Standings after 9 rounds: 1. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2716 5½ 2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2754 5½ 3. Leko, Peter g HUN 2751 5 4. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2726 5 5. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2728 5...
Alekseev defeats Karjakin
Round 9 results: Alekseev, Evgeny – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Svidler, Peter – Leko, Peter ½-½ Bacrot, Etienne – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander – Kamsky, Gata 0-1 Eljanov, Pavel – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam ½-½ Gelfand, Boris – Aronian, Levon ½-½...
Kids battle on the board
Kids savour battle on the boardsBy ROSS ROMANIUK, SUN MEDIALast Updated: 24th April 2009, 3:45am Giving more than 330 kids a chance to use patience, strategy and problem-solving in a fun environment — good move. That’s how organizers of...
Anand-Topalov Match bidding procedure
Please download Regualtions for the FIDE World Championship Match (FWCM) 2010. (PDF)Please download Bidding procedure document . (PDF) Athens, 24 April 2009 BIDDING PROCEDURE FOR THE FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ANAND – TOPALOV 2010 1. The FIDE Presidential Board,...
Rating Regulations – The K-Factor
Friday, 24 April 2009 09:58 Following the publication of the new Rating Regulations which will come into effect from 1 July 2009, concerns have been raised by several players and organisers. During the 10-day working visit of Deputy President...
TGIF chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
3 tie for 1st at Viktor Kart tournament
Viktor Kart – 80 Jubilee TournamentReport by ChessToday.net The Viktor Kart Jubilee took place in Lviv, Ukraine from 11th-18th April 2009. Final standings: 1-3. GM Yu.Vovk (UKR, 2575), IM Vidonyak (GER, 2414) and GM Oleksienko (UKR, 2550) – 6½4-6....
Pavlov and Vysochin win Nabokov Memorial
Nabokov Memorialby ChessToday.net The 7th Vladimir Nabokov Memorial took place in Kiev, Ukraine from 7-22 April 2009. Final standings: 1-2. IM S. Pavlov (2465, UKR) and GM Vysochin (2543, UKR) – 7 out of 113. FM Golichenko (2393, UKR)...
Grandmaster Lebron?
Click here to watch NBA Grandmasters on the 64 square board. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The dynamic pair
Williston teen checkmates peers in chess tourney(4/23/09)April 23, 2009By Mal BorightObserver correspondent Chess is the thinking person’s game, and David Ro, 14, of Forest Run Road in Williston has it pretty well figured out. The middle school student, who...