Group A leaders after 8 rounds Rk Name Score Fed. Rating TPR W-We 1 GM Le, Quang Liem 6.0 VIE 2664 2834 +1.74 2 GM Cheparinov, Ivan 6.0 BUL 2665 2770 +1.06 3 GM Khismatullin, Denis 5.5 RUS 2649 2799 +1.60 4 GM Yu, Yangyi 5.5 CHN 2607 2772 +1.77 5 GM Vitiugov, Nikita 5.5 […]
In the name of charity
Russia’s Kasparov ‘wins Georgian TV quiz show’(AFP) – 8 hours ago TBILISI — Former chess champion turned Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov has won a big-money charity television quiz in neighbouring Georgia, the programme’s producer said on Tuesday. Kasparov managed to answer all the questions correctly on the quiz programme “Who Wants to Win 20,000?”, […]
Korchnoi at European Senior Team Championship
Korchnoi among the legends at the European Seniors Teams Championship 2011The event to take place at the Olympus mountain of Gods region The European Chess Union, the Greek Chess Federation, and Chess Akademy of Thessaloniki organize the 10th European Senior Championship. It will take place from May 3rd to May 11th, 2011 in Thessaloniki – […]
The new Cuban Chess Queen
Yaniet Marrero is now the Queen of Cuban Chesshttp://www.cubaheadlines.com Granma Daily. The Grand Master (GM) from Las Tunas, Yaniet Marrero, won the national women’s chess championship title, here on Wednesday, beating Oleiny Linares from Santiago. In a marathon day, lasting over seven hours, the new monarch dethroned her rival, who held the crown won in […]