Iasi County Chess Association, the World Chess Federation (FIDE), the Romanian Chess Federation, (RCF), the City Hall of Iasi, have the honor of inviting all national chess federations and eligible players to the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2013...
3rd Balkan Amateur Chess Festival
For the third time Belogradchik, Bulgaria, will host the biggest amateur event on the Balkans. Players with international rating up to 2250 will fight for the prize fund of 7500 EUR. Belogradchik municipality, Chess club “Naiden Voinov” Vidin, Bulgarian...
Interview with Haralambos Tsakiris, FIDE World Amateur Champion
Interview with Haralambos Tsakiris, FIDE World Amateur Champion Haralambos Tsakiris from Kavala, Greece, won the recent World Amateur Championship after the dramatic finish when he defeated the earlier leader from Iceland. Tsakiris is awarded the title of FIDE Master...
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 crowns new champions
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 crowns new champions The FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 was held in the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort in Halkidiki, Northern Greece from 16 April (1st round) to 22 April (9th round)....
World Amateur 2012 – Iceland takes the lead
After the 8th round of the 2012 FIDE World Amateur Championship, that is currently under way in Porto Carras, Oliver Johannesson from Iceland assumed the leading position with 7 points, half a point clear from the chasing pack. Four...
World Amateur Championship 2012 – Germany takes the lead
World Amateur Championship 2012 – Germany takes the lead In the 7th round of the 2012 FIDE World Amateur Championship, that is currently under way in Porto Carras, Claus Riemann from Germany defeated until then perfectly performing Haralambos Tsakiris...
Russia and Greece lead the World Amateur Chess Championship
Russia and Greece lead the World Amateur Chess Championship After the 5th round of the 2012 FIDE World Amateur Championship, that is currently under way in Porto Carras, two players are still maintaining the perfect score – Alexander Liberman...
FIDE doesn’t recognize events Amateur Chess Organization promotes
FIDE doesn’t recognize events Amateur Chess Organization promotesApril 18, 2012 – 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – On April 17, President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, met with IOC Vice President, Dr. Thomas Bach, and IOC Director General, Christophe De Kepper, to...
Large interest in the 2012 World Amateur Chess Championship
Large interest in the 2012 World Amateur Chess Championship The registrations for the World Amateur Chess Championship, part of the Games Festival 2012, are in progress. One month before the start the Organizing Committee has announced 212 participants in...
World Amateur Chess Championship 2012
World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 The “Chess Academy of Thessaloniki”, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Greek Chess Federation have the honour of inviting all national chess federations and eligible players in the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship...