The key battle will be Wang Hao vs Harikrishna in the final round. It is a must win for Hao to catch the leader. Standings after 8 rounds 1. Harikrishna, Pentala gm IND 2733 * . ½ ½ 1...
Chess facts: Only 14 countries produced World Champions!
In the history of chess, only 14 countries produced World Champions. Only 6 countries produced Women’s World Champions and 11 produced Men’s World Champions (combined 14 countries) Women’s World Champions (6 countries) Soviet Union – Russia Ukraine Georgia China...
Over 800 youngsters participate in National Youth Chess Championship of Vietnam
Over 800 athletes join in National Youth Chess Championship 2015 The General Directorate of Sport in collaboration with Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism of Lam Dong province today held an opening ceremony of the 2015 National Youth Chess...
Ashritha Eswaran wins US Girls
Final standings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| Num | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 |...
Where are Anand’s successors in India?
Where are Anand’s successors? Jul. 04, 2015 Even as Viswanathan Anand continues to defy his age, P. K. Ajith Kumar examines how the other bright Indian talents have fared on the global stage and what the future holds for...
University of Cebu taps IM Yap as coach
UC taps IM Yap as coach Saturday, June 27, 2015 By ROMMEL C. MANLOSA THE University of Cebu chess team nabbed the best available coach and trainer in town in IM Kim Steven Yap in its hope to dethrone...
4th Sardaran International Open Chess
Chess Association of “West Azarbaijan” province on behalf of I.R. Iran Chess Federation is pleased to invite all players from national federations to participate in the 4th Sardaran International Open Chess Tournaments from 22-29 July 2015, at Morvarid Hotel, in...
Visma GM Tournament 2015 LIVE!
The Visma GM Tournament is taking place from 24-28th June, 2015, in Vaxjo, Sweden. The event is a 10-player round robin tournament, valid for FIDE rating and norms. Top seed is GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (2587) from Ukraine. Tournament website
Super Tournament Dortmund 2015 LIVE!
The 43rd edition of Dortmund Chess Meeting is taking place from 27th June to 5th July, 2015, in the NRW Orchestra Centre in Dortmund, Germany. The event is an 8-player single round-robin super tournament with the participation of Fabiano...
Silver Lake 2015 LIVE!
Branicevo Chess Union, Chess Club VGSK, municipality Veliko Gradište and Danubia Hotels are organizing the Chess Festival “Silver Lake 2015″ from 20-28th June, 2015, on Silver Lake, Veliko Gradište, Serbia. The event is a 9-round FIDE-Swiss tournament with the participation of 72...