Pairings for Round 6. 2008 Polgar: Polgar 2008 Bd Res White Player Name Res Black Player Name 1 Courtney Jamison (2046 : W : 5.0) – Linda Diaz (1726 : W : 4.5)2 Ashley Carter (1877 : W :...
SPNI standings after 5 rounds
Standings 2008 Polgar: # Name ID Rtng Post St Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot 1 Courtney Jamison 12746751 2046 2054 TX W32 W26 W22 W14 W7 5.02 Linda Diaz 12908194 1726 1744 NY...
Alekseev defeats Dominguez in playoff
After winning the last round’s game to catch Dominguez, GM Alekseev continued his fine streak by winning the playoff by the score of 2.5-1.5 to capture the Biel title. Congratulations to Evgeny! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The SPNI Champions
Past champions:• 2007: Julia Kerr (New York) and Eunice Rodriguez (Florida)• 2006: Abby Marshall (Virginia)• 2005: Anya Corke (California), Alisa Melekhina (Pennsylvania), Abby Marshall (Ohio)• 2004: Roza Eynullayeva (Massachusetts) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bulgarian wins World Championship
Chess: Bulgaria’s Veselin Georgiev becomes world champion31 July 2008 22:17 FOCUS News Agency Zurich. Veselin Georgiev of Bulgaria is world chess champion for people with impaired hearing, Chessdom.bg announced.Georgiev won the title at the world championship in Switzerland without...
SPNI Round 5
This is a crucial round. Only one player has a perfect 4-0 score and 3 players with 3.5 points are trying to catch up. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dominguez, Alekseev tie for 1st in Biel
While Dominguez lost, Alekseev won to tie for first in Biel. Carlsen could not crack through against Onischuk and had to settle for 3rd place, 1/2 point behind Dominguez and Alekseev. 1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 6½2....
Stunning ending in Biel
Bacrot after a horrendous start had an amazing second half. He defeated tournament leader Dominguez in the final round and prevented him from winning clear first. GM Bacrot (2691) – GM Dominguez (2708) [D27]31.07.2008 / Biel – Final Round...
Kamsky in Sochi for Grand Prix
The 2nd Grand Prix is taking place in Sochi from July 31 to August 14, 2008. Official Sochi Grand Prix website: http://sochi2008.fide.com/. Excellent videos by Europe Echecs here: http://www.europe-echecs.com/ 2nd FIDE Grand Prix in Sochi Svidler, Peter – Kamsky,...
All draws in rd 4 at North Urals Cup
Round 4 results: Xu Yuhua – Koneru, Humpy ½-½Muzychuk, Anna – Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½Sebag, Marie – Ushenina, Anna ½-½Cramling, Pia – Pogonina, Natalija ½-½ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar