Caruana wins Bucharest Kings Tournament

Caruana was also close to enter the 2800 club, but missed it due to his loss to Wang Hao in round nine. We show this complex game, where Caruana achieved a large advantage but then lost it in time trouble. Luckily, he still had enough points to win the tournament even after Hao following final round win.

Caruana ties for First, but misses Qualifications

In the last round of Paris FIDE Grand Prix tournament, Caruana had to win in order to qualify to the 2014 World Championship Candidates, but instead he had a short draw by repetition. This result favors Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who would qualify instead.

Some believe he should have avoided repetition in the final position and continued with other move, even it would have been so risky.

Nakamura loses the Lead

It has been an exciting day in Paris! Nakamura lost an exciting game and his lead to Gelfand, and Caruana also won to join in the lead. With only one round to go, Caruana will have a chance to qualify for the 2014 World Championship Candidates tournament. Following are the two critical games.

Early Resign?

Yesterday, in the FIDE Grand Prix in Paris, Vassily Ivanchuk resigned in the following position. Black is certainly worse after 33. Ke3, but material is still even. Wasn't it too early to resign?