Impakt Chess Institute

08/06/2018

GM Fabiano Caruana wins Norway chess 2018
"I'm thrilled," said Caruana. "It's actually my first time winning here. I played here many times but never managed to even make a plus score. I think it's a big deal; it's not often that you win a tournament with all the top players in the world."

06/07/2017

The Return of the beast of Baku come August 14 2017 Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid/Blitz. Watch Out!

09/03/2017

"I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player." (GM Mikhail Tal)

23/02/2017

He won the Sinquefield Cup in August last year, then Olympic team gold and individual gold in Baku, then the London Chess Classic and now Wijk aan Zee to seal an outstanding 56 games unbeaten to also climb to world no.2. Being the hottest man in chess would be an understatement.
The win in Wijk aan Zee meant a lot to So: "Winning this tournament is huge, with the world champion in it. It's a wonderful start of the year."
https://www.chess.com/news/view/wesley-so-wins-79th-tata-steel-chess-tournament-2812

30/12/2016

To win two of the strongest tournaments in a year, St. Louis and London, two in a row is a huge achievement – I don’t even mention about his performance at the Olympiad as well. (Kramnik)
GM Wesley So has won the 2016 London Chess Classic just after winning 2016 St Louis making two tournament wins out of four of the Grand Chess Tour adding up to a whopping $295,000.
"… I guess the word that comes to mind is effortless. He doesn’t even seem to be trying too hard." (Anand)
"I'm not counting myself out yet, but Wesley is definitely the main man to watch." (MVL)
"He’s the hottest player right now." (Nakamura)
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/7-conclusions-from-the-2016-london-chess-classic

26/10/2016

At the Sinquefield Cup 2015 you finished last, and now the first place!...Maurice asked each player, to name the player he thought would win (aside from himself). No one picked me! http://en.chessbase.com/post/interview-with-the-man-of-the-moment-wesley-so

23/08/2016

A key to developing successful strategies is to be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses, to know what you do well. - GM Garry Kasparov

05/08/2016

India’s R. Praggnanandhaa beat Grandmaster Jan Krejci in Round 8 of the Czech Open in Pardubice, but it tells you all you need to know about his career so far that he can be a little disappointed with the result! The 2429-rated 10-year-old has already fulfilled all the requirements to become the you...

15/06/2016

Wow! I love speed chess

Hikaru Nakamura won the Paris Grand Chess Tour after a spurt of three wins in four games gave him the title with two rounds to spare. Magnus Carlsen described his own performance as “a good old fashioned meltdown”, but he could at least claim the bragging rights of having beaten the winner in both b...

21/05/2016

This Friday Magnus Carlsen streamed a live Q&A session on Facebook, during which he answered fan questions read out by Play Magnus CEO Kate Murphy. The 28-minute interview saw Magnus talk about his rivalry with Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Giri, the impact of computers, how books influenced him whi...

26/04/2016

History in the Making!

Fabiano Caruana has won the US Chess Championship by a full point after scoring an unbeaten +6. Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura drew their final games to ensure they finished in joint second place, qualifying for an 18-round blitz tournament with Garry Kasparov that takes place on Thursday and Friday.…

24/04/2016

For the first lesson, I want you to play over every column of Modern Chess Openings, including the footnotes. And for the next lesson, I want you to do it again. -- Bobby Fischer (advice to his biographer, Frank Brady, who had asked for chess lessons)