White to move. How should white proceed?
French Championship round 1 results
Round 1 results GM Degraeve, Jean-Marc vsGM Lagarde, Maxime [1-0] GM Edouard, Romain vs GM Gozzoli, Yannick [1/2-1/2] GM Gharamian, Tigran vsGM Cornette, Matthieu[1/2-1/2] GM Shchekachev, Andrei vsGM Bacrot, Etienne [1/2-1/2] IM Moussard, Jules vs GM Bauer, Christian [1/2-1/2]...
Hometown hero GM Salem leads Asian Continental after 8
Leaders after 8 rounds (http://chess-results.com/tnr182542.aspx) Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 11 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2595 6.5 0.0 6.0 2482 32.5 27.0 8 6.5 5.11...
Indian IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman leads Asian Women’s Continental after 8
Leaders after 8 rounds (http://chess-results.com/tnr182541.aspx) Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 14 IM Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman IND 2341 6.5 0.0 5.0 2328 35.5 29.5 8 6.5 4.27 2.23...
Jobava dominated HZ Tournament in Holland
The 19th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament took place from 1-8th August at the University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The 9-round Swiss Open was organized by the Stichting Schaak Walcheren. Top seed Baadur Jobava from Georgia emerged clear...
Russian Championships round 1 results
Round 1 results (women) IM Kashlinskaya, Alina vsWGM Pogonina, Natalija [0-1] GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra vsIM Bodnaruk, Anastasia [1/2-1/2] GM Gunina, Valentina vsWGM Goryachkina, Aleksandra [0-1] GM Lagno, Kateryna vs IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina [1/2-1/2] IM Savina, Anastasia vs IM Guseva,...
Baku Open
The International Chess Festival “Baku Open 2015” (www.azerichess.az or www.chess.az), dedicated to the Independence Day of Republic of Azerbaijan, will take place from 29th September (arrival day) to 8th October (last round and closing ceremony) at the “AF...
Turkish Isbank Chess Super League 2015
The 2015 Turkish Club Championship is taking place 4-15 August in Kocaeli, Turkey. A total of 14 teams participate, composed of eight main payers and additional reserves.
2015 French Championship LIVE!
The 90th French Chess Championship is taking place from August 9-20, 2015, in Saint-Quentin, France. The event is an 11-round round-robin tournament with the participation of: GM Etienne Bacrot (2694), GM Tigran Gharamian (2644), GM Romain Edouard (2634), GM...
2015 Asian Continental Chess LIVE!
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...