As I mentioned earlier this morning, Irina Krush earned a GM norm at the 2013 Baku Open. Her rating has also crossed 2500. The only question is if this is her 2nd or 3rd norm. The reason for the...
Yu Yangyi and Alexandra Goryachkina win World Junior Titles
FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2013 for boys & girls under 20 were held in Kocaeli, Turkey, from 12th to 27th September 2013. In the Open section top-seeded GM Yu Yangyi of China drew GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (India)...
Gelfand regains sole lead in Paris
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Krush gained 19, reached highest rating to date
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Another fine day for Black in Paris
Round 5 results 5 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2772 1/2 GM Fressinet Laurent 2708 16 GM Gelfand Boris 2764 1/2 GM Wang Hao 2736 117 GM Giri Anish 2737 0-1 GM Bacrot Etienne 2723 108 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2703 1/2...
Smirnov wins Baku Open, unofficial GM norm & title for Krush
According to chess-results.com, Krush performed at 2645 level by going +2 at the Baku Open. Her rating also crossed 2500. She already had 2 GM norms (the 1st was at my tournament, the Mayor’s Cup, in 2001). She should...
2013 SPICE Cup Open – $11,000 guaranteed – 17 GMs registered
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...
Paris Grand Prix LIVE!
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Another 5 second chess tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar