The 17th Open International Can Picafort was held from 15-22nd November at the hotel Ferrer Concord, in Can Picafort, Spain. 62 players from 13 countries took part in the event, with 8 Grandmasters and 18 International Masters in the field. Top seed GM Alexandr Fier from Brazil took a clear first place with 7,0/9 points. […]
Fier wins Open Internacional de Sants

The 16th Open Internacional de Sants, Hostafrancs & Bordeta was held on 22-30th August at the Auditoridel Centre Cívic de les Cotxeres de Sants, 79 Sants St in Barcelona, Spain. The 10-round Swiss event consisted of two sections: – Group A: open to all players, regardless of their rating, with a FIDE ID– Group B: […]
World Cup Cinderlla story

Tromso, August 16, 2013 Updated: August 16, 2013 10:52 IST Adhiban storms in to third round of World chess cup Grandmaster and former national champion B.Adhiban made the most of his opportunities to beat Brazilian Grandmaster Alexander Fier in the second round and advance to the third round of the chess World Cup here. After […]
Fier wins Bulgarian Open with an incredible score of 8.5 / 9!

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GM Alexandr Fier convincing winner in Open Teplice

GM Alexandr Fier convincing winner in Open Teplice Open Teplice 2012 was hosted by the SK Teplice on 16-24th June at the House of Culture in Teplice, Czech Republic. GM Alexandr Fier defeated GM Denes Boros in the last round to convincingly win the tournament with 8/9 points, leaving the nearest followers a full point […]
Open Teplice 2012

Open Teplice 2012 is being organized by the SK Teplice on 16-24th June at the House of Culture in Teplice, Czech Republic. The 9-round Swiss tournament features 139 players and among them 12 Grandmasters. The players cannot agree on a draw before the 30th move. The total prize fund is 4200 EUR with 1200 EUR […]
GM Alexandr Fier wins the rapid event in Campo Limpo Paulista

GM Alexandr Fier wins the rapid event in Campo Limpo Paulista Aberto do Brasil de Xadrez Rapido Campo Limpo Paulista was held on 6th May at the Paço Municipal in Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil. The 7-round Swiss event was valid for CBX/FIDE rapid elo. The time control was 21 minutes per player and the prize […]
Mecking to participate in Brazilian Championship

The 78th Brazil Chess Championship is taking place from 10th to 20th December in Campinas. 12 players compete in the round robin tournament. GM Giovanni Vescovi is defending the last year’s title. Participants: GM Giovanni Vescovi 2637GM Rafael Leitão 2626GM Henrique Mecking 2590GM Alexandr Fier 2573IM Diego Di Berardino 2491GM Everaldo Matsuura 2487GM Krikor Meckhitarian […]
9th Jura Open in Delemont, Switzerland

9th Jura Open in Delemont, Switzerland The 9th Jura Open was held from 25th to 27th November at the salle Saint-Georges in Delémont, Jura province, Switzerland. 98 players competed in the 5-round Swiss tournament. The short event and a large number of participants caused an unusual circumstance that two players, GM Alexandr Fier from Brazil […]
Fier wins 2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez

GM Alexandr Fier winner of the 2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez The 2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez was held from 1st to 6th November at the Torre de las Comunicaciones in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Championship was organized by the Uruguay Chess Federation and has attracted massive participation, with 228 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, […]