Tag: Etienne Bacrot

Tromso Olympiad Recap: Rd. 1

Greetings everyone, I’m going to do my best to give everyone a concise little recap of the news and games I find interesting from the men’s Olympiad. This is going to include individual upsets (with some light commentary on the openings) as well as team upsets and standings. The first round went pretty smoothly; the favorite teams won fairly easily… Read more →

2013 Chess World Cup (Round 2)

Well folks the first round of the 2013 World cup has completed and there have been some quite interesting results. There were some very shocking results and developments in the first round including: GM Alexander Moiseenko won his first round which isn’t all the shocking except for the fact that his opponent GM Ahmed Adly didn’t show up due to… Read more →