Round 6 top boards results 1 GM Howell, David W L 4.5 ENG 2625 GM Adams, Michael 4.0 ENG 2715 0-1 2 IM Hawkins, Jonathan 4.0 ENG 2457 GM Short, Nigel D 4.0 ENG 2687 0-1 3 GM Jones,...
FIDE President met with Gorbachev
FIDE President met with Mikhail Gorbachev Friday, 29 July 2011 06:38 On July 28 in Moscow, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with Mikhail Gorbachev, the first President of the Soviet Union, the President of International Foundation for Innovation and...
22th year of international chess and games festival
CZECH OPEN 2011 22th year of international chess and games festival 14.7. – 31. 7. 2011, Pardubice, CEZ Arena http://www.czechopen.net Festival news On Thursday, July 14, the XXII International Chess and Games Festival CZECH OPEN 2011 has begun. The...
In spite of loss, Kramnik still easily wins Dortmund
In spite of over pushing and losing the final game, Kramnik still won Dortmund by 1.5 points! Final standings 1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2781 7 2. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2715 5½ 3. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR...
Turkish Youth Championships
Turkish Youth Chess Championships 2011Report by Anastasiya Karlovich The 2011 Turkish Youth Chess Championships took place in Istanbul from July 23rd till July 28th. The tournaments were played under the Swiss system, 7 rounds, U-13 till U-18 age categories...
World Girl’s and World Junior begin
World junior chess starts in Chennai on SundayHari Hara NandananHari Hara Nandanan, TNN | Jul 31, 2011, 05.57PM IST CHENNAI: Times have changed and with that the focus too. The world junior chess championships used to be a stage...
In the name of the children
Chess program ‘rooks’ schools Big salaries, big council funding By HEATHER HADDON and CANDICE M. GIOVE Last Updated: 2:13 AM, July 31, 2011 Posted: 1:54 AM, July 31, 2011 They’re the kings and queens of City Council cash. An...
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New theories for the Lewis Chess Men
31.07.2011 | 09:44 New Theory: The Lewis Chess Pieces Stem from Iceland The discovery of a chess piece at Siglunes reported yesterday has strengthened engineer and chess enthusiast Gudmundur G. Thórarinsson in his belief in his new theory that...