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GMs Ter-Sahakyan & Artemiev lead Karpos Open after 6
Rank after round 6 (top 40) http://chess-results.com/tnr262659.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 8 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2581 5,5 22,5 2814 20,0 6 5,5 4,13 1,37...
Shabalov upsets Xiong with the black pieces at US Championship
Round 7 results Akobian, Varuzhan – Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ Kamsky, Gata – Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru – Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ Robson, Ray – So, Wesley ½-½ Xiong, Jeffery – Shabalov, Alexander 0-1 Zherebukh, Yaroslav – Caruana, Fabiano...
10 remain perfect after 3 at Dubai Open
Standings after 3 rounds (top 100) http://chess-results.com/tnr269348.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 6 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2671 3,0 0,0 4,0 2,0 8 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2670 3,0 0,0 4,0 2,0...
Hou Yifan drew Ivanchuk with black in game 1 of exhibition match
Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) – Hou, Yifan (CHN) Match 2017 – Game 1 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7...
2017 Teplice Open International Chess Tournament
Teplice Open 2017, International Chess Tournament XII. Annual of International Chess Tournament Teplice Open 2017 will be held from June 10th till 18th June in the spa town of Teplice in the Czech Republic. Last year’s winner was GM...
GM Istratescu wins Romanian Championship
Final Ranking Crosstable after 9 Rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr270787.aspx Rk. Name Rtg FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd 8.Rd 9.Rd Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Istratescu Andrei 2579 ROU 40b1 19w1 7b0 35w1 32b1 16w1 2b1 3w1 4b½...
Ding Liren wins Shenzhen Chess Masters by a full point
Final round results Adams, Michael – Svidler, Peter 0-1 Giri, Anish – Yu, Yangyi ½-½ Harikrishna, P. – Ding, Liren 0-1 Final Ranking crosstable after 10 rounds Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts. TB1...
Fabiano scores 1st win at US Championship
Round 6 results Caruana, Fabiano – Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel – Xiong, Jeffery ½-½ Onischuk, Alexander – Zherebukh, Yaroslav ½-½ Shabalov, Alexander – Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Shankland, Samuel L – Robson, Ray 1-0 So, Wesley – Akobian, Varuzhan...