Tan Zhongyi takes lead with 4/4 2016 IMSA Elite Mind Game has just kicked off today at Huai’an, Jiangsu Province, China. For the rapid 25 min +10 sec/move chess competition, four rounds have been accomplished for the first day, and the men’s group battled fiercely. Dominguez, Ponomariov and Wang Hao all scored 3 points out […]
Pogonina: One needs very good nerves to endure it
http://sochi2015.fide.com/en/main-page The last Russian participant of the World Championship defeated Pia Cramling on tie-break and will now play in the final match for the chess crown. We met Natalia shortly after her dramatic victory in the second rapid game. – Natalia, congratulations with advancing to the final match! Could you tell us please how you […]
Pia Cramling and her endgame rules
Anastasia Karlovich: Dear chess friends. We are in the press center. And Pia Cramling came here to share with us her impressions after the game against Natalia Pogonina. Pia, first of all, did your preparations work out today? How was the game? Pia Cramling: I thought it would be nice possibility we would play […]
Rapid chess is easier and more fun
http://sochi2015.fide.com/en/main-page The young Georgian became the main sensation of the Women’s World Championship, advancing to the Quarterfinals after defeating the renowned Viktoria Cmilyte. It is time to get to know Meri Arabidze. Eteri Kublashvili: Meri, tell us about you: where are you from, when you started playing chess, who is your trainer? Meri Arabizde: I […]
Pogonina: Keep calm and remember nothing!
Natalia Pogonina defeated Marie Sebag on the tie-break and advanced to the Quarterfinals. After a doping test she came to the press center, and her press-conference was longer than usual… Anastasia Karlovich: Natalia, could you tell us about your games today? Natalia Pogonina: First of all I would like to mention this was my […]
Pogonina: I don’t have much of experience at the World Championships
Grandmaster from Saratov became the second Russian player who managed to come back following yesterday’s disaster. She got a nearly winning position and more than an hour lead on the clock against Marie Sebag, but the fate of the game was once again decided in a rook ending… Anastasia Karlovich: Natalia, how difficult was the […]
Tomashevsky leads FIDE Grand Prix
In a scenario repeating from the previous day, all games of the 11th round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Tbilisi were drawn. The longest game of the round was Giri – Dominguez, where each player tried to win and reach shared third place. After more than six hours of play, nearly causing the delay […]
Tomashevsky wins Tbilisi Grand Prix with a round to spare
In the 10th round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Tbilisi all games were drawn. This worked perfectly fine for Evgeny Tomashevsky who secured the first place in the tournament with one round to spare. Tomashevsky has 7,5/10 points, keeping the unbeaten distance of 1,5 points ahead of the nearest follower Dmitry Jakovenko. Today Tomashevsky played […]
Tomashevsky dominates Tbilisi GP
http://tbilisi2015.fide.com Grandmaster Evgeny Tomashevsky is on the brink of winning the FIDE Grand Prix in Tbilisi after scoring against Rustam Kasimdzhanov in the 9th round of the tournament. With 7/9 points Tomashevsky is 1,5 points ahead of the second placed Dmitry Jakovenko and there are two more rounds left. After six hours of play Maxime […]
Wiedenkeller wins FIDE Zone (1.10) Championship, qualifies for World Cup 2015
IM Michael Wiedenkeller from Luxembourg is the winner of the inaugural European Small Nations Individual Championship – FIDE Zone (1.10) Championship! In a thrilling last round, his crucial game against Olaf Berg was, fittingly, the last to finish, and the victory scored clinched him first place on tie-break, the winner’s cup and a spot in […]