White to move. How should white proceed? Source: W. Harvey
GM Tomczak and IM Sieciechowicz win 23rd Poznan Chess Festival
The 23rd Poznan Chess Festival 2015 was held from August 10th to August 17th, at the Poznań University of Economics, in the Polish city of Poznan. The event was a 9-round Swiss open tournament with time control 90’ +...
Serbian Premier League 2015
The Serbian Premier League for men is taking place from 20-30th August, 2015, in Hotel Šumarice, Kragujevac. Twelve teams are competing in the round robin event. Top rated players are Ivanisevic Ivan 2662, Dreev Aleksey 2638, Solak Dragan 2622,...
Christian Bauer wins French Championship after defeating Gharamian in playoff
Final round results GM Bauer, Christian vs GM Maze, Sebastien [1/2-1/2] GM Bacrot, Etienne vs GM Gharamian, Tigran [1/2-1/2] GM Cornette, Matthieu vs IM Moussard, Jules [1-0] GM Lagarde, Maxime vs GM Edouard, Romain [1-0] GM Istratescu, Andrei vs...
Li Chao defeated Peter Leko 4-2 in match
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...
Goryachkina and Tomashevsky crowned Queen and King of Russian Superfinals!
Final round results GM Lysyj, Igor vs GM Artemiev, Vladislav [1-0] GM Khismatullin, Denis vs GM Bukavshin, Ivan [1/2-1/2] GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny vs GM Svidler, Peter [1/2-1/2] GM Jakovenko, Dmitry vs GM Karjakin, Sergey [1/2-1/2] GM Vitiugov, Nikita vs...
Shirov wins 5th Riga Technical University Open
The 5th Riga Technical University Open took place from August 10-16, 2015, at the Exhibition Centre Kipsala, in Riga, Latvia. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund in the amount of 15,000 EUR and 2,500 EUR reserved for the...
Chess in Mongolia becomes very active
On August 19, the FIDE President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, arrived in Ulaanbaatar to participate in the opening ceremony of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. 34 teams have registered for the event. Several other events will take place at the...
FIDE Arbiters’ Magazine
The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission has published the first issue of the Arbiters’ Magazine (pdf). Announcement below. This publication is our attempt to offer to all the Arbiters around the world the necessary knowledge and information, to enable them to...
Polgar family united at Expo 2015 in Milan
The entire Polgar Family (Susan, Sofia, Judit, Klara, and Laszlo) in Milan, Italy representing Hungary at the Expo 2015. This is a VERY RARE occasion as they live in 3 separate continents today. This is such a...