World School Chess Championship round 2More than 1000 participants at the Games FestivalReport by chessdom The second round of the World School Chess Championship, World Chess Amateur Championship and Thessaloniki Open started this morning at 10 am local time...
A historic change
The youngest chess grandmaster in history to change Ukrainian citizenship to Russian21 Apr, 03:16 PM The youngest Grand Master in chess history, 19 year-old Ukrainian Sergey Karyakin, wants to change his citizenship to Russian, Russian website NewsRu.com reports. “That...
Leko joins Aronian at the top
Standings with one round to go: 1. Leko, Peter g HUN 2751 7½ 2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2754 7½ 3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2748 6½ 4. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2716 6½ 5. Akopian, Vladimir g ARM...
Down the stretch in Nalchik
Round 12 matchups and results: Leko, Peter – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 Alekseev, Evgeny – Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 Grischuk, Alexander – Bacrot, Etienne – Kamsky, Gata – Aronian, Levon 1/2 Karjakin, Sergey – Svidler, Peter 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shak – Eljanov,...
Tuesday morning chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Guliyev wins Metz Open
The very strong traditional Metz Open took place on 11-17 April 2009. GM Namig Guliyev of Azerbaijan won the title on tiebreak. Final standings: 1-4. GMs N. Guliyev (AZE, 2534), Spraggett (CAN, 2601), Nijboer (NED, 2562) and A. Horvath...
Rusev wins Cutro
Cutro, ItalyReport by ChessToday.net The 15th Festival in took place Cutro on 18-26 April 2009. (Cutro obtained the title of city in 1575 by the Spanish King Philip II, after the local chess master Leonardo Di Bona had won...
Chess Trial
Below is the open letter of the president of the Turkish Chess Federation Ali Nihat Yazici about the case between Turkish Chess Federation and the ECU on the bidding procedures of the major European Chess Event for 2009. The...
St. Louis Chess Club
St. Louis chess club draws prestigious national tournamentPosted on Mon, Apr. 27, 2009 10:15 PM A chess club that opened less than a year ago in St. Louis will be host for the U.S. Chess Championship next month. It’s...
Glenn Bady takes on 20
Chess master Glenn Bady will take on 20 players at oncePublished: Tuesday, April 28, 2009Norristown Times Herald – Norristown, PA, USA By M. ENGLISH For The Times Herald Chess, anyone? A United States Chess Federation master is looking to...