Sound counterplay : a full opening directory for black. Great games. Endgame theory and practice. Opening Database. Tactique - Tactics. Chess. Chess. Chess websites. Alekhine and Lasker: video. Nettlesomeness, and the first half of the Carlsen-Anand match. After six games, Carlsen leads by two points, with four draws added to the tally. Anand seems hell bent on founding a campaign to abolish the advantages of playing with the white pieces. I find two aspects of the match notable so far.
First, in the last two endgames Carlsen has been outplaying the computer programs (and Anand), sometimes for dozens of moves in a row. That isn’t easy, to say the least. Second, Carlsen is demonstrating one of his most feared qualities, namely his “nettlesomeness,” to use a term coined for this purpose by Ken Regan. Nettlesomeness is an underrated concept in our world, and kudos to Ken for bringing it to our attention. Addendum: Here are some of Ken’s metrics for “nettlesomeness.” The Shinkman immortal. Chessmetric's all-time ratings. Chessgames.com: Chess Games Database & Community.