Ranking crosstable after Round 6 Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 IM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM * 1 1 1 ½ 1 1...
Godena & Almagro lead Menton with 1 to go

Rank after Round 8 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 7,0 43,5 2681 34,0 10 16,2 2 12 IM Almagro Llamas Pablo ESP 2436...
GM Blomqvist leads Nordic Championship by 1 with 1 to go

Ranking crosstable after Round 8 Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB3 TB4 1 GM Blomqvist Erik SWE * 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 6,5 0,0 6...
Medals on the line at World Girls Cadets Championships

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr238142.aspx Girls 12 – top 10 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 1 WFM Assaubayeva Bibisara RUS 2287 9,0 0,0 61,5 65,5 5 8,0 2 19 WCM Mrudul Dehankar IND 1809 8,0 0,0...
American Nikhil Kumar wins World Cadets (Open 12) with 1 round to go

Rank after Round 10 (Open 12 – top 10) Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 25 Kumar Nikhil USA 2076 9,0 0,0 59,5 64,0 5 8,0 2 6 Hong Andrew Z USA 2296...
Do not accept losing!

Winning is a habit, and so is losing. But it does not mean that you have to accept losing. YOU have the power to change it.
Daily Chess Improvement: More Classic Chess Tactic!

Paul Morphy v AP Forde (New Orleans, 1858) White to move. How should white proceed?