Yilmaz perfect after 5 at Çeşme Open

Standings after 5 rounds (top 30) http://cesmeopen.tsf.org.tr Rank Name NRtg IRtg FED Club age Pts BH. BH. SB Vict BL 1 GM YILMAZ MUSTAFA 2550 2613 TUR HATAY 23 5 14 11 17,00 5 2 2 GM NEVEROV VALERIY...
Zhigalko, Kovalev, Hovhannisyan lead Asrian Memorial after 7 rounds

Rank after Round 7 (top 20) http://chess-results.com/tnr214450.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 9 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2594 5,5 27,0 30,0 4 7 5,5 4,49 1,01...
Chess and Ping Pong in Catalonia

4th CHESS PONG TOURNAMENT: RECORD OF PARTICIPANTS, NEW WINNER. THE CHESSERS BEATS THE PONGERS On Saturday 11th June the 4th chess pong tournament was held again, this time in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, in the Lluïsos de Gràcia site....
Carlsen is no longer #1 in the world in blitz!

In spite of winning Leuven GCT, Magnus Carlsen lost his #1 blitz ranking! The new #1 blitz player in the world is …. Ding Liren of China! 2700chess.com Top 10 blitz players in the world (6-20-16) 1 ↑2 Ding...
Chess Coach punished by Chicago Teachers Union for caring about his students!

Chicago Teachers Union Boots Chess Coach For Not Joining One-Day Strike June 20, 2016 10:08 PM (CBS) – He crossed the line – the CPS teachers’ one-day strike — out of his love for the classroom. Joseph Ocol stuck...
Regulations for online matches between National Teams

FIDE Online Arena invites all Federations to prepare for the Baku Olympiad online! The FIDE Online Commission proudly announces that FIDE Online Arena is able to organize matches with “Olympiad” standard time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves and...
Trinidad and Tobago International Masters and Open (TTIMO) Chess Tournaments 2016

The Trinidad and Tobago International Masters and Open (TTIMO) Chess Tournaments 2016 will be held according to the FIDE Rules of Chess and the following General Conditions within this invitation. INVITATION (pdf) Categories There will be two categories: Masters...