Hrant Melkumyan becomes Armenia’s Chess 960 champion of 2012January 28, 2012 – 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – Scoring 6 points out of 7, grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan became Armenia’s Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) champion of 2012. With 5 points Zaven Andriasian...
A record 170 players at the 2012 Lubbock Open
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The 2012 Lubbock Open draws record number of participants, about 170, with 5 Grandmasters and 2 International Masters. The event is being held at the Science Spectrum. Top seed of the Open section is GM Meier 2722, followed by...
Tata Steel standings with one round to go
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Standings after 12 1. Aronian, L. 8½ 2. Carlsen, M.Radjabov, T. 7½ 4. Caruana, F.Ivanchuk, V.Nakamura, H. 7 7. Kamsky, G.Karjakin, S. 6 9. Gelfand, B.Topalov, V.Van Wely, L. 5 12. Gashimov, V. 4½ 13. Giri, A.Navara, D. 4...
Aronian wins, guarantees share of first with 1 to go
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Round 12 results Topalov, V. – Giri, A. 1-0 Navara, D. – Caruana, F. ½-½ Gelfand, B. – Aronian, L. 0-1 Radjabov, T. – Ivanchuk, V. ½-½ Karjakin, S. – Gashimov, V. ½-½ Nakamura, H. – Van Wely, L....
First Icelandic Chess Day Celebrated
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First Icelandic Chess Day Celebrated The first annual Icelandic Chess Day was celebrated around the country for the first time on Thursday. It is held in honor of Iceland’s first grand master Friðrik Ólafsson, who celebrated his 77th birthday...
Gibraltar LIVE!
The Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012 will be live daily on Chessdom.com with analysis by the Houdini 2.0 engine. Games start at 14:00 CET. All news about Gibraltar Chess Festival here Full participants list at this link Live chess broadcast...
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Tata Steel round 12 matchups
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Round 12 – Saturday the 28th Topalov, V. – Giri, A. Navara, D. – Caruana, F. Gelfand, B. – Aronian, L. Radjabov, T. – Ivanchuk, V. Karjakin, S. – Gashimov, V. Nakamura, H. – Van Wely, L. Carlsen, M....