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 (photo gallery here). All School groups are still in that initial stage when it is difficult […]
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 was Karyakin’s decision. The reason is simple. Sergey wants to win a World Cup. Russian conditions […]
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 2696 6½ 6. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2721 6 7. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2728 6 […]
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, Pavel 1/2 Official website: http://www.nalchik2009.fide.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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 (HUN, 2519) – 6½ out of 9 5-20. GM Bauer (FRA, 2605), GM David (LUX, 2587), […]
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 the first known international competition in the history of chess in Madrid). Final standings: 1. GM […]
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 decision has the serious consequences such cancelling both European Individual Chess Championsips. The judgment text, open […]
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 the most prestigious tournament in the nation. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis […]
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 take on 20 players – simultaneously – at the Conshohocken Free Library this Saturday. The outdoor […]