Final top 12 Rk SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts ratP BH.-1 BH. vict 1 7 IM GUNINA Valentina 2511 RUS 15 2601 213 214 15 2 11 IM PAEHTZ Elisabeth 2459 GER 14½ 2652 230 237 13 3 2 GM DZAGNIDZE Nana 2559 GEO 13½ 2612 228 236 10 4 5 GM STEFANOVA Antoaneta 2531 […]
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Slav Defense – Exchange Variation

Slav Defense – The Schallopp Variation (Part 1)Posted on February 27, 2012 by William in All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner’s Corner, Chess Openings Welcome to my 3rd Beginner Chess Openings Series on the Slav Defense. My 1st and 2nd Beginner Chess Openings Series featured the “Stonewall Attack” and the “French Defense.” These three openings represent […]
5th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo

The 5th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2012 will be organized by the Federación Insular de Ajedrez de Gran Canaria on 2-8th April at the Hotel Avenida de Canarias, Ateneo Municipal de Vecindario. C/ Colón, s/n (Vecindario). The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system. Top prizes are EUR 800, 600, 500 etc. […]
6th Georgy Agzamov Memorial – GM Turov is the winner

6th Georgy Agzamov Memorial – GM Turov is the winner The 6th International Chess Tournament, dedicated to the memory of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, took place from 5th to 15th March in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Tournament was a 9-round Swiss with the prize fund of 20 000 US dollars. Winner of Tata […]
Thoughts about the Russian Chess Federation’s decision

Thoughts about the Russian Chess Federation’s decision Le Quang LiemUpdated : Sun, March 18, 2012,10:33 AM (GMT+0700) On March 1st, the official website of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) published interesting news: the 7th Tal Memorial chess tournament will take place in Moscow from June 7th to 19th. This is an annual super-tournament in which […]
Careers replayed

Careers replayedBy ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 10:19 PM, March 17, 2012 Several of New York’s greatest players — such as Bobby Fischer, Larry Evans and Edmar Mednis — never got around to writing memoirs. But some of their contemporaries are now telling their stories. “The Stress of Chess: My Life, Career and 101 Best Games” is […]
A noble cause

Chess champ uses Game of Kings to put Idaho hunger in checkBy Mac KingCREATED Mar. 16, 2012 The two princes of Idaho’s royal family of chess schemed and scrutinized to overthrow the other’s king in record time, Friday afternoon. “He’s better than me,” Carl Harmon-Vellotti said of his younger brother, looking at him from across […]
Practical chess tactic

White to move. How should White proceed? Bednarski, Jacek B (2425) – Andersson, Goran (2315) (Eksjo, 1976) 4rbk1/1b1r1p2/p1q1pQpB/1p2P2p/8/1BP1NR2/PP1n2PP/5R1K w – – 0 28 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar