Local star Ju Wenjun defeated Anna Muzychuk in round five of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Chengdu, China. After the second consecutive win Wenjun caught up with Harika Dronavalli on the shared second place. Olga Girya scored her...
Germany and Russia take gold in World Team Chess Championships
The 2016 World Team Championship 50+ & 65+ was held from 26th June to 4th July at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Radebeul, Germany. Germany 1 is World Champion in Section 50+, Russia Women wins the Women’s Section and Russia...
Humpy maintains Chengdu Women’s Grand Prix lead
Standings after 5 rounds http://chengdu2016.fide.com Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Res. Vict 1 11 GM Koneru Humpy 2575 IND * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 4...
Ju Wenjun & Girya scored in round 5 at Women’s Grand Prix
Official website: http://chengdu2016.fide.com Round 5 IM Javakhishvili, Lela vs GM Koneru, Humpy [1/2-1/2] WGM Girya, Olga vs GM Khotenashvili, Bela [1-0] WGM Tan, Zhongyi vs GM Stefanova, Antoaneta [1/2-1/2] GM Zhao, Xue vs GM Muzychuk, Mariya [1/2-1/2] GM Ju, Wenjun...
XXIII International Chess Festival ”Liepajas Rokade-2016” Open
Starting rank (top 20) http://chess-results.com/tnr229403.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg sex Typ Club/City 1 GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 14100371 UKR 2638 2 GM Neiksans Arturs 11601388 LAT 2613 Riga 3 IM Chigaev Maksim 4108116 RUS 2587 U20 St. Ptersburg...
XVIII Obert Internacional Sant Martí 2016 Grup A
Starting rank (top 30) http://chess-results.com/tnr207405.aspx No. Name FED RtgI RtgN sex Typ Gr Club/City 1 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2649 2637 2653 Mollet 2 GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2588 2571 2610 Escola d’Escacs de BCN 3 GM Ortiz Suarez...
Daily Chess Improvement: Must Know R & P Endgame!
White to move. Is this a win or draw? How should white proceed?