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IM Gordievsky leads Margaryan Memorial after 2
Ranking crosstable after Round 2 Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 IM Gordievsky Dmitry 2562 RUS * 1 1 2,0 1,50 2 0,0 2 IM Baghdasaryan...
Max Illingworth continues to lead Australian Open after 8
Leaders after 8 rounds (top 20) http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/Vega2017/www2017AustralianOpen/standing.html Pos ID T NAME Rtg PRtg Fed Origin Pts BucM BucT 1 5 GM Illingworth, Max 2481 2601 AUS NSW 7.0 32.5 43.0 2 6 IM Kuybokarov Temur 2480 2526 UZB 6.5...
3 way tie for 1st in Basel, Safarli tops tiebreaks
Ranking list: Standings after the 9th round – Top 20 rank Participants title TWZ At Association / Place Land S R V Points PtsSu Buchh 1. Safarli, Eltaj GM 2686 M AZE 5 4 0 7.0 37.0 54.5 2....
Webster University Chess Dominates PanAm, Qualifies For 5th Straight Final Four
Webster Chess Dominates PanAm, Qualifies for 5th Final Four Jan. 4, 2017 Webster University’s four-time defending champion chess team dominated the 2016 PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championship, becoming the first team in college chess history to have its squads place...
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2017
The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival will take place from 23rd January to 2nd February 2017 at Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. This year, the festival marks the 15th anniversary, and will have the same format, with five main events, as...
SP Power Principles of Chess
Click (Susan Polgar SPICE chess training guide) to download your FREE copy of Chess Training Guide for Parents and Teachers. FREE chess training guide for parents and teachers via Webster University: http://www.webster.edu/documents/spice/chess-training-guide.pdf One of the most common questions I face...
Dubai Open on track to set new records
Dubai Open Chess Tournament eyes to set new record attendance Grandmasters sign up for 19th edition of Dubai’s premier chess event Dubai, UAE: The Dubai Open Chess Tournament–Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup is set to establish a...
Indian players ignore richest cash event
Leading chess players ignore richest prize-money event Rakesh Rao NEW DELHI JANUARY 08, 2017 16:15 IST But ironically, from India, not a single top-10 male or top-15 female, is part of this large field. The country’s richest prize-money chess...
Chess, Not Cricket, Could Become India’s Global Sport
Chess Could Become India’s Global Sport Subhagata Bhattacharya 7th January 2017 For a country which once dominated the Olympic hockey circuit, winning eight gold medals from 1928 to 1980, the lack of supremacy in global sports ever since has...