1st round (July 19th) Alexander Morozevich (RUS, 2751) – Evgeny Alekseev (RUS, 2714)Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2755) – Fabiano Caruana (ITA, 2670)Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2703) – Vassily Ivanchuk (RUS, 2703) Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/ Your prediction? Chess Daily News from Susan...
24 hour from sport’s greatest feat
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4-way tie for the lead in Canada
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Nakamura breaks through top 20
Topalov is still #1 in the world but the big move came from Nakamura, who is now the #1 player in the U.S. GM Onischuk is #2 in the U.S. and Kamsky slips to #3 on the LIVE rating...
Changes to Title and Rating Regulations
Changes to Title and Rating Regulations effective from July 1st 2009Monday, 13 July 2009 13:40www.FIDE.com Changes in the Rating Regulations from 1.7.2009Registration of Tournaments All tournaments have to be pre-registered one month before the tournament; exceptions to this may...
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Special endgame
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Pashikian wins Lake Sevan
Final standings: 1. Pashikian, Arman g ARM 2650 7 2. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2647 6½ 3-4. Zhigalko, Sergei g BLR 2621 5 3-4. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel g ARM 2480 5 5. Grigoryan, Avetik g ARM 2504 4½ 6. Lysyj,...