I have formally accepted the invitation from the organizer of the Sao Paulo Grand Slam Final to be the c0-commentator with GM Gilberto Milos. I am very excited to be a part of this prestigious event. I was involved...
$10,000 SPICE Cup Open in St. Louis, FREE entry
$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...
How can Armenian chess players be ignored in Chess Olympiad?
I was not involved with the Baku 2016 Chess Olympiad bid. I did not know they were bidding for it. In fact, I only found out about all the bids when I arrived in Istanbul 2+ weeks ago. But...
Top performers of the Women’s Olympiad
Top female performer of the Open Olympiad GM Polgar Judit 2698 Hungary 2744 7.5 10 75.0 3 Top performers of the Women’s Olympiad No. Name Rtg Team Rp Pts. Games % Bo. 1 GM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2524 Russia 2693...
Jamaica ends Chess Olympiad on positive note
Jamaica ends Chess Olympiad on positive noteBertram ScottWednesday, September 12, 2012 AS the curtains came down on the 40th World Chess Olympiad on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey, Jamaica defeated Malta in the Women’s section, while the men were held...
A serious brain challenge review
This one is presented by Andreas. It came from a game of Kasparov against another former World Championship challenger. It is Black to move. How should Black continue? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess and Thermal Springs in Kamena Vourla
The World Senior Chess Championships 2012 will be held in the 5-star Galini Wellness Spa & Resort Hotel in Kamena Vourla, Greece from 12 November (arrivals) to 25 November (departures). The games will take place in the Congress Center...
FIDE establishes Svetozar Gligoric award for fair-play
FIDE establishes Svetozar Gligoric award for fair-play The FIDE General Assembly has accepted the proposal of the Serbian Chess Federation to establish the award for fair-play which would be named after the legendary Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric, who recently passed...
Reception at the Presidential Palace for Olympiad heroes
Reception at the Presidential Palace in honor of the Armenian chess team 10.09.2012 21:36 The President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan held a reception in honor of the members of the...
South Africa’s first Grandmaster
Cape man is South Africa’s first chess grandmasterSeptember 11 2012 at 10:01amBy Aziz Hartley Cape Town – A Mitchells Plain father who grew up in the township and played his first game of chess at 13, has become South...