Talk about a baptism of fire! 14-year-old Vincent Keymer has
been paired to play World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Round 1 of the GRENKE
Chess Classic on Saturday. The good news for the kid? He has White. The bad
news? If he survives he then has Black vs.…

World Champion Magnus Carlsen beat Vincent Keymer in Round 1
of the 2019 GRENKE Chess Classic, but it took 6 hours, 40 minutes and 81 moves
to break down the resistance of the 14-year-old German talent. Magnus credited
his opponent with putting up “a great…

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"During the month of December, 1923, interest in chess was at a high level on this side of the Atlantic, largely due to the presence of Alexander Alekhine and his remarkable performances. At a social gathering on New Year's Eve the possibility of holding…

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Happy Easter everyone. Here's a thought. If Carlsen had been born 100 years earlier, would anyone have ever heard of him? Quite possibly not. Before WW11 pretty much all the great players developed in the important centers of chess life - Berlin, London,…