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15 million euros winning bid from Baku
The FIDE General Assembly has awarded the 2016 World Chess Olympiad to the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. The other two application by Albena (Bulgaria) and Tallin (Estonia) did not make presentations before the voting and were not approved. The...
$10,000 SPICE Cup Open in St. Louis
$10,000 Webster University SPICE Cup OpenOctober 16-20, 2012St. Louis, Missouri Prizes: $10,000 guaranteed ($4,000 – $2,000 – $1,500 – $1,000 – $500 – $250; Under 2400 FIDE $500 – $250) This event will be held alongside with the SPICE...
Many norms earned at the Chess Olympiad
Norms earned so far (women): No. Name Team FED After Rd. Pts. Games New Title 1 WFM Baciu, Diana Moldova MDA 10 5 9 WIM 2 Frayna, Janelle Mae Philippines PHI 9 6 9 WIM 3 WFM Gevorgyan, Irina...
China and Russia battling for Gold
Only two teams still have a real shot to win the Gold, China and Russia. However, Kazakhstan is still mathematically alive. A number of teams still have a chance for the Bronze medal. Final round top team pairings Round...
One round for the shiny medals
We are heading for one of the most exciting finish in recent Chess Olympiad history. No team is secured of any medal. China, Armenia, and Russia all have a chance for Gold or nothing at all. It will all...
Hungary has become the bitterest foe for the Armenians?
The question is what does this kind of politic have anything to do with chess? Do chess players really care about this? I personally see no anomosity between the Armenians and Hungarian team members other than they both obviously...
FIDE General Assembly
FIDE General Assembly is being held from 7th to 9th September at the Istanbul Polat Renaissance Hotel. On the first day the Assembly approved the new FIDE Statutes with a vast voting majority. Andrew Paulson, the founder and director...
Quote of the day
Hikaru Nakamura on twitter after the loss against China: “The cruel and harsh reality of playing in a team chess event is that you are only as good as your teammates.” Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar