The Chinese women’s team almost self destruct today. But they managed to tie 2-2 against the 22nd seed Kazkhstan to remain in a tie for the lead with one round to go. Russia defeated Armenia 3.5 – 0.5 to...
Chigorin Memorial
The Chigorin Memorial will take place 27.10-4.11 in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is a stage of the Russian Chess Cup, just as the recently finished Botvinnik Memorial. With 1 220 000 RUB prize fund, close to $40 000, the...
Team USA self destruct in critical round 10
After a huge win versus Russia yesterday, the US team unfortunately eliminated themselves from gold medal contention by losing a match they must win or tie to stay in the hunt. Alex Onischuk, a strong endgame player and a...
Photos from 2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad
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Wesley So is last Pinoy standing for RP team
Wesley So is last Pinoy standing in World Chess OlympiadBy Joey Villar (philstar.com) Updated September 07, 2012 06:44 PM MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ fairy tale run came to a crashing halt as it ran into a well-prepared and...
Critical round 10 matchups
Round 10 on 2012/09/07 at 15:00 Bo. 6 China (CHN) Rtg – 5 United States Of America (USA) Rtg 0 : 0 1.1 GM Wang, Hao 2726 – GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2778 1.2 GM Wang, Yue 2685 – GM...
Good idea or bad?
Drug testing Mike Klein: “After the win, handshakes were offered all around. Nakamura could not immediately join the celebration or answer questions. Right after signing his scoresheet, he was approached by officials (he had barely risen from his chair)...