Standings after 5 rounds (top 20) http://amsterdamchess.com/en/2016-a Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 1 GM Alekseev, Evgeny 5.0 RUS M 2626 3203 +1.22 1 1 1 1 1 2 GM Van...
Alekseev and Huzman win the Beer-Sheba Club – 40th anniversary tournament
Alekseev and Huzman win the Beer-Sheba Club -40 anniversary tournamentBy Yochanan Afek The champion club of the city of Beer-Sheba has celebrated four decades of amazing chess activity under the leadership of the tireless Eliahu Levant. Levant, who celebrated...
6 of 10 player field tie for 1st with +1 at Russian Championship
6 players tie in a snooze fest A +1 score is apparently good enough to tie for 1st at the Russian Championship. 6 of 10 players are tied going into the final round. Svidler defeated Grischuk with black to...
2 lead Russian Championship after 2 rounds
Standings after 2 rounds 1. Andreikin, Dmitry g 2715 1½ 2. Alekseev, Evgeny g 2673 1½ 3. Jakovenko, Dmitry g 2722 1 4. Karjakin, Sergey g 2785 1 5. Grischuk, Alexander g 2763 1 6. Svidler, Peter g 2749...
Hess to take part in Moscow Open Young GMs
Moscow Open Young GrandmastersChessdom The traditional chess festival “Moscow Open” will be held from January 28th to February 7th, 2011, in the usual playing venue at the Russian State Social University (RSCU), 4 Pik street (metro Botanical Garden). One...
Interview with GM Evgeny Alekseev
Interview with GM Evgeny Alekseevby Alexander Kruglikov for Sankt-Petersburg VedomostyPresented by Chessdom.com The European Individual Chess Championship in Rijeka was not only to determine the best chess players of the continent, they are Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi and Sweden’s Pia...
Biel round 9
Round 9 (July 29th) Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) 0-1 Alexander Morozevich (RUS) Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) 1/2 Boris Gelfand (ISR) Fabiano Caruana (ITA) 1/2 Evgeny Alekseev (RUS) Standings after Round 8 Points 1. Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR, 2703) 5 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA,...
Morozevich loses to Alekseev
Alekseev was pressing hard in a slightly better position. Morozevich made a fatal blunder on move 48…f6?? and lost shortly later. GM Alekseev (2714) – GM Morozevich (2751) [B17]Biel (6), 25.07.2009 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7...
Biel about to begin
Here is some excellent information by TWIC: Name NAT Elo points W Rank Age Past results Boris Gelfand ISR 2755 No 9 41 Winner in Biel in 1993 (Interzonal Tournament), 2005 Alexander Morozevich RUS 2751 No 10 32 Winner...