XIONG BECOMES THE JUNIOR CHAMPION WITH A ROUND TO SPARE AUGUST 20, 2016 Jeffery Xiong of the USA scored a comfortable victory with the black pieces to become the World Junior Chess Champion 2016 with a round to spare....
Epishin wins Brugsemeesters 2016
The Royal Chess Club of Bruges (KBSK) organized the 2016 Brugsemeesters Open tournament from 14-18th August at the KTA in Brugge, Belgium. The 9-round Swiss event gathered 101 participants. Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Epishin emerged clear winner with 7,5/9 points,...
GM Jeffery Xiong wins World Junior Championship with a round to spare
Standings after 12 rounds (top 30) http://wjcc2016india.com/standing-open/ Rank Name IRtg Club Type Pts Res. BH. BH. BL Vict 1 GM Xiong Jeffery 2633 USA U16 10 0 83 88 6 8 2 GM Artemiev Vladislav 2665 RUS U18...
Dinara Saduakassova leads World Girl’s Championship after 12
Standings after 12 rounds (top 25) http://wjcc2016india.com/standing-girls/ Rank Name IRtg Club Type Pts Res. BH. BH. BL Vict 1 WGM Saduakassova Dinara F 2423 KAZ U20 9 0 80 84½ 6 6 2 WIM Dordzhieva Dinara F...
Webster U GM Corrales wins Cleveland Open
The 9th Annual Cleveland Open was held from August 12-14, 2016, at the Marriott Cleveland Airport, 4277 W 150th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. The tournament had four sections – Open, U2100, U1700 and U1300. The format was 5-round Swiss with...
Preparations in full swing for Baku Chess Olympiad
Preparations in full swing for Chess Olympiad opening ceremony Preparations for the opening ceremony of the 42 nd World Chess Olympiad are in full swing. The script of the event has now been approved and rehearsals of the ceremony...
The completion of the Chess Triple Crown
(Wiki) The Candidates Final was played in Saint Petersburg in March 1995 and dominated by Polgar who won the match 5½-1½ without losing a single game. Women’s Candidates Final 1995 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Maia...
Isle of Man Super International 2016
The 2016 Isle of Man International Chess Tournament will be held in Douglas from 1 to 9 October 2016, sponsored by Chess.com and the Scheinberg family. The Masters event will be a 9-round Swiss open with a prize fund...
Former Webster University GM wins Sinquefield Cup
Former Webster University chess grandmaster wins Sinquefield Cup By Kristen Taketa St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS • A former member of the Webster University championship chess team won the elite Sinquefield Cup this week in St. Louis. Grandmaster Wesley So,...