03/08/2026 – El torneo Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz se lleva a cabo del 2 al 6 de agosto en el Saint Louis Chess Club. El torneo, con 10 jugadores, consta de tres días de ajedrez rápido —en formato de liga a una vuelta—, seguidos de dos días de blitz —en formato de liga a doble vuelta—. La lista de participantes incluye, entre otros, al aspirante al Campeonato Mundial Javokhir Sindarov, Fabiano Caruana y Vincent Keymer. Sigue las partidas en directo a partir de las 19:00 hora de Madrid (14:00 Buenos Aires, 11:00 Ciudad de México). | Foto: Lennart Ootes
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Rápidas: Rondas 4 a 6
El Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz, la cuarta etapa del Grand Chess Tour 2026, se está jugando en el reconocido Saint Louis Chess Club del 2 al 6 de agosto.
El torneo utiliza el conocido formato de rápidas y blitz. Comienza con un todos contra todos a una vuelta de 10 jugadores en ajedrez rápido, con nueve rondas disputadas a un ritmo de 25 minutos más 10 segundos de incremento desde la primera jugada. Las partidas rápidas valen doble: una victoria otorga 2 puntos, unas tablas 1 punto y una derrota 0 puntos.
La sección de blitz consiste en un todos contra todos a doble vuelta, con 18 rondas repartidas en dos ciclos. El ritmo de juego es de 5 minutos más 2 segundos de incremento desde la primera jugada. En la sección de blitz, una victoria vale 1 punto y unas tablas ½ punto. El jugador con la mayor puntuación combinada de rápidas y blitz ganará el torneo.
2-4 de agosto: Rápidas
5-6 de agosto: Blitz
La acción comienza cada día a las 19:00 (hora de Madrid).
You will learn how Black's dynamic piece activity and structural counterplay more than compensate for White's extra tempo in the colour-reversed setups. The Benoni family of openings has toppled world champions, decided match games under the highest pressure, and rewarded those brave enough to play them with some of the most electrifying chess imaginable. In this Fritztrainer, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov - continuing his successful series "Understanding Middlegame Structures" - takes you deep inside the complexities of the Colour-Reversed Benoni, the Colour-Reversed Benko Gambit, and the Colour-Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit.
Free sample video: Introduction
Free sample video: Colour Reversed Banoni - Game 1
In this course, we will learn how to identify passively placed pieces in any given situation and how to improve their health by bringing them into active squares.
03/08/2026 – La 112.ª edición del Campeonato Británico de Ajedrez se celebra del 1 al 9 de agosto en la Universidad de Warwick, en Coventry. El evento principal es un torneo abierto por sistema suizo a nueve rondas, con control de tiempo clásico. Luke McShane, Michael Adams y Shreyas Royal encabezan la lista de participantes. También destaca la presencia de la prodigio de 11 años Bodhana Sivanandan. | Sigue las partidas en directo a partir de las 15:30 hora de Madrid (10:30 Buenos Aires, 7:30 Ciudad de México).
01/08/2026 – Estados Unidos derrotó a Uzbekistán por 14–10 en el evento WR Chess Rapid & Blitz de Miami. Los estadounidenses se aseguraron la victoria del match con una ronda de anticipación. Los ganadores del match ampliaron la ventaja de 5–3 que obtuvieron en la sección de rápidas al imponerse también en la fase de blitz por 9–7. Nodirbek Abdusattorov y Javokhir Sindarov culminaron con las puntuaciones individuales más altas, pero la mayor regularidad de la alineación estadounidense resultó decisiva en la competición a doce rondas. | Foto: Abhyudaya Ram
This entry into the 60 minutes series concentrates on the Modern variation of the Italian game where White opens the centre early : 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 e5!. This line can be reached by various move orders, most frequently from the Scotch 3 d4 exd4 4 Bc4. It's a sharp variation and Grandmasters such as Evgeny Sveshnikov have used it frequently,with very good results. It's a perfect line for club players to adopt which is relatively easy to learn and which contains many traps. All the main responses are covered here, including 5...d5, 5...Ng4 and 5...Ne4 and the conclusion is that is is difficult for Black to equalize in a straightforward way. Problems are being posed, which over the board might prove tough to solve.
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Videos: Felix Blohberger presents the surprise weapon 4…a6 in the Four Knights Game. Mihail Marin analyses the English Opening with 1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6. Plus the ‘Lucky bag’ featuring 37 analyses by Berg, Radjabov and others.
Renowned for its solidity and strategic soundness, it has been a cornerstone of the repertoires of elite grandmasters including Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, who relied on it successfully in the Candidates Tournament.
The Benko Gambit is back at the very highest level - and it's easy to see why. Black sacrifices a pawn to seize the initiative on the queenside, obtaining long-lasting pressure, active pieces and open files that make life difficult for White.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board.
It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans.
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