GM Throstur Thorhallsson had to withdraw from the tournament before the drawing of lots. He was replaced by FM David Kjartansson. Players list GM Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson (2566) GM Héðinn Steingrímsson (2562) IM Guðmundur Kjartansson (2437) IM Björn Þorfinnsson...
3 share Nakhchivan Open lead with 1 round to go

Rank after Round 8 http://chess-results.com/tnr272440.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 8 GM Malakhatko Vadim BEL 2487 6,0 2484 4 0,0 38,5 0,0 2 1 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2668 6,0...
1st ever triple crown winner of SPFNO

Last year, 9 year old Christopher Yoo became the youngest master in US history. Here is the history of his meteoric rise: In November 2013, Christopher Yoo played his 1st tournament (BAC) and earned rating of 144. At the...
The Complete SPICE Final Four

The official records of SPICE National Championship Teams (3 wins – 3 ties – 0 loss at TTU and 15 wins – 0 tie – 0 loss at Webster). We did not lose any match in 7 straight Final Four...
Russian Team Championship LIVE!

The Russian Team Chess Championship 2017 aka Premier League is going to take place 1-10 May, 2017, in Sochi, Russia. It will consist of eight teams. Top seeded are the team of Sibir with Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar...