El ajedrez infinito de Borges

01/07/2018 – Erudito, autocrítico, cosmopolita, Jorge Luis Borges demostró en su obra el gran respeto que sentía por el ajedrez. Dentro de sus mundos circulares, abrió campo para las sesenta y cuatro casillas, las piezas que las ocupan y los agentes que les dan vida.

GP Femenino R1: vencen Gunina, Batsiashvili y Girya

19/11/2016 – Se disputó la primera ronda del torneo de Khanty-Mansiysk del Grand Prix Femenino de la FIDE. Los emparejamientos/resultados fueron: Gunina vs. Javakhishvili 1-0, Skripchenko vs. Kosteniuk tablas (juntas en la fotografía), Khademalsharieh vs. Harika Dronavalli tablas, Batsiashvili vs. Khotenashvili 1-0, Pogonina vs. Girya 0-1 y Zhukova vs. Ju Wenjun tablas. Hay retransmisiones en directo todos los días en Playchess.com. Crónica...

Beat the Slav the classical way

The Slav has become one of the most popular defences against the advance of the d-pawn on the first move, and every ambitious d4-player faces the question how to successfully tackle this opening in tournament practice. The strongest attempt is considered to be the move 4. Nf3, leading to interesting positions which promise White good chances to get an advantage. Black's main replies are 4. dxc4 and 4. e6. On this DVD Rustam Kasimdzhanov investigates in detail the line 4. dxc4, in which he has great experience. Showing selected grandmaster games, the ex-world champion shares his knowledge with the viewer to explain how White has to place his pieces and which plans he has at his disposal.Learn the secrets of the dxc4-line and improve your chances of success with 1.d4