White to move and mate in 5!
2016 British Chess Championship
Rank after Round 10 (top 25) http://chess-results.com/tnr231040.aspx Rk. SNo Name Rtg Club/City Pts. 1 1 GM Adams Michael 2727 None 9,0 2 2 GM Howell David Wl 2663 None 8,0 3 3 GM Jones Gawain Cb 2650 None 7,0 8...
Shankland dominates Biel
The 2016 Biel Master Tournament took place from 25th July to 3rd August, as part of the 49th Biel International Chess Festival. The 9-round Swiss open gathered 112 participants rated above 2000 elo. American Grandmaster Samuel Shankland took a...
Iowa Championships 2016
A State Championship Event! Aug. 26, 2016 Iowa Quick Chess Championship (QC) Open to all. 6-SS, G/10 d2. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E 9th St. (I-80, SE side of Exit 242), Coralville, IA 52241. Reg.: 6 –...
British former chess whizzkid who sold his firm to Google for £400m
British former chess whizzkid who sold his firm to Google for £400m named in top ten global tech pioneers By CITY & FINANCE REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 17:16 EST, 2 August 2016 | UPDATED: 18:43 EST, 2...
2016 Baku Olympiad – VISAS – URGENT
Dear participants, Urgently send to Baku at visas@bakuchess.com the following: – the color scan of your passport – an ID picture suitable for official documents (on a white background) – the filled table (sent to everybody and available in...
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 begins
The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 begins in Grand style! The Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 was started yesterday at the Citrus Waskaduwa in presence of Commonwealth Chess Association, Mr. Bharat Sing and the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka officials. A...
Results of Czech Open 2016
CZECH OPEN 2016 14.7. – 31.7. 2016, Pardubice, Tipsport arena www.czechopen.net PARDUBICE OPEN – ELO FIDE and LOK CR credited grand master tournament, part of ACP TOUR In the main tournament Pardubice Open were presented 291 players. „We saw...
Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo enters European Club Cup 2016
Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo (CEMC) from Monaco completed the registration of two teams (Open and Women) for the 2016 European Chess Club Cup. CEMC is the 5-times European Club Cup champion with the women’s team claiming the trophy in...