Tag: Garry Kasparov
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Heydar Aliyev’s Centennial: A Tribute to the Legacy and Impact on Azerbaijani Chess
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the long-time leader of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev. H. Aliyev’s contributions to Azerbaijan are immense, both during the independence period and the Soviet era. Surprisingly, Heydar Aliyev has also made significant contributions to Azerbaijani chess. I would like to highlight three events that stand out to me: During the period…
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Game of the Week IV: Van Foreest, Jorden (2702) – Giri, Anish (2772)
“You should first sacrifice and then calculate,” responded Tal instantly. One of my favorite stories happened in the analyzing room of the USSR championship in 1978 as described in the book Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part I: “Ex-world champion Mikhail Tal leaned over Garik (Kasparov) and with unfeigned admiration in his voice commented on…
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Game of the Week XLVII Carlsen, Magnus (2855) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2782)
“A Knight on f5 is worth a pawn” Garry Kasparov Kasparov made this statement because often, the Black side castles short. White’s knight then becomes quite annoying for Black and can create attacking ideas all the time. What about the value of the knight on d6 or d3? If we consider that either the e…
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Game of the Week XXXVI: Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2792) – Karjakin, Sergey (2758)
The “Berlin Wall” was used by Johannes Zukertort in the first World Championship match of 1886 without success; however, the variation got full recognition when Kramnik used it against Kasparov successfully in the 2000 World Championship match. This “wall” was first a headache for Kasparov, and now it has become a headache for all 1.e4…
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Game of the Week XI: Yip, Carissa (2423) vs. Prohászka, Péter (2581)
While reflecting on the topic of women in chess during this Women’s History Month, I recalled being fortunate enough to be a part of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University created by Women’s World Champion Susan Polgar. During those years, we had several discussions about how different the chess world…