Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship: Cheda becomes first official national champion Cheda becomes first official national champion Bhutan National Premier Chess Championship By IA Dharmendra Kumar www.fide.com Finally, Bhutan Chess team is ready to take off to Tromso Olympiad,...
Filatov nominated for FIDE VP Post
PRESS RELEASE ANDREI FILATOV NOMINATED FOR POST OF VICE-PRESIDENT OF WORLD CHESS FEDERATION (FIDE) The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) is nominating Andrei Filatov, President of the RCF, to the post of Vice-President of FIDE (the World Chess Federation). The next...
Capablanca Memorial LIVE!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Will politics derail chess growth momentum in the Philippines?
Short summary: NCFP President Pichay backs Kasparov while NCFP Secretary General Tolentino backs Ilyumzhinov! MANILA, Philippines – The battle lines have been drawn between incumbent World Chess Federation (FIDE) president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and challenger, former world champion Garry Kasparov,...
Georgy Agzamov Memorial
The 8th Tashkent International Open – Memorial of Georgy Agzamov, the first grandmaster of Uzbekistan, will be held on 14-24th May in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The tournament is a 9-round Swiss with the time control 90 min + 30 sec...
Mirzoev, Stupak and Tiviakov share first place in Beirut Open 2014
The 7th edition of Beirut International Chess Openwas organized by The Amicale Chess Club from 5th to 14th May, 2014, in Beirut, the capital and the largest city of Lebanon. The event was a 9 round Swiss Open, with...
Webster U sophomore So continues to lead Capablanca Memorial after 6 rounds
Standings after 6 rounds 1. So, Wesley g PHI 2731 4 2. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2768 3½ 3-4. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2682 3 3-4. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2700 3 5. Almasi, Zoltan g...
Akobian and Zatonskih lead US Championships
Standings after 7 rounds Women’s standings after 6 rounds Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Iasi Open 2014 LIVE!
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Rinat Jumabayev is champion of Kazakhstan
The 2014 Kazakhstan Chess Championship for men was held from 3rd to 12th May, 2014 in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. The tournament was a 12 player FIDE round robin with an average rating 2417 (seventh category). GM...