Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 3
Sergey Shipov isn’t commentating live on the classical part of the Tal Memorial this year, but he gave a round-up of all the games from the third round for Chess-News. Read on to find out what cockroaches and elite GMs have in common.
The forgotten recollections of Chigorin’s daughter
Alexander Kentler, who writes a chess column for sportsdaily.ru, was recently sent a remarkable document: the recollections of Mikhail Chigorin’s daughter on the 50th anniversary of her father’s death. She talks of his legendary absent-mindedness, how cigar smoke thwarted his title ambitions, and describes the last moments of his life.
