Magnus Carlsen will remain the number one rated player in the world no matter what the results at the ETCC will be. However, after his brilliant win in round five in Crete it was Shakh Mamedyarov who occupied

“Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game” Nigel Short Chess Blitz of the Day Tournament = Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.