Standings after 20 (of 30 rounds) No. Title Name Fed. FIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total 1 GM Lahno, Kateryna UKR 2539 X 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0...
Attacking chess tactic

White to move. How should White proceed?r5kn/1bq1r1p1/2p4p/3pP2N/1n1N1P2/3Q2RP/p5PK/4R3 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Strong participation in Bansko Grand Chess Open

Strong participation in Bansko Grand Chess OpenThe tournament will be the biggest winter open event Bansko Grand Chess Open, one of the biggest winter open tournament of 2010, will take place 11th-19th of December in the ski resort Bansko,...
Letter from FIDE to Mayor Bloomberg

In his letter to Michael Bloomberg, Ilyumzhinov writes: “This issue has divided society in the United States and across the world, and it’s repercussions are global. I equally respect all faiths and religions and I believe that religious conflicts...
European Youth Chess Championship participants

European Youth Chess Championship participantsLive games starting September 20th A total of 750 players will participate at the 2010 European Youth Chess Championship (age groups from U8 to U18 girls and boys), which will take place in Batumi, Georgia...
Peru to compete at World Chess Olympiad in Russia

Peru to compete at World Chess Olympiad in RussiaDate: 17/09/2010 Lima, Sep. 17 (ANDINA). The Peruvian men’s and women’s chess teams will leave for Russia on Friday night to participate in the 39th World Chess Olympiad scheduled to be...
Brave Knights to fly flag in Russia

Brave Knights to fly flag in Russia– by Carlos Kambaekwa WINDHOEK – They call it mind games and the country’s sport authorities could be pardoned for having been playing mind games with the Namibia Chess Federation’s application to become...