Ranking crosstable after round 1 Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Adams Michael 2761 ENG *** ½ 0,5 0,0 0,25 0 GM Harikrishna Pentala 2758 IND *** ½ 0,5...
Battle of the gender: Gaprindashvili – Sveshnikov match in Jurmala
A chess festival will take place in Jurmala, Latvia, on March 25-26, featuring rapid tournament for seniors (55+) and juniors (under 15), and a friendly match between former World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) and Senior World Team Champion Evgeny...
Chasing John Wooden
Webster University Chess Team Set to Compete in the College Final Four A win will tie John Woodens’s UCLA record in basketball (Patch Poster) – March 15, 2017 12:10 pm ET Webster University is pleased to announce that Susan...
“Famous” Bulgarian Chess Player Borislav Ivanov Has Been Arrested
The “best chess player in the world”, the one and only Borislav Ivanov, has been arrested on March 17th by the police in Kiustendil. He is facing 8 years of jail time and additional charges will be pressed by the...
Strong 2017 Dubai Open
Starting rank (top 75 seeds) http://chess-results.com/tnr269348.aspx No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 GM Korobov Anton 14105730 UKR 2694 2 GM Areshchenko Alexander 14109530 UKR 2682 3 GM Safarli Eltaj 13402129 AZE 2680 4 GM Anton Guijarro David 2285525 ESP...
Young Greek phenom Stavroula Tsolakidou wins Greek Women’s Championship
Final ranking crosstable after 9 rounds Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 WGM Τσολακίδου Σταυρούλα 2390 GRE * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½...
Daily Chess Improvement: Zurich Mating Tactic!
White to move and checkmate in 4! Euwe vs. Najdorf (Zurich, 1953)