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Tata Steel Group B Pairings
Tata Steel 2012 Group B pairings Round 1 – Saturday the 14th Reinderman, D. – Motylev, A. Bruzon, L. – Harikrishna, P. Lahno, K. – Ernst, S. Harika, H. – Vocaturo, D. Cmilyte, V. – Nyzhnik, I. L’Ami, E....
Candid interview with Topalov
Veselin Topalov about Wijk Aan Zee 2012 Veselin Topalov gave an extensive interview for Standart daily right before the start of the prestigious tournament Tata Steel Chess 2012 in Wijk Aan Zee. While waiting for the pairings tonight we...
Yu Ruiyuan emerges Champion, GM Norm for Akshayraj Kore
Chennai Open 2012 – Yu Ruiyuan emerges Champion, GM Norm for Akshayraj Kore Yu Ruiyuan of China emerged the Chennai Open 2012 Champion with 9.0 points after the eleventh and final round of the SDAT – RMK 4th Chennai...
Saric claims first place in Open Bosnjaci 2012
IM Sinisa Saric claims first place in Open Bosnjaci 2012 The 17th Open Bošnjaci was held from 3rd to 9th January in Bošnjaci, Croatia. The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system and rated with FIDE. 116...
Promotional visit to South Africa
Promotional visit to South Africa, December 13-19, 2011 Jan 13, 2012 by Susan Polgar The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elisabeth hosted the 2011 South African Junior Chess Championship. The colorful view of the 1,800+ players in one...
Matthew Sadler: “It’s a hobby!”
Matthew Sadler, Tata GM group C: “It’s a hobby!” Today we start our series of three interviews, with players from the Tata Steel A, B and C groups, who all make some sort of comeback. In the first interview...
Highly emotional
Fragile grandmasterChess BY QUAH SENG SUN Vassily Ivanchuk from Ukraine has a reputation for being highly emotional at the chess board. IF Lahiri Atanu’s brief loss of form cost him the title at the Sarawak open chess tournament last...
Jan Timman: “I don’t have illusions”
Jan Timman, Tata GM group B: “I don’t have illusions” We continue our series of three interviews, with players from the Tata Steel A, B and C groups, who all make some sort of comeback. In the second interview...