In the European Rapid Championship Armegeddon Playoff, GM Almasi defeated GM Gashimov in a wild game to win the title. GM Ivanchuk defeated GM Shirov to finish 3rd. Congratulations to GM Almasi! Full standings here: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2010/rapid/tournament_table_acc_places.html Judit finished one...
6 way tie for 1st at European Rapid Championship
6 players tied for 1st at the 2010 European Rapid Championship. I believe GM Almasi won on tiebreaks. M-ce Tyt. Nazwisko Imię Fed. Elo Pkt. 1 GM Almasi, Zoltan HUN 2721 10.5 2 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2764 10.5...
Grigoryan wins Bansko
Avetik Grigoryan impressive in Bansko OpenThe Armenian champion wins the tournament with 8 points from nine games Armenian champion GM Avetik Grigoryan concluded the Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010 in style, by winning the final game with Black pieces...
A perfect score can happen in chess, but rarely
A perfect score can happen in chess, but rarelyDecember 19, 2010 – 12:11am The question of the week is has there been any chess player who had a perfect score in a major tournament? The answer is yes, but...
Quiet intensity
Chess players exude a quiet intensityBy Henry DavisDecember 19, 2010, 09:04 AM It was whisper quiet Saturday as 50 players competed in the Buffalo Holiday Classic Grand Prix chess tournament. There were no screams or shouts. No high-fives or...
Benko Brain Challenge #1
This puzzle was just sent to me by my long time friend GM Pal Benko. It is a part of the Holiday series. I will post one per day for the next 5 days 🙂 How do you reach...
15 way tie for the lead at European Rapid Chess Championship
Leaders after 8 rounds M-ce Tyt. Nazwisko Imię Fed. Elo Pkt. 1 GM Edouard, Romain FRA 2636 7.0 1 GM Kempinski, Robert POL 2597 7.0 3 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2764 7.0 3 GM Halkias, Stelios GRE 2578 7.0...
Svidler maintains Russian Championship lead
Round 7 results Tomashevsky, Evgeny – Vitiugov, Nikita ½ Karjakin, Sergey – Khismatullin, Denis ½ Kurnosov, Igor – Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 Potkin, Vladimir – Svidler, Peter ½ Malakhov, Vladimir – Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 Zvjaginsev, Vadim – Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1...
Bansko Open Round Eight
Bansko Open Round Eight Avetik Grigoryan and Tamir Nabaty extend the lead to a full point The leading duo at the Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010, IM Tamir Nabaty and GM Avetik Grigoryan, achieved new victories in the penultimate...
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