Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: William Harvey
Li Chao leads Peter Leko 3.5 – 1.5 in match
Li, Chao b (CHN) – Leko, Peter (HUN) 1 c4 c5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3 Nc6 4 g3 d5 5 cxd5 Nxd5 6 Bg2 g6 7 h4 Bg7 8 h5 Bf5 9 h6 Bf6 10 Ng5 Bxg5 11...
GMs Bauer & Gharamian lead French Championship, Bacrot 1/2 pt behind with 1 to go
Round 10 results GM Gharamian, Tigran vs GM Shchekachev, Andrei [1-0] GM Degraeve, Jean-Marc vs GM Bauer, Christian [0-1] IM Moussard, Jules vs GM Bacrot, Etienne [0-1] GM Edouard, Romain vs GM Istratescu, Andrei [1/2-1/2] GM Gozzoli, Yannick vs...
Baku to host FIDE Chess World Cup 2015
By Amina Nazarli Azerbaijan’s beautiful capital of Baku will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2015 this fall. One of the most important competitions of FIDE, the World Cup will bring together 128 of the best chessplayers from around...
Tomashevsky & Goryachkina with 1/2 point Russian Superfinals lead with 1 round to go
Round 10 results GM Khairullin, Ildar vs GM Lysyj, Igor [1/2-1/2] GM Motylev, Alexander vs GM Vitiugov, Nikita [1/2-1/2] GM Karjakin, Sergey vs GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny [1/2-1/2] GM Artemiev, Vladislav vs GM Khismatullin, Denis [0-1] GM Svidler, Peter vs...
1st Manny Pacquaio Chess Cup
1st Manny Pacquaio Cup chess set Tuesday, August 18, 2015 ByMARIANNE L. SABERON-ABALAYAN THE BIGGEST and richest 1st Manny Pacquiao Cup Random Chess Team Tournament will unfurl on September 4 and 5 at the SM City General Santos. Tournament...
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...
68th Russian Men’s Superfinal 2015 LIVE!
The Superfinals of the 68th Men’s Russian Chess Championship is taking place between 8 and 21 August in the city of Chita. The 2015 Superfinal will determine Russia’s strongest chess player among the country’s reigning champion Igor Lysyj (the Sverdlovsk Region), Dmitry Jakovenko (the Khanty-Mansiysk...
65th Russian Women’s Superfinal 2015 LIVE!
The Superfinals of the 68th Women’s Russian Chess Championship is taking place between 8 and 21 August in the city of Chita. The women’s tournament will be a showdown between the reigning champion Valentina Gunina (Moscow), Alexandra Goriachkina (the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District), Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk (both from...