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Battle of the young stars, $15K in prizes: GMs Xiong, Sevian, Troff, IMs Ruifeng Li, Chandra, Awonder Liang, Gurevich, Brown, etc!
$15,000 Battle of the young stars: GMs Jeffery Xiong, Sam Sevian, Kayden Troff, Razvan Preotu, IMs Ruifeng Li, Akshat Chandra, Awonder Liang, Daniel Gurevich, Michael Brown, etc! The SPICE Cup this year will be VERY STRONG! In addition to...
Wisconsin International Chess Festival – A recommended event!
JUNE 13-18, 2017 Madison, Wisconsin USA SUMMARY The Wisconsin International Chess Festival is a 9 round Swiss event with GM and IM norm possibilities. It is hosted in the heart of Wisconsin’s Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin...
Caruana & Eljanov top Isle of Man
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr240883.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg TB1 Rp n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 1 GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2813 7,5 2908 9 7,5 6,46 1,04 10 10,4 5 GM Eljanov Pavel...
A political war at the expense of Women Chess Players
U.S. Women’s Chess Champion Refuses to Wear Hijab by Kevin Jackson on October 10, 2016 at 8:30 AM The top-ranked female chess player in the United States has said she would rather sacrifice her career than submit to demands...
XXIX International Open Championship of Belgrade
The Belgrade Chess Federation organizes the Belgrade Trophy, XXIX INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF BELGRADE from November 24th till December 2nd 2016 in Belgrade. The Championship will be played in 9 rounds according to the FIDE Swiss System (computer pairing)....
Far Eastern U honors Frayna
FEU honors WGM Frayna By: Roy Luarca / Philippine Daily Inquirer / 04:10 AM October 10, 2016 Janelle Mae Frayna was given a testimonial dinner by her alma mater Thursday, for her feat of becoming the Philippines’ first Woman...
Back to back National Championship for Saeed Ishaq
RTA engineer Ishaq wins UAE chess title Moni Mathews/Dubai Filed on October 10, 2016 Fide Master (FM) Saeed Ishaq has hit a golden patch in his chess career, his latest conquest coming at the UAE Men’s Chess Championship, at...