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GM Perunovic wins Planetwin365 – All Stars 2015 Blitz
The Planetwin365 – All Stars 2015 Blitz Tournament was held on 28th December at the Planetwin365 Club in Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade. 24 players competed in the round robin tournament, dubbed as “unofficial” blitz championship of Serbia, with the time...
IX International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2016”
IX International Chess Festival “Sport Summer 2016” will be held in Paraćin, Serbia in July 7th-14th 2016 and will have 3 events as follows: INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF CENTRAL SERBIA 2016 – OPEN A OPEN tournament for players rated higher...
Daily Chess Improvement: GM Chess Tactic!
Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net
Wang Hao wins Al Ain 2015
Rank after Round 9 (top 100) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 K rtg+/- 1 2 GM Wang Hao CHN 2707 8,0 41,5 40,25 0,0 10 21,8 2 5 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2676 6,5 44,5...
Anand: 2015 was a bad year
‘No excuses, 2015 was a bad year’: Viswanathan Anand Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Updated: Dec 25, 2015 23:40 IST You can’t ignore the credentials of a five-time world champion; one who has won the title across three formats and...
Kavalek: It is hard to find the logic behind the tiebreaks
Written by CL The Grand Chess Tour is a wonderful idea to give top 10 players a chance to make even more money. It is a classic case of the rich gets richer and the people with money can...
PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championships 2015 LIVE!
The 2015 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships are taking place 28-30 December at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport hotel. The Panam College Chess championship is a 6-round, 4-person team event open to any university, college, technical college, or community college from...
53rd Groningen Chess Festival 2015 LIVE!
The 53rd Chess Festival Groningen bring hundreds of chess players of all levels to Groningen from December 21-30, 2015. The Master event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE tournament open to all players rated above 2000 Elo. The playing venue...
4th Al Ain Chess Classic 2015
The Al Ain Chess Club is organizing the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic from 22-31st December 2015. The 9-round Swiss tournament is taking place at the Al Ain Rotana Hili Hotel. There are also special prizes for women, juniors, regional players...