The cream is rising to the top and Russia may still be a force to be reckoned with. There are only two teams undefeated thus far in the 38th Chess Olympiad being held in Dresden, Germany. Today's games promise to be exciting.  Germany has two teams competing because they are ... Read More

The Chess Olympiad, the pre-eminent team chess event in the world, which this year is being held in Dresden, Germany, has started and after two rounds the favorites have all posted two wins, but not without some scares. Russia, the top-ranked team, edged out its two opponents, Switzerland and Poland, by ... Read More

Breaking news: Russian chess journalists Yuri Vasiliev has now confirmed that the semifinal Candidates Match between Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky will take place in Lvov, Ukraine, for a prize fund of US $750,000. The full story, including Yuri's verbatim interview ... Read More