5k2/4q1p1/3Np1Qp/2p1B2P/8/3Pn1PK/p7/5r2 w – – 0 1 White to move. How should White proceed?
World Team Championships round 4 report
Russia and China Lead a Tournament Race on the World Team Championship Russia and Ukraine are at the top of the women’s competition table. On June 20, the games of the 4th Round of the World Chess Team Championships...
GMs Damljanovic & Dobrov share Silver Lake lead after 4 rounds
Rank after Round 4 (top 75) http://chess-results.com/tnr267014.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 3 GM Damljanovic Branko SRB 2526 4,0 0,0 8,0 4,0 2 8 GM Dobrov Vladimir RUS 2486 4,0 0,0 7,5 4,0 3...
GM Volkov leads Voronezh Masters by a full point with 1 to go
Rank after Round 8 (top 80) http://chess-results.com/tnr286925.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 5 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2615 7,0 38,5 35,0 7,0 2 23 GM Maiorov Nikita BLR 2521 6,0 42,5 38,5 5,0 3...
Girls’ Chat During Lunch At SPICE Chess Camp
Girls’ Chat During Lunch At Chess Camp 2 young girls (one African American and the other one is white) were talking during lunch (about 9-11 years old) at SPICE Chess Camp. The younger one said I want to be...
European Amateur Chess Championship concluded in Nis
The European Amateur Chess Championship was held in excellent conditions from 9-17th June at the Tami Residence in Nis, Serbia. The Championship, organized by the Chess Federation of City of Nis and under the auspices of European Chess Union,...
8-way tie for 1st at American Continental Championship
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds (top 75) http://chess-results.com/tnr286140.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 8 GM Sevian Samuel USA 2601 8,5 0,0 84,5 64,00 839,0 11 8,5...
Fantastic SPICE Chess Summer Camps 2017
SPICE Chess Summer Camp June 19–23, 2017 (on going) July 17–21, 2017 Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Webster University is the #1 ranked collegiate chess program in the United States for the past 5 straight years....
ECU: Court of Arbitration Panel did not find Mr. Silvio Danailov a truthful or reliable witness
ECU Press Release 12.06.2017 1. CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL On 30th September 2016, the Bulgarian Chess Federation filled an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the European Chess Union General...