Click here to see 43 additional pictures from round 2. Sunday, September 20 / 2pm – Round 2 A group Mamedov 1/2 KuzubovHammer 1-0 SoAkobian 0-1 Andreikin Sunday, September 20 / 2pm – Round 2B group Kuljasevic 1/2 DiamantRensch...
Wild stuff in the 2nd round
Akobian went all out for a win. Andreikin calmly defended and at the end scored a full point. Hammer vs. So, Perelshteyn vs. Papp, and Ippolito vs. Robson are all incredibly wild. They are not holding anything back. Bhat...
SPICE Cup round 2 photos
Click here to view 30 pictures from SPICE Cup round 2. (There are a few pictures from the end of round 1 yesterday.) http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound2 The Filipino community in this region is absolutely incredible. They on their own raised some...
Sunday morning chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SPICE Cup round 2 pairings
Set 1 (more than 30 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound1 Set 2 (more than 35 pictures): http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SPICECupRound1Set2 Here is the link to the SPICE Cup LIVE games. The LIVE game viewer is also available on the bottom of this post. Results, updates,...
Team Karpov
Team Karpov for the 2009 match with Kasparov growsOnischuk, Bologan, and Riazantsev join team KarpovReport by Chessdom.com Anatoly Karpov is taking very seriously the Valencia 2009 encounter with Kasparov. When he stated that he will go for the victory...
Efimenko vs Short
Short vs Efimenko: Opening Ceremony The chess match between grandmasters Nigel Short (England) and Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) was opened on 19 September 2009 in the Transcarpathian Regional State Theatre of Russian Drama in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The opening ceremony was...
Chinese Chess King and Queen
Round 1 on 2009/09/17 at 14:00 Bo. No. Name Result Name No. 1 1 GM Zhang Pengxiang 0 – 1 GM Zhou Jianchao 8 2 2 GM Wang Yue ½ – ½ GM Ni Hua 7 3 3 GM...
Efimenko defeats Short with Black
Liliya Sholomey from Moldova at the Opening Ceremony Short, N (2706) – Efimenko, Z (2654) [B23]Mukachevo, Ukraine (Game 1), 20.09.2009 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nge2 Nf6 5.0–0 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.a3 0–0 9.Ba2 Bd7 10.Re1...
Bacrot leads InventiChess
Round 2 results:Howell – Bacrot 0-1Sasikiran – Muzychuk 1-0Sargissian – Sutovsky ½-½Stefanova – Socko ½-½Timman – Michiels ½-½ Standings after 2 rounds: 1. Bacrot 22-4. Sutovsky, Sasikiran, Stefanova 1½5-6. Muzychuk, Michiels 17-9. Timman, Sargissian, Socko ½10. Howell 0 Official...