 Archives

Nakamura's Tata Win in US Chess Context

By Mig on January 30, 2011 22:55 | Permalink | 80 comments

Tags: debate, Fischer, Kasparov, Nakamura, Tata

Kasparov adds to the conversation about the historical place of Nakamura's big Tata win in US chess.

NakaMUUUUUURA! Wins Wijk aan Zee!

By Mig on January 30, 2011 12:11 | Permalink | 105 comments

Tags: Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura, Tata, USA! USA!, Vachier-Lagrave

All games drawn in the final round and Nakamura is Tata Steel Chess champion! Anand second, Aronian and Carlsen =3-4, then Kramnik and Vachier-Lagrave.

Nakamura Leads Tata with Two Rounds to Go

By Mig on January 28, 2011 22:29 | Permalink | 202 comments

Tags: Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, endgame, Kramnik, Nakamura

Nakamura leads alone on +5 with two rounds to go. Round 12: Nakamura-Kramnik, Anand-Giri, Ponomariov-Shirov, l'Ami-Aronian, Smeets-Grischuk, Carlsen-Wang Hao, Vachier-Lagrave-Nepomniachtchi.

Tata 2011: Anand & Nakamura Lead after 4

By Mig on January 19, 2011 23:55 | Permalink | 596 comments

Tags: Anand, Aronian, blunder, Giri, Nakamura, Tata, Vachier-Lagrave, Wijk aan Zee

Anand and Nakamura lead after four. Round 5: Kramnik-Aronian, Smeets-Anand, Carlsen-l'Ami, Nakamura-Ponomariov, Vachier-Lagrave-Giri, Nepomniachtchi-Shirov, Wang Hao-Grischuk.

Tata Chess Wijk aan Zee 2010

By Mig on January 14, 2011 23:39 | Permalink | 191 comments

Tags: Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, Giri, Grischuk, Kramnik, l'Ami, Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi, Ponomariov, Shirov, Smeets, Tata, Vachier-Lagrave, Wang Hao, Wijk aan Zee

Round 1 at 7:30am NY time, 1330 local. I'll be on Chess.FM with Peter Svidler. Carlsen-Aronian, Ponomariov-Anand, l'Ami-Giri, Smeets-Shirov, Nakamura-Grischuk, Vachier Lagrave-Wang Hao, Nepomniachtchi-Kramnik.

‎2011 is Loading ██████ 99.99%

By Mig on January 1, 2011 01:29 | Permalink | 132 comments

Tags: New Year 2011, review

Biggest stories of 2010? Games? Hype?

January 2011 Archives