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Goryachkina wins Women Russian Cup 2015
Aleksandra Goryachkina is the winner of Women Russian Cup after a heated competition that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk from the 4th of December, with the final round being on the 10th of December. After defeating Travkina and Charokina, she...
Nakamura, Grischuk, MVL & Giri share London lead after 6 rounds
Standings after 6 rounds 1. Nakamura, Hikaru gm USA 2793 * ½ ½ . ½ . ½ ½ 1 . 3½ 2. Grischuk, Alexander gm RUS 2750 ½ * ½ ½ . . ½ . 1 ½ 3½ 3....
Grischuk 1-0 Anand, brings total to 5 decisive games out of 30 in London
Round 6 results GM Grischuk, Alexander vs GM Anand, Viswanathan [1-0] GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM Aronian, Levon [1/2-1/2] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Carlsen, Magnus [1/2-1/2] GM Topalov, Veselin vs...
Challengers Section set for Tata Steel 2016
The Tata Steel Challengers 2016 tournament will take place in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, from January 15 to January 31 2016. The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is divided in two tournaments – Masters and Challengers, each featuring 14 players....
RCF interviews Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov gave an interview for the Russian Chess Federation this Tuesday, after voluntarily stepping down from power this weekend. After the U.S. Department of the Treasury placed Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian citizen and FIDE President, on its sanction list, he...
European Chess Universities Games 2016 in Croatia
European Chess Universities Games 2016 are going to take place in Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia in July 2016. European university teams are invited to participate in the 3rd European Universities Games, the largest university sport event in Europe, with...
75th Italian Chess Championship 2015 LIVE!
The 75th Italian Chess Championship is taking place from November 30 to December 11, 2015, at Grand Hotel Doria, in Milano. The event is a 12-player single round-robin tournament for the title 2015 Italian Men’s Chess Champion. Participants: GM...
Turkish Chess Championship 2015 LIVE!
The Turkish Chess Championship is taking place from November 27 to December 10, 2015, in Adana, a major city in southern Turkey. The event is a 14-player single round-robin tournament for the title 2015 Turkish chess champion. Participants: GM...