http://chess-results.com/tnr206558.aspx Rank after Round 9 Rk. SNo Name Typ sex Gr Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 12 GM Inarkiev Ernesto ACP RUS 2686 8,0 0,0 49,0 53,0 5 7,0...
Paving the way for women in chess by knocking down one barrier at a time
A look back at a Christian Science Monitor article from 2 years ago Chess grandmaster Susan Polgar is a model for kids in all sports The nation is wrapped up in the throes of the Final Four college basketball...
GM Artyom Timofeev wins Tatarstan Grand Prix
The final tournament of the Tatarstan Chess Federation Cup took place on May 14-15 at the Nezhmetdinov Chess Club in Kazan. 16 players competed in mixed format. First, two groups with eight players were held. Top four players from...
World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016
The World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 will start in two months in Poprad, Slovakia. So far more than 20 federations, have registered for the event. The preliminary list of participating countries is published on the official web site...
Safarli & Mamedyarov tie for 1st at Nakhchivan Open
http://chess-results.com/tnr219951.aspx Final Ranking after 9 Rounds (top 40) Rk. SNo Name Typ sex Gr FED RtgI Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 2 GM Safarli Eltaj A AZE 2664 Baku 7,0...
Raptor, Bobcat, Fizbo, and Texel battling for the last TCEC Stage 1a qualification position
The Top Chess Engine Championship, strongest chess event in history started this May 1st with the participation of 12 engines over 3100 ELO and, 17 engines over 3000 ELO and a total of 32 participants. Currently the preliminary Stage...
Daily Chess Improvement: Complicated attacking tactic
White to move. How should white proceed? r7/p1pk2pp/1rpb1pn1/4p3/Q1B1P3/1PRR1N2/1KP2qPP/8 w – – 0 1