According to my unofficial calculation, IM Salome Melia (Georgia) and IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) have both scored at least a 9 game GM norm. In the mean time, 79 year old legend Viktor Korchnoi is performing at 2670 and...
Ivanchuk retains Gibraltar lead
After 9 rounds, Ivanchuk is performing around 2950 with the score of 8/9!!Leaders after Round 9 Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2764 8.0 2947 2 GM Short Nigel D ENG 2658 7.5 2849...
Queen To Play Private Screening
Oscar® winner Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda, The Ice Storm) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (Vagabond, La Cérémonie) square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of...
Chess at 300 km / hour
EXHIBICIÓN EN EL AVE MADRID-VALENCIA Kárpov y Anand empatan a 300 km/hora LEONTXO GARCÍA El eslogan de Renfe, “Caballo Ganador”, para promover su nueva línea de alta velocidad Madrid-Valencia tuvo una adecuada traducción ajedrecística: Anatoli Kárpov y Viswanathan Anand...
Leaders after 8 rounds
Rank after Round 8 Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2764 7.0 2917 2 GM Short Nigel D ENG 2658 6.5 2826 3 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2579 6.5 2694 4 GM Fridman Daniel...
Wednesday chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed?kr6/pp6/5p1p/2q1n1p1/6P1/2p4P/PQ4B1/1K1R4 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
NYT chess blog checkmated
The NY Times Chess Blog The New York Times Gambit Chess Blog will not be updated any longer. It was an interesting source of information, even if sometimes overly focused on scandals and controversies. Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News...
Gibraltar LIVE games
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The final Amber after 20 years
Amber Returns to Monaco for Farewell Jubilee EditionThe 20th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament will take place at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monaco, from March 11 to 25, 2011. The tournament is organized by the Association...