Grand Swiss, poor shape
The result of this tournament is of course a disappointment, as it was most likely my last shot at this World Championship cycle, and I couldn't make the most of it (14-27th at 6.5/11). When I arrived on the Isle of Man, I didn't anticipate it was going to be ...
Speed Chess, Magnus fight and slow games!
After having played only 4 classical games in almost 4 months (during the World Cup), and almost 5 months after my last tournament (Bucharest, early May), I returned to the slower time control in Albania, for the European Club Cup. I'll come back to this, but first let's take a ...
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