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Torre leads the Philippines at Olympiad for 23rd time
Torre heads chess team to Olympiad August 29, 2016 Grandmaster Eugene Torre will make a record 23rd stint in the Chess Olympiad which unfolds next week in Baku, Azerbaijan. Torre, 64, was among those named by the National Chess...
GM Georgiev leads 2nd International Summer Open of Moudania
Rank after Round 7 (top 15) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr216893.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED RtgI RtgN Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Georgiev Kiril S50 BUL 2608 1000 6,5...
3 share lead at 23rd Abu Dhabi Int. Chess Festival
Standings after 8 rounds (top 70) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr224908.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 32 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2553 6,5 0,0 2618 40,5 6,5 3,73 2,77 10 27,7 2 3...
Anne Haast wins Dutch Women’s Championship again!
Final standings 1 Haast, Anne 2299 5.0 9 2331 +6,8 2 Paulet, Iozefina 2249 5.0 9 2338 +17,0 3 Hortensius, Lisa 2162 4.5 9 2295 +25,8 4 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 2254 3.5 9 2179 -28,4 5 Van Weersel, Arlette 2170...
Van Foreest wins 2016 Dutch Championship
Final standings 1 Van Foreest, Jorden 2601 5.5 9 2819 +18,9 2 Van Wely, Loek 2657 5.0 9 2739 +7,7 3 L’Ami, Erwin 2606 3.5 9 2588 -1,7 4 Van den Doel, Erik 2575 3.5 9 2593 +1,6 5...
Grabinsky heads to college with chess scholarship
Grabinsky heads to college with chess scholarship COQUILLE — Aaron Grabinsky wrapped up his high school chess career this summer with trips to the National Denker Tournament of High School Champions, the US Open, also in Indianapolis, and the North American...
Final rehearsals for Baku Chess Olympiad
Five days left for Olympiad opening ceremony Dry runs of the opening ceremony of the 42nd World Chess Olympiad are now under way. The press service of the Baku Chess Olympiad reports that a number of Azerbaijan’s renowned art...
Fun Q&As with Azeri superstar Mamedyarov
Baku, August 27, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s leading chess player Shahriyar Mammadyarov has answered some of the questions posted on the official Facebook page of the Baku Chess Olympiad. Here are some of the most interesting questions and answers. – Are...
Winning plan for India in Baku?
Indian chess team mulls board order strategy for Olympiad by IANS News 27 Aug 2016, 14:24 IST Updated : 27 Aug 2016, 21:30 IST Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) India is still mulling the board order strategy that it will...