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GM Plaskett and Donado-Mazarron Gomez won the “Juan Martinez Sola Chess Festival 2016”
The ‘Juan Martinez Sola Chess Festival 2016’ was held from October 28th to October 30th in Almeria (Spain). It was the third chess memorial for the former president of the Reverté Minerals Chess Club. Juan Martínez Sola in the...
Daily Chess Improvement: Classic Chess Knockout Tactic!
Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net
4 tie for 1st in Menton
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232175.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI RtgN Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 K rtg+/- 1 8 GM Godena Michele ITA 2503 0 7,5 58,5 2628 41,5 10 15,3 2 1 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2655...
GM Blomqvist wins Nordic Championship by a full point
Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB3 TB4 1 GM Blomqvist Erik SWE * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 7,0...
Gold for Rochelle Wu at World Cadets
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds Girls 12 – top 10 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 1 WFM Assaubayeva Bibisara RUS 2287 10,0 0,0 75,0 79,5 6 9,0 2 19 WCM Mrudul Dehankar...
Medals for US at World Cadets Open Sections
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds Open 12 – Top 10 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 25 Kumar Nikhil USA 2076 9,5 0,0 73,0 78,0 5 8,0 2 6 Hong Andrew Z USA...
Riazantsev wins Russia Superfinal with clutch final round win over Jakovenko
Final Ranking crosstable after 11 Rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr243201.aspx Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2651 RUS * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½...
Aiming to dethrone Carlsen
Russian grandmaster aims to dethrone chess king Carlsen Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Oct 26, 2016, 11:12 PM Moscow (AFP) – Sitting next to an ornate chess board in his home outside Moscow, 26-year-old Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin lowers his gaze as...
Carlsen & Karjakin will headline Tata Steel 2017
World champion Carlsen and challenger Karjakin at Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017 28-10-2016 World champion Magnus Carlsen will participate in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2017, the tournament organisation announced today. And not only Carlsen, but also his challenger...