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Dortmund round 1
Here is the strong Dortmund field: Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2790 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2760 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2737 Leko, Peter g HUN 2735 Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2691 Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2689 Round 1...
Bruzon, Fedorchuk win Barbera de Valles
Barbera de Valles This event took place on 4-12 July 2010. Final leaders: 1-2. GMs Bruzon (CUB, 2653), Fedorchuk (UKR, 2665) 73-4. GMs Iturrizaga (VEN, 2614), Oms Pallise (ESP, 2494) 6½5-8. GM Almeida Quintana (CUB, 2559), GM Gonzalez Vidal...
Standings for US Junior and Women
Standings after 5 rounds (4 rounds to go) Rank Name Score M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 1 NM Parker Zhao 4.5 M 2382 2768 +2.14 1 ½ 1 1 1 2 GM Ray Robson 3.5...
Caruana broke 2700!
Caruana at the Polgar Chess Center in NY back in 2004 (he was playing against Irina Krush and next to him was Anna Zatonskih)Fabiano Caruana just broke the 2700 mark for the first time. He is also the youngest...
47th Canadian Open Championship
47th Canadian Open Championship is taking place in Toronto, Ontario July 10-18. This year Canadian Open Chess Championship is sponsored by Deloitte, Manulife and DVN Lexus / Toyota. More than 260 players from Canada and around the world are...
Ivanchuk, T. Kosintseva rule ACP standings
Report on the ACP Tour and ACP Women Series 2009-2010ACP [Sun Jul 11th, 17:58] Both final tournaments of the ACP Tour and ACP Women Series 2009 – 2010 have been completed in the first days of July. Vasily Ivanchuk...
Mid-Summers Knights’ Dream
Saturday 7.17- Plano Quick Championships6 Rounds, G/10 No time delayUSCF Rated, 2 SectionsOpen & Reserve (U1200)Entry Fee: $ 10 Reg, $ 5 Youth/SeniorPrizes: 60% of EntryRound 1: 9:00 am, all others ASAP Plano Slow ChampionshipsSaturday 7.17, Sunday 7.18USCF Rated,...
3-way tie for 1st at Heart of Finland
Heart of FinlandJuly 5-11 2010 at Jyvaskyla Top finishers: Rk Name Rtg FED Pts BH. 1 GM Turov Maxim 2628 RUS 7 55½ 2 GM Nybäck Tomi 2633 FIN 7 53½ 3 FM Luukkonen Tommi 2250 FIN 7 49...
Feller wins Paris Open
Paris Open ChampionshipJuly 3-11, 2010 Top 20 finishers: 1 g FELLER Sebastien 2611 FRA 8 43,5 2859 2 g GHARAMIAN Tigran 2650 FRA 7,5 43,5 2728 3 m SETHURAMAN S.P. 2513 IND 6,5 43,5 2671 4 m ADHIBAN B....