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Many upsets in round 2 at 104th British Championships

Round 2 results (top 30 boards) http://chess-results.com/tnr293939.aspx Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No. 1 28 IM Pritchett Craig W 2326 1 0 – 1 1 GM Howell David Wl 2702 1 2 2 GM...
7 players remain perfect after 3 at Dresden Open

Standings after 3 rounds (top 25) http://chess-results.com/tnr292949.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED RtgI RtgN Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 1 1 GM Onischuk Vladimir UKR 2610 0 3,0 5,5 15,0 8 IM Kantans Toms LAT 2531 2546 SG Speyer-Schwegenheim 2012...
FM Kourkoulos-Arditis & GM Stupak lead Kavala after 5

Standings after 5 rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr279129.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 35 FM Kourkoulos-Arditis Stamatis GRE 2343 4,5 0,0 13,0 12,00 2 2 GM Stupak Kirill BLR 2570 4,5 0,0 10,5 11,25 3 16 Gusain...
All-girls chess tournament paves the way to big success

12 year old Nastassja Matus (MN), youngest ever to win SPFGI 2017 & $110,000+ scholarships & cash prizes! Congratulations! Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/evO2vwT2IbfW8GHb2 Prizes awarded: SPFGI Champion: WFM Nastassja Matus (Approximately $110,000 in scholarship and cash prizes) SPFGI Runner Ups: WCM Thalia...
4-way tie for the lead in Biel after Hou Yifan defeated Bacrot

Round 7 results Hou, Yifan – Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 Leko, Peter – Vaganian, Rafael A 1-0 Morozevich, Alexander – Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 Navara, David – Harikrishna, P. ½-½ Studer, Noel – Georgiadis, Nico 0-1 Standings after 7 rounds 1....
23rd seed GM Krejci wins Czech Open by a full point!

Standings after 9 rounds http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291823.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex Gr FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 23 GM KREJCI Jan CZE 2519 8,0 2510 36,5 46,5 9 8 5,91 2,09 10 20,9...
3 players tied for 1st at Andorra Open

Final standings (top 30) http://www.chess-results.com/tnr292491.aspx Rk. SNo Name Typ sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp 1 19 IM PENA GOMEZ Manuel ESP 2468 7,5 2653 55,0 43,5 2653 2 9 GM FORCEN ESTEBAN Daniel ESP 2536 7,5...
Bacrot leads Biel after 6 rounds

Round 6 results Bacrot, Etienne – Leko, Peter ½-½ Georgiadis, Nico – Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ Harikrishna, P. – Hou, Yifan 1-0 Ponomariov, Ruslan – Navara, David 1-0 Vaganian, Rafael A – Studer, Noel 1-0 Standings after 6 rounds 1....