White to move. Is this a win or draw? How should white proceed?
GMs Kelires, Nikolaidis, Halkias share Greek Championship lead after 6
Ranking crosstable after round 6 Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Kelires Andreas 2508 GRE * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 4,5 4,5 0,0...
4 share Iranian Championship lead after 6
Ranking crosstable after round 6 http://chess-results.com/tnr267502.aspx Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Pourramezanali Amirreza 2510 IRI * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1...
3-way tie for the lead at Azeri Championship after 3
Rank after round 3 http://chess-results.com/tnr267734.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 1 2 GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2506 2,5 2353 4,5 2 1 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2583 2,5 2279 5,0 3 8 GM Sevdimaliyev Urfan AZE...
GMs Liem Le & Ray Robson top Webster U Blitz Invitational
GMs Liem Le & Ray Robson tie for 1st at Webster U Blitz last night with $1,000 prize. The average FIDE rating of the top 6 players is over 2,650! 1-2 GMs Liem Le & Ray Robson 6.0...
Blondes are the Queens of Chess on Women’s Day!
On the eve of the International Women’s Day, a traditional match between “Blondes” and “Brunettes” took place in the Moscow restaurant “Carlson”. The playing format was 8-rounds Scheveningen system with the time control 3′+2″. Blondes: Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Olga Girya,...