Malcolm Pein

• Chess Correspondent, The Telegraph

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Articles

Malcolm Pein on Unfair Play

a year ago | By Malcolm Pein | Chess News

As we know from politics, any legislation, however well intentioned, sometimes has unexpected consequences, even negative consequences. We also know that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Ever since the Olympiad in 2022 at Chennai, FIDE events have had the joy sucked out of them to varying degrees by the activities and policies of the Fair Play Commission.

Malcolm Pein on the Candidates

2 years ago | By Malcolm Pein | Chess News

We held the magazine to await the outcome of the Candidates. The tournament was decided late into the night UK time when after over six hours of play, Fabiano Caruana could not convert a winning position against Ian Nepomniachtchi in order to force a playoff and so 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh became the youngest world title challenger in the history of the game. Gukesh will take on Ding Liren later this year in the first ever all-Asian match for the world title.

Malcolm Pein on the Chandidates

2 years ago | By Malcolm Pein | Chess News