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IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez wins 2015 Spanish Women’s Championship
The Spanish Individual Women Chess Championship took place from August 15th to August 21st, 2015, in Linares, Spain. The event was a 9-round Swiss tournament, valid for FIDE and FEDA Elo. The tempo of play was 90’ + 30”. IM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez scored 7/9 points to lift the trophy, while the 18-years old WIM […]
2 share Abu Dhabi lead after 5 rounds
Rank after Round 5 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 w-we K rtg+/- 1 12 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2628 4.5 0.0 2574 14.5 1.32 10 13.2 2 24 GM Kravtsiv Martyn UKR 2599 4.5 0.0 2564 16.0 1.43 10 14.3 3 53 IM Pascua Haridas PHI 2447 4.0 0.0 2632 16.0 […]
Aronian beats So, joins Topalov at the top of Sinquefield Cup
Round 4 results GM Grischuk, Alexander vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1/2-1/2] GM So, Wesley vs GM Aronian, Levon [0-1] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Nakamura, Hikaru [1/2-1/2] GM Caruana, Fabiano vs GM Anand, Viswanathan [1/2-1/2] Standings after 4 rounds Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 […]
GM S.P. Sethuraman joins Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016
Stockholms Schacksällskap, one of the world’s oldest chess clubs, celebrates its 150 years jubilee with a grand tournament at the venerable Scandic Hotel Hasselbacken**** in the heart of The Royal Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden.The Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016 will be held from April 30 through May 8, 2016 and prize fund in total of 300 000 SEK (nearly 32,000 €) will be distributed.Tournament […]
Exciting chess and long battles between the best in the world
The Top Chess Engine Championship started this August 21st with the participation of twenty four of the best chess engines. Stage 1a of the event (see rules and regulations here) saw exciting battles right from the start. Official website / Live games and 24h chat / Facebook fan page The champion Komodo with black, and […]
GM Nazar Firman wins Isthmia Open 2015
The Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis” organized the 5th International Tournament Isthmia 2015 on 18-25th August at the Poseidon Resort Hotel in Loutraki, Korinthia, Greece. The main Open A for players rated over 1900 FIDE gathered 50 participants. GM Nazar Firman from Ukraine took a clear first place with 7,0/9 points to claim the top prize […]
World Cup 2015 Announcement
The list of World Cup Qualifiers and the Pairings on the website are correct. The confusion seems to be because Jorge Cori won Zonal 2.4. and therefore qualified for the World Cup. He preferred to play in the World Junior, so his World Cup spot was taken by the player coming third in the Zonal, […]
Sinquefield Cup round 3 LIVE!
The 3rd Annual Sinquefield Cup is taking place from August 22 – September 3, 2015, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). The super tournament will gather some of the strongest players in the world, who will try to take the crown from Fabiano Caruana who won Sinquefield Cup 2014 (Replay games […]
Abu Dhabi Masters Tournament 2015 LIVE!
The 22nd Abu Dhabi Masters Tournament is taking place from August 23-31, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament, open for players rated 2000 Elo or above. 147 players from 35 different countries, including 57 Grandmasters, will take part in the competition. Top seed is GM David Howell of England […]