The last round of the Zurich Chess Challenge 2013 was played today. Fabiano Caruana claimed the clear first place after defeating Boris Gelfand with the white pieces in 58 moves. Viswanathan Anand beat Vladimir Kramnik to gain sole second place. Caruana finished a whole point ahead of Anand and 1.5 points ahead of Kramnik and […]
Agreement between FIDE and ACES Europe regarding CIS
The agreement between FIDE and ACES EUROPE for the promotion of chess in schools in Europe was signed last night in Valencia by the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumnzinov, FIDE Vice-President Ali Nihat Yazici, ACES Europe President Gian Francesco Lupattelli and Vice-President of the association John Swanson. The Agreement was signed in the presence of the […]
Caruana wins Zurich by a full point
Final standings 1 Caruana, Fabiano 4 2 Anand, Viswanathan 3 3-4 Kramnik, Vladimir 2.5 3-4 Gelfand, Boris 2.5 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
45th International Women’s Tournament in Belgrade
The 45th International Women’s Grandmaster chess tournament will take place from 3rd to 10th March at the Hotel Slavija in Belgrade. The 10-player round robin event is organized by the Belgrade Chess Association, with sponsorship from Assembly of the City of Belgrade. One of the longest running chess tournaments in the world, established back in […]
Message from Wesley So to his fans on CG
Dear Chess Community, This might not be the best site to post it, but I would like to take the opportunity to thank the real chess fans for following my games, and for the positive criticisms. Thank you also to GM Susan Polgar and PT for their help in abundance, which I owe them so […]
5th Batavia Chess Tournament
The 5th Batavia Chess Tournament is taking place from Thursday, February 28th to Sunday, March 10th, 2013 in Café Batavia 1920, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The cafe is located opposite the Amsterdam Central Station, in the direction of Zeedijk, left to the St. Nicholas church, at Prins Hendrikkade 85. The games start each day at 14:00 […]
Stockfish sole leader, Houdini in big trouble at TCEC Stage 2a
The chess engine Stockfish is leader of TCEC Stage 2a. The 210213 version of Stockfish is at sole first position with 4,5/6 after 3 wins and 3 draws. It is half a point ahead of Rybka and Critter, and a full point ahead of Hiarcs. TCEC Stage 2a is played now, with 8 engines in […]
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Sjugirov, Fedorov and Fedorchuk lead at Cappelle La Grande
The 7th round of the Cappelle La Grande Open was played today. The ten players that arrived as leaders faced each other. Sergey Fedorchuk and Alexei Fedorov won their games rather quickly, and Sanan Sjugirov joined them later at the top. Sergey Fedorchuk defeated the young Canadian talent Eric Hansen. The game was of a […]