White to move and checkmate in 5. 5rk1/2R2p1p/p5pP/3NN1Pn/4P3/8/3rqPKB/R7 w – – 0 1
Aronian shares lead with Leko, Cheparinov
Round 2 results: Aronian, Levon – Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0Leko, Peter – Eljanov, Pavel ½-½Akopian, Vladimir – Cheparinov, Ivan ½-½Karjakin, Sergey – Gelfand, Boris ½-½Bacrot, Etienne – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam ½-½Jakovenko, Dmitry – Kamsky, Gata 1-0Inarkiev, Ernesto – Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½...
Triple title for GM Howell
Howell pockets a title treble at TorquayMonday, August 10, 2009, 11:15 AFTER a gruelling two weeks, the British Chess Championships have at last come to a close with Grand Master David Howell winning not only the British Championship but...
Checkmate in 4
White to move and checkmate in 4. k7/8/1p6/pK5p/P4BpP/6P1/8/8 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Daniel Rensch confirmed for SPICE Cup
The 2009 SPICE Cup A group has been finalized. This event will break the U.S. record by a big margin. Last year’s SPICE Cup was a category 15 event with average rating of 2605.5. This year’s average rating will...
2009 Baku Open
The international chess tournament “Baku Open-2009”, devoted to the Independence Day of the Azerbaijan Republic, will be held from 20-30 September 2009 in Baku (at the coast of the Caspian sea) under the patronage of the Azerbaijan Youth &...
The President’s Speech
The speech of the President of Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan made at the opening ceremony of the fifth competition of FIDE Grand Pri “Jermuk 2009” dedicated to Tigran Petrosyan’s 80th anniversary is provided by the press office of...
Iranian GM plans to break world record
Iranian GM Morteza Mahjoob, 29, is planning to smash all previous records with a simultaneous exhibition against 500 players. He started physical training last month, bearing in mind that he is going to have to walk about 40 kilometers...
Morozevich among leaders in Zurich
The jubilee festivities of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich began with a strong open tournament in the Kongresshaus in Zurich. No less than 536 players are participating in the Jubilee-Open from 9-15 August 2009. In the starting round of the solidly...