2013 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 15-19, 2013 GM/IM/WGM/WIM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries 4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com...
Kramnik, Carlsen, or Aronian?
With just 2 games to go, who will win the Candidates tournament? Carlsen Kramnik Aronian Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Success abroad
Paragua continues to enjoy success in international arena By Marlon Bernardino Posted on Mar. 31, 2013 at 12:01am Mark Paragua is not the highest rated Filipino Chess Grandmaster. But he added to his string of succes abroad by placing third...
Cinderella team advances to Final Four
University of Illinois is a bracket-buster — in chess Cinderella team advances to Final Four The University of Illinois may have been edged out by Miami in men’s basketball, but they clinched a berth at another Final Four — in...
Nakhchivan Open 2013
The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 21st April to 1st May at the Nakhchivan Chess Center in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The Festival is organized by the...
O2C Doeberl Cup 2013
The O2C Doeberl Cup 2013 is taking place on 28 March – 1 April at the Olympus Room of the Hellenic Club of Canberra in Australia. The Premier Tournament is a 9 round Swiss open with a time control of 40 moves in...
Aronian: I don’t think the tournament has finished already
YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Chess grandmaster of Armenia Levon Aronian implies he still has chances to win Candidates Tournament London 2013, Novosti-Armenia agency reports Friday. “I don’t think the tournament has finished already,” he said at a news conference...
Neckar Open 2013
The 17th International Neckar Open 2013 is taking place from March 28th to April 1st at the Public Hall and the Gymnasium in the city of Deizisau, Germany. The event has three tournaments that will be played simultaneously. Only the Open A...
Olga Girya wins AICF-KIIT Chess Cup 2013
Russian WGM Olga Girya finished in clear first place at the AICF–KIIT Chess Cup, International Category Woman Chess Championship 2013, that took place on 17-27th March at the Banquet Hall, Campus -6, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. Second place went to Armenian...
Ljubomir Biljanic wins Niš Open 2013
Serbian FM Ljubomir Biljanic grabbed the winner’s trophy at the Niš Open 2013 that took place on 21st – 28th March at the “Dom gluvih” in Nis, Serbia. Biljanic got 7.5 points in 9 rounds, the same as IM Miroslav Miljkovic, but...