ICC Open 2017! https://www.chessclub.com/article/icc-open-2017 From March the 18th to April the 23rd, ICC will become the center of the online Blitz action, with the 2017 ICC Open! $12,000 in prizes! The ICC Open is regarded as one of the...
Fedoseev & Howell lead St Louis after 7
A Group Rank Name Fed. Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Fedoseev, Vladimir RUS 2658 x ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 4.5 2 GM Howell, David W L ENG...
Another big comeback for Anand?
Viswanathan Anand confident of bouncing back after mixed 2016 By PTI | Posted 17-Mar-2017 Chennai: Confident of bouncing back after enduring a mixed 2016, former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he will compete in the Grand Chess Tour,...
World Champion Tan Zhongyi honored in China
Tan Zhongyi, who recently became a new Women’s World Chess Champion, was honored at the celebration organized by the State Sports General Administration of Chess Sports Management Center, China Chess Association and Shandong Province authorities and businesses. The champion...
Silver Lake Chess Festival 2017
Municipality Veliko Gradište, Chess Club VGSK, Branicevo Chess Union and Danubia Hotels are warmly welcoming all participants and guests to the Chess Festival “Silver Lake 2017″. The Chess Festival will take place from 18-25th June, 2017, at the “Kamin...
GM Nijat Abasov wins Azeri Championship 2017
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr267734.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 1 1 GM Abasov Nijat AZE 2583 7,5 2354 45,0 2 3 IM Iskandarov Misratdin AZE 2426 7,0 2364 46,0 3 2 GM Rasulov Vugar...
Daily Chess Improvement: Checkmate Brain Teaser!
White to move and checkmate in 2. Puzzle by Hoeg Niels 2R5/8/2P5/6Q1/2k5/p7/2K5/8 w – – 0 1
A Man with a Noble Cause
Here is an article that Mr. Randy Hough (a USCF board member) wrote about Paul almost 30 years ago (there are a few minor factual errors but in general it was well written). Sept 1986 Chess Life, page 26...