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6 tie for the lead at Politiken Cup with 1 to go
Leaders after 9/10 rounds Pl. Politiken Cup R ELO Po MiBu SoBer 1 2. GM Markus Ragger (SG Solingen) 0 2688 7½ 47,5 48,75 2 6. GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (OSG Baden-Baden) 0 2654 7½ 45,5 46,75 3 3. GM Jon Ludvig Hammer (Oslo Schakselskap) 0 2677 7½ 44 44,75 4 16. GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson (Brønshøj […]
Al Ain hosts battle for World Cup places
Al Ain hosts battle for World Cup places Thirty countries to be represented in Asian Continental Chess Championships Published: 17:12 August 1, 2015 The $87,000 (Dh319,512) Asian Continental Chess Championships start on Sunday at the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain, with a record 48 Grandmasters, 31 International Masters and 16 FIDE Masters from 30 countries […]
23rd Troya Open Chess Tournament 2015
XXIII. Çanakkale International Troya Festival Open Chess Tournament will be held on 08-15 August 2015. Tournament will be formed in two categories Category A players with minumum 1800 ELO, Category B players maximum 1799 ELO and the total prize 6.200,-Euro. Tournament is being in the city of Çanakkale, famous for its natural beauty and rich […]
HZ Chess Tournament 2015
The 19th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament is taking place from August 1-8, at the University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The 9-round Swiss Open is organized by Stichting Schaak Walcheren. The FIDE Laws will apply, except article 6.6a. Top prizes are EUR 2000 / 1300 / 800 / 500 / 400. 242 players from […]
Asian Continental Chess Championships 2015
The UAE Chess Federation and Al Ain Chess Club on behalf of Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, invite Federations to participate in the Asian Continental Chess Championships (Open and Women’s) from 1-13 August 2015 at the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. Each Federation from FIDE Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 […]
11th Gazi Open 2015 LIVE!
The 11th Gazi-Heraklion Open 2015 is taking place from July 25 to August 1, at the Apollonia Beach & SPA Hotel*****, at the Greek island of Crete. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament, open for players with Elo rating over 1500. Top seed is Bulgarian player GM Aleksander Delchev (2606). Tournament website/ Standings and […]
102nd British Championship 2015 LIVE!
The 102nd British Chess Championship is held from 25th July to 8th August, 2015, in the University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, The event is an 11-round Swiss FIDE tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″. The recent winner of the 9th Leiden Open 2015, GM David Howell, will be defending the title in […]
Czech Open 2015 LIVE!
The 26th Czech Open 2015 International Chess and Games Festival is taking place from July 24 through August 1, in Pardubice, a city in the Czech Republic. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″. 289 players from 35 different countries take part in the event, including 34 […]
China – Russia Elimination Match
Another China – Russia match, now between men’s teams, takes place on July 28 – August 2 in Jiangnancun, Fuyuan County, on Heixiazi Island on the Amur river. The second part of it will be played in Harbin on December 12-17. The system is rather unusual for chess, being more standard for cybersports. Before the […]