No LIVE broadcast for College Chess Final Four
I am sad to announce that I have just been told that there will be no live broadcast of the 2013 College Chess Final Four, which will take place on April 6-7 in Rockville, MD. The reason given is the...
View ArticleEight players share the lead after 5 rounds at the Norwegian Festival 2013
The 3rd Norsk Sjakkfestival (Norwegian Chess Festival), incorporating the 2013 Open Norwegian Championship, is taking place from 24th to 31st March at the Quality Hotel & Resort Fagernes, with a...
View ArticleChessman Le Quang Liem back to the world’s 30th
Chessman Quang Liem back to the world’s 30thVietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem gets additional 7.8 Elo points after the HDBank 2013 international chess tournament and has...
View ArticleTradewise voted world’s best Open
Chess: Tradewise voted world’s best OpenThe Association of Chess Professionals (ACP), the world’s leading body of chess players, organisers, and journalists, yesterday announced the results of its poll...
View ArticleTriple winners in round 10 in London
Magnus Carlsen kept his half point lead in round 10 of the FIDE Candidates’ Tournament in London. On Monday the Norwegian ground down Boris Gelfand (Israel) with White in a Rossolimo Sicilian. His main...
View Article1/2 point lead with 4 to go
Round 11GM Grischuk Alexander 2764 - GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 - GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 GM Svidler Peter 2747 - GM Aronian Levon 2809 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 - GM Gelfand Boris...
View ArticleAttacking tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticlePan-American University Chess Championship 2013
The Curacao Chess Federation in a joint collaboration with the Student Sport Federation Dutch Caribbean under the auspices of ODUPA (a member of the FISU) is organizing the second Pan-American...
View ArticleEdinburgh Chess Congress 2013
The Edinburgh Congress 2013 is scheduled to take place from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April 2013 at the George Heriot’s School, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh.Events 1. Premier – Open (the event will be...
View ArticlePan Am chess tourney begins in Trinidad & Tobago
Pan Am chess tourney beginsStory Created: Mar 28, 2013 at 1:00 AM ECT Story Updated: Mar 28, 2013 at 1:00 AM ECT The Trinidad & Tobago Chess Association, in conjunction with the Ministry of...
View ArticleCandidates tournament LIVE!
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View ArticleKramnik wins again, now in 2nd place
Round 11 results GM Grischuk Alexander 2764 1/2 GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 1-0 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 GM Svidler Peter 2747 1-0 GM Aronian Levon 2809 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757...
View ArticleSharjah Ruler opens Chess Club
Sharjah Ruler opens Chess Club with huge facility March 29, 2013 SHARJAH: Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, opened on Thursday, in the...
View ArticleChess teaches strategy, patience
FARMINGTON — Heads were bowed in concentration at Farmington Junior High on Monday afternoon, as each student considered whether to move his pawn or bishop, his rook or queen.In just a few minutes,...
View ArticleWorld School Chess Championships 2013
The FIDE Chess Academy of Thessaloniki, World Chess Federation (FIDE), International School Chess Union (ISCU) and the Greek Chess Federation have the honour of inviting all National chess federations...
View ArticleShankland wins Samford Fellowship
Sam Shankland '14 wins major chess fellowshipAward provides $42,000 stipend to support chess study and coaching By Se Jun Lee March 28, 2013 Sam Shankland ’14 has been selected as the newest Frank P....
View ArticleAronian loses, falls to a full point behind
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View ArticleHipolito Asis wins I International Closed Tournament UE Montcada
Spanish IM Hipolito Asis took first place at the I International Closed Tournament “UE Montcada” that took place from February 15th to March 24th at the Miquel Poblet pavilion in Montcada, Spain.Asis...
View ArticleKramnik beats Radjabov, now second behind Carlsen as Aronian loses to Svidler
In Thursday's 11th round of the FIDE World Chess Candidates' Tournament Vladimir Kramnik moved to second place. Russia's number one beat Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), while Levon Aronian (Armenia)...
View ArticleCandidates tournament round 12 pairings
Round 12 pairingsGM Carlsen Magnus 2872 - GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 GM Gelfand Boris 2740 - GM Svidler Peter 2747 GM Aronian Levon 2809 - GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 - GM Grischuk...
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