From North Star Monthly Here are the final standings:
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LIX Capablanca International Memorial, Havana, Cuba If memory of Roman numerals serves me correctly, this is the 59th edition of this tournament begun in 1962 in remembrance of Jose Capablanca, the third World Chess Champion who was born in Havana in 1888. The tournament has a storied history birthed in the midst of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Due to the ongoing US trade embargo on Cuba begun in 1960, participation by US chess players has been severely limited, the exception being Bobby Fischer's now legendary participation in 1965 via telex from the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. Fischer shared second place with Borislav Ivkov (Yugoslavia), and Efim Geller (USSR). The winner was former World Champion Vasily Smyslov (USSR). Other winners over the years have included Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union), Bent Larsen (Denmark), Ulf Andersson (Sweden) and Tony Miles (England). Though present participation is limited for economic/political re...
Photo Chessbase Pragg Wins Norway 2026 Gukesh Last, Carlsen in the Middle It was Carlsen's worst result in Oslo since 2015. Is he slipping at longer games? He is reported to have had some difficulty with the time control used in Oslo. A similar time control issue at Tata Steel this year was discussed with Loek van Wely in New In Chess podcast #86 this past January. If nothing else, his future "classical" games will be followed with increased interest. Given Hans Niemann's recent tie in his "grudge" match with Nepo in Serbia, it would be interesting to see a similar short match between Carlsen and Niemann. While I think Carsen would win, it might well be a close match with some good fighting chess. Perhaps classical timing with no bonus at all. A time-warp match...analogue clocks anyone? ️ Here are the final Norway 2026 standings: