The 2015 FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship started Tuesday at the Bolle Meierei in Berlin, Germany, with 184 world’s top players competing for the prestigious title and 200,000 USD prize fund. After the first day and eleven rounds of...
Hou Yifan wins again, leads Women’s GP by a full point
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Round 9 results Skripchenko, Almira (FRA) vs Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat (IRI) [1-0] Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL) vs Dzagnidze, Nana (GEO) [0-1] Cramling, Pia (SWE) vs Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) [1/2-1/2] Koneru, Humpy (IND) vs Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS) [1-0] Pogonina, Natalija (RUS) vs...
Magnus retains World Rapid Championship
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Final Ranking after 15 Rounds Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2847 11,5 2723 130,5 0,0 2917 11,5 10,20 1,30 20 26,0 2 8...
Webster U 2015 Chess Team
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Webster University Chess Team (http://www.webster.edu/spice/) No. 1 Ranked Division I Collegiate Chess Team in the U.S. GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) World Blitz Champion National Champion Olympian World Cup Participant Nickname: Liem Major(s)/Minor(s): finance Status: junior Hobbies: watching movies...
GM Kirill Alekseenko wins Mikhail Chigorin Memorial 2015
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The International Chess Festival “Mikhail Chigorin Memorial” 2015 took place from 2nd to 11th October at the Park Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Russian Cup Stage was played over nine rounds of Swiss system. GMs Kirill Alekseenko, Chanda Sandipan and...
Monte Carlo Women’s GP LIVE!
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The first leg of the Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015 – 2016 takes place in Monte Carlo from October 2-16. The event will be held at the famous Casino of Monte Carlo. Prize fund is 60.000 euros, with 10.000...
World Blitz Championship LIVE!
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The 2015 World Blitz Chess Championship is taking place from October 9-15, at the Bolle Meierei, in Berlin, Germany. The event is organized by FIDE in collaboration with AGON – the World’s Chess Federation’s commercial partner, in a 21-round Swiss...
Daily Chess Improvement: 5 second chess tactic!
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White to move. Find the absolute best continuation for white! Hikaru Nakamura vs Anish Giri (London, 2014)