FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 6th SeptemberCARUANA, GELFAND, SVIDLER AND POLGARSIGN UP TO PLAY IN 5TH LONDON CHESS CLASSIC Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce that another four international stars, Fabiano Caruana, Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler and...
Eljanov wins Poikovsky Karpov
The International Chess Tournament named after the former world champion Anatoly Karpov took place from 27th August to 7th September in Poikovsky, Russia. In the longest game of the final round Pavel Eljanov held Viktor Laznicka to a draw...
The Tiger from Madras is hungry for more
Anand wants to win it for Indian chessSep 06, 2013 – S. Sujatha Chess ace Viswanathan Anand is in the midst of energy-sapping preparations for his world championship duel with Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in November. The five-time champion...
2014 Candidates Matches Announcement
Following the success of the 2013 London Candidates Tournament, FIDE and its commercial partner, AGON are actively discussing potential venues for the 2014 Candidates which will take place from 12th March 2014 to 30th March, 2014. We are looking...
Mary Ann Gomes Wins India Premier Chess Championship
Mary Ann Gomes of West Bengal won a hat trick of titles by capturing the coveted United Bank of India 40th National Premier Chess Championship, organised by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy at The Spring Club, Kolkata from 25th August...
Brooks wins Iowa Open
IM Michael Brooks of Missouri went 5-0 to win the 59th edition of the Iowa Open held August 24-25 in Coralville, Iowa. Report by Mark Capron FM Liang (WI), IM Angelo Young (IL), Petros Karagianis (IL), Robert Keating (IA),...
2013 SPICE Cup Open – $11,000 guaranteed
2013 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 15-19, 2013 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries 4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com...
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Webster University starts new year as the #1 ranked team in the US again
A new year of College Chess has begun and Webster University is once again the #1 ranked Division I team in United States (both USCF and FIDE ratings). There are 9 grandmasters from 9 different countries on this year’s...
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