Rank after Round 7 (Open under 12 – top 10) http://chess-results.com/tnr238131.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 1 IM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2442 6,5 0,0 29,0 31,5 4 6,0 2 6 Hong Andrew...
2016 PanAm InterCollegiate Team Chess Championships
2016 PAN-AMERICAN INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday – Friday, December 27-30 6SS, G/90 i30 – FIDE-Rated using FIDE Rules SIDE EVENTS ON TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 2016: Pan-American Scholastic (K-12) Chess Championships – 9am Pan-American Blitz Chess Championships – 1pm...
Stanescu-Bellu: Is this boycott about empowering women or fulfilling a political agenda?
Stanescu-Bellu: The Wrong Move By Sofia Stanescu-Bellu | 10/14/16 12:30am As a female chess player, I had to prepare myself every time I stepped into the tournament hall for one simple truth: I would most likely be the only...
Cheating allegations lead to Smart Phone ban in Shogi
Japan shogi players face smartphone ban By News from Elsewhere… …as found by BBC Monitoring Professional shogi players will soon have to lock away their smartphones for the duration of matches because of concerns about cheating. The Japan Shogi...
European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2016
The 2016 European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, from December 14-18, 2016. The competition venue will be Park Inn by Radisson Meriton Conference & Spa Hotel. The Championship, dedicated to Paul Keres 100...
International Conference Chess Education in Schools
International Conference entitled “Theoretical and Practical Issues of Chess Education in Schools” was held on the 1st and 2nd of October, at “Russia” hotel in Tsaghkadzor resort city, Armenia. The Conference was organized under the auspices of Chess Academy...
Ghavami: “In order to fight oppression, we should not act as saviours”
Who benefits from a chess championship boycott? Not Iranian women Ghoncheh Ghavami Instead of withdrawing because of Iran’s jihab rule, Nazí Paikidze should come and see how our society really works – and how women fight oppression every...
Daily Chess Improvement: Mate in 3!
White to move and mate in 3 moves! Provided by Anna Zatonskih. GM Vachier-Lagrave solved it in 1 minute.
New home for First Saturday
Hotel Berlin Budapest new home for First Saturday series The Hotel Berlin Budapest has debuted nicely as a new home for the First Saturday tournament series. The hotel is located a little off the heavy and noisy traffic of...
11 year old Indian boy took down 2600+ GM in 18 moves in classical chess
11-Year Old Indian Chess Prodigy, Defeats Grand Master In Just 18 Moves October 13, 2016 12:00 ANURADHA SINGH Staff Journalist In a proud moment for India, 11-year-old chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa defeated Paraguayan Grand Master Axel Bachmann at the...