by Sean | Dec 3, 2018 | Blogs
A short time ago we posted about the World Chess Championships of 2018. Both champions managed to retain their titles after tough struggles in both competitions. Congratulations to women’s champion Ju Wenjun, who won a KO tournament, and to Magnus Carlsen who...
by Sean | Nov 9, 2018 | Blogs
The 2018 World Chess Championship starts today at The College, Holborn, London. Champion Magnus Carlsen will play 12 games against challenger Fabiano Caruana in what should prove to be a very tough match indeed. The official website can be found here. Further reports...
by Sean | Nov 7, 2018 | Blogs
The 6th London Chess Conference, organised by ChessPlus, will be held in London on the weekend of 8-9 December. The theme of the conference is The Future of Chess in Education and many speakers are being assembled to deliver high-quality material. Of particular...
by Sean | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs
The forthcoming World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, which will take place in London later this month, has already been mentioned on this blog and further coverage will follow in due course. With excellent timing, there begins...
by Sean | Oct 24, 2018 | Blogs, Chess Lab Children
Back in June, we focussed on the four-move checkmate (often called ”Scholar’s Mate”) and said we would return to see how easily it can be prevented. It seems the update will be too late for some, as examples of this early catastrophe are still...
