The 1st Yerevan International Open Tournament is taking place from 2-10th October, 2016, at the Chess Academy of Armenia in Yerevan. The tournament is open to all Fide rated players and the playing format is 9-round Swiss system. 137...
Vidit & Shirov remain perfect at Isle of Man after 3
http://chess-results.com/tnr240883.aspx Standings after 3 rounds Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Club/City TB1 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 9 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2686 3,0 3 3 2,28 0,72 10 7,2 11 GM Shirov Alexei LAT...
Why the double standard in chess?
Why the double standard for Men and Women? From ESPN Interview: Viswanathan Anand. five-time world champion dwelt on what he described a ‘pleasant and memorable experience’ during the 2000 World Championship, asserting that it’s largely a personal decision of...
AA Chess Championships 2016 to be held in Isfahan, Iran
Asian Amateur Chess Championships 2016 The Iranian Chess Federation (IRCF) in cooperation with Isfahan Chess Association on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) invite chess players from all Asian countries which are members of FIDE to participate in...
Annual SPICE Changes
Annual SPICE changes by Paul Truong Last year, we had the biggest turn over as a program because 8 of our team members graduated. This year, we have 8 new students to fill the 8 vacant spots. We have...
Daily Chess Improvement: Brilliant Chess Tactic!
White to move. How should white proceed? Gurvitch 1931