Russian veteran Alisa Galliamov has just captured another Russian Women’s Championship. Pogonina and T. Kosintseva tied for 1st but finished 2nd and 3rd respectively after tiebreaks / rapid playoff. The Snowdrops women’s team defeated the Oldhands men’s team by...
Oldhands win final round, Snowdrops win match
Team results: I II III IV V VI VII VIII Snowdrops 3 1 3,5 2,5 2 2 3 1 Oldhands 1 3 0,5 1,5 2 2 1 3 Total Snowdrops 3 4 7,5 10 12 14 17 18 Total...
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Garcia Palermo leads Italian Championship
Standings after 4 rounds 1. Garcia Palermo, Carlos g ITA 2465 3½ 2-3. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2709 3 2-3. Rombaldoni, Denis m ITA 2494 3 4-5. Genocchio, Daniele m ITA 2433 2½ 4-5. D’Amore, Carlo m ITA 2485...
Pogonina, Galliamova, and T Kosintseva tie for 1st
Galliamova and T. Kosintseva took a quick draw to guarantee a tie for first while Paikidze self destruct and lost in 24 moves with White. This gave Pogonina a path to catch up with the leaders. She took full...
Skipping the usual route
ON CHESSPhenom forsaking usual title routeSaturday, November 27, 2010 02:53 AMThe Columbus Dispatch Chess and other competitive heroes often fight their most difficult battles away from the playing area. So it might be for Magnus Carlsen, whose ascent to...
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Snowdrops beat Oldhands with 1 round to spare
I II III IV V VI VII Snowdrops 3 1 3,5 2,5 2 2 3 Oldhands 1 3 0,5 1,5 2 2 1 Total Snowdrops 3 4 7,5 10 12 14 17 Total Oldhands 1 4 4,5 6 8...
Earning Silver
Chess silver provides Pinoys final day lusterBy Gerry Carpio(The Philippine Star)Updated November 27, 2010 12:00 AM GUANGZHOU – The national chess players provided the last medal of the Philippine contingent – a silver – following a .5-3.5 loss to...