Al Ain Classic is firmly establishing itself among the strongest and best organised international tournaments. Many factors make that possible: an amazing geographic destination, a city with a tremendous cultural, nature and historic heritage, an excellent organisation, an attractive prize fund, a superb...
Daily Chess Improvement: Practical Winning Tactic!
Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net
Carlsen wins again, leads Tata by a full point
Round 9 results Magnus Carlsen vs Michael Adams [1-0] Pavel Eljanov vs Anish Giri [1/2-1/2] Yi Wei vs David Navara [1-0] Loek Van Wely vs Wesley So [1/2-1/2] Fabiano Caruana vs Sergey Karjakin [1/2-1/2] Shakhryar Mamedyarov vs Liren Ding...
Huge upsets in round 1 at Gibraltar!
http://chess-results.com/tnr202897.aspx Top 15 after 1 round Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Nakamura Hikaru USA 2787 1,0 0 1 0,92 0,08 10 0,8 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2785 1,0...
World Championship match will take place in the US (Nov 9-30, 2016)
Today, Russian Sports News Agency (R-Sport) published an interview with Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, where he stated that ‘talks to hold the 2016 World Chess Championship Match in the US are on hold’. Agon, which...
GM Dmitry Kononeko wins Marienbad 2016
The 2016 Marienbad Open Tournament was held from January 16-23, in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic. The event was a 10-player single round robin tournament with an average Elo rating of 2446. GM Dmitry Kononeko from Ukraine emerged a solo winner with 7/9...
GM Natalia Zhukova receives the state Order of Princess Olga II
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has awarded Natalia Zhukova with the state Order of Princess Olga II for her high achievements in the sport of chess and her European Women Chess Title in 2015. Zhukova was awarded with...
Chess School Polimac Kilkenny celebrates 10 years
By FT Darko Polimac The Chess School Polimac started its work in 2006 with 4 students in Club House Hotel Kilkenny as a part of Kilkenny Chess Club. The FIDE Trainer Darko Polimac originally from Croatia was very keen...
Croatian Men’s Chess Championship 2016 LIVE!
The 2016 Croatian Men’s Chess Championship is taking place from 19-29 January, at Valamar Diamant Hotel, in Porec, Croatia. The event is a 10-player single round robin tournament with the participation of: GM Šarić Ivan 2650, GM Kožul Zdenko 2607,...
Daily Chess Improvement: Brilliant Chess Tactic!
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net