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Stefanova surges ahead at European Women’s Championship
http://chess-results.com/tnr214515.aspx Rank after Round 6 (top 60) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2507 5,0 0,0 18,0 20,5 2 14 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2415 4,5 0,0 21,0 24,0 3...
Nirvana leads the Top Chess Engine Championship after 5 rounds
The chess engine Nirvana is sole leader of Stage 1b of TCEC. It collected 4,5/5 points after defeating Gaviota, The Baron, Jellyfish and Delphil, and drawing with Fire. Nirvana is closely followed by last year’s silver medalist Stockfish. The...
Kulkarni maintains Asian Women’s Continental lead after 7 rounds
http://chess-results.com/tnr222020.aspx Rank after Round 7 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Bdld Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 15 WGM Kulkarni Bhakti IND 2296 5,5 0,0 4,0 2372 2 5 WGM Saduakassova Dinara KAZ 2415 5,0 0,0 4,0 2283 3 10...
Adhiban, Liem Le, and Wei Yi share Asian Continental lead after 7
http://chess-results.com/tnr222019.aspx Rank after Round 7 (top 60) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Bdld Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 5 GM Adhiban B. IND 2665 5,5 0,0 5,0 2438 2 1 GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2718 5,5 0,0 4,0...
Caruana continues to lead Shamkir after 6 rounds
Round 6 results GM Hou, Yifan vs GM Harikrishna, P [1/2-1/2] GM Giri, Anish vs GM Eljanov, Pavel [1/2-1/2] GM Safarli, Eltaj vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [1/2-1/2] GM Mamedov, Rauf vs GM Karjakin, Sergey [1/2-1/2] GM Radjabov, Teimour vs...
Cordova leads American Continental but Awonder Liang steals the show
http://chess-results.com/tnr218432.aspx Rank after Round 6 (top 25) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 n w we w-we 1 5 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2602 5,5 0,0 22,5 20,75 15,5 2457 6 5,5 4,43 1,07...
Icelandic Chess Championship 2016
The 2016 Icelandic Chess Championship takes place from 31st May to 11th June at the Tónlistarskóli Seltjarnarness in Reykjavik. Twelve players with the average elo 2403 compete in the round robin tournament. Participants: GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn ISL 2580...
Gata Kamsky wins Nezhmetdinov Rapid Cup
The 38th Nezhmetdinov Cup started with the rapid tournament that was held on 29-30th May at the Central Chess School in Kazan, Russia. The tournament format was 9-round Swiss with the time control 15 min + 5 sec. GM...
Daily Chess Improvement: Sharp Eye Chess Tactic!
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net