White to move and mate in 3! Sam Loyd 1867
7 players lead ZMDI Open 2015 with perfect score
The 2015 edition of ZMDI Chess Festival is taking place from August 15th to August 23rd, at the Wyndham Garden Dresden, Wilhelm-Franke-Strasse 90, 01219 Dresden (Formerly Ramada Hotel Dresden). The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament, played in three...
Li Chao defeated Leko again, 3-1 lead
Leko, Peter (HUN) – Li, Chao b (CHN) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. b3 Bf6 11....
Goryachkina & Tomashevsky maintain Russian Superfinals lead with 2 rounds to go
Round 9 results GM Lysyj, Igor vs GM Motylev, Alexander [1-0] GM Jakovenko, Dmitry vs GM Artemiev, Vladislav [0-1] GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny vs GM Bukavshin, Ivan [1-0] GM Karjakin, Sergey vs GM Svidler, Peter [1-0] GM Vitiugov, Nikita vs...
Sadler scored a perfect 11-0 at Vienna Open Blitz
The 19th edition of Vienna Chess Open included a Blitz tournament which was held on August 16th, 2015. 137 players from 25 different countries took part in the 11-round Swiss event with time control 3′ + 2″. English GM...
A good wake up call?
After 10-year-old won’t get out of bed, mom brings in a jazz band Talk about a rude awakening, one mother couldn’t get her 10-year-old daughter, Sophie, to wake up at a reasonable hour so she brought in a jazz...
165 GMs to participate in Abu Dhabi Chess Festival
Abu Dhabi Chess Festival will attract a record 165 Grand Masters to the capital Amith Passela August 17, 2015 Updated: August 17, 2015 10:13 PM ABU DHABI // A record 165 Grand Masters will play for honours in the...
10 share 1st at Split Open
The 5th Split Chess Open 2015, organized by the Chess Club Brda, City of Split and Croatian Chess Federation, was held on 9-16th August at Hotel Zagreb in Split, Croatia. 198 players competed in the 9-round Swiss event with...
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...
Leko – Li Chao Match 2015 LIVE!
The City of Szeged and the Hungarian Chess Federation organize a six-game match between GM Peter Leko(Hungary) and GM Li Chao (China) from 14 to 20 August 2015, at the IH Event Center. The match is aimed to help Leko...