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The Scotch Opening, part 1: an introduction — The Scotch Opening is still played at the highest level. But how does use it to gain control of the centre? Carlsen-Leko, Nanjing 2009. White to play. Over the next few weeks we're going to take a look at the Scotch Opening, which arises after 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 exd4 4 Nxd4. The Scotch is hardly new: it got its name after it was used by chess players from the Edinburgh Chess Club in a correspondence match against London (1824-28). But unlike some of its contemporaries from the romantic era – the King's Gambit, for example – the Scotch remains a solid and respected chess opening. Kasparov was responsible for its modern revival after ...

Malakhov cocktail — Hikaru Nakamura took his personal score to 4.5/5 with another victory as the USA defeated Brazil 3-1 to stay level with Russia at the World Chess Team Championships. The leaders have suffered only one match defeat but Russia lead on the basis of the individual result between the two chess teams. Russia struggled to overcome India but won a long game on board 4. Armenia crashed to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Greece who have also defeated Russia. The Armenians brought misfortune upon themselves by taking some outrageous risks with the black pieces and lost both games. Leading scores with game points in brackets: 1 Russia 10/12 ...

H Bomb fuse fizzles out — Hikaru Nakamura’s wonderful run came to an end at the World Chess Team Championships as world number five Levon Aronian managed to overcome the American’s King’s Indian Defence with the aid of a strong novelty in the opening and win the chess match for Armenia. The lead changed hands again and with one to play Russia are one match point ahead of the USA after crushing Egypt 3.5-0.5. Russia face Israel in the last round while the USA must overcome the European champions Azerbaijan who are still just about in the hunt for gold. ...

Jonathan Hawkins and Peter Williams shine at Hastings Masters — The Hastings Masters, as ever generously supported by the local council, had two significant English successes besides the triumph of the 19-year-old David Howell and Mark Hebden, 51, who shared first prize with chess players from France and Romania. Jonathan Hawkins qualified for the international master title with his third IM performance in as many tournaments. The remarkable feature was that he did it aged 26, living in Durham away from major chess centres, and that he learned his chess skills from a computer without a human coach. Hawkins was graded 102, a weak novice, at age 14, and 158, moderate club standard, at 19, but he has surged in his ...

Israeli's Blunder Sets Up a Surprising Finish — The biggest team event in chess is the biennial Olympiad, which was first held in 1924. At the last one, in Dresden, Germany, in 2008, teams from 146 nations competed. A similar tournament, the World Team Chess Championship, which has been held every four years since 1985, is much smaller. Though it is not considered as prestigious as the Olympiad, perhaps it should be. Only 10 teams compete, but they usually include the top three squads from the most recent Olympiad; the chess champions from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas; two teams that are invited to participate; and one from the host country. The most recent championship ended in Bursa, Turkey, last ...

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