Singapore International Chess Festival 2010 – Closing Ceremony In a simple prize presentation ceremony, winners were awarded their respective medals and cash prizes from the organizers bringing down the curtains to the successful 7th Singapore International Chess Festival. The last event for the Festival is the annual Singapore – Malaysia Chess Challenge 2011 which will […]
Gomez, Barbosa among leaders at ASEAN
RP’s Gomez, Barbosa leading in 1st ASEAN Open Chessabs-cbnNEWS.comPosted at 12/27/2010 4:28 PM Updated as of 12/27/2010 8:48 PM MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) John Paul Gomez brought down countryman and International Master (IM) Kim Steven Yap to forge a 5-way tie for the lead with 4 others in the third round of the […]
The Gashimov Saga
The Gashimov Saga The latest development was the resignation of team captain, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, who, in a strange twist of fate, called for Gashimov’s reinstatement and talked of how his association with Kasparov hindered his chances of remaining a FIDE Vice President. Before getting to that, however, it’s worth recounting the whole course of events […]
Azerbaijan captain resigned
Rauf Mamedov about the Chess OlympiadAzerbaijan captain Zurab Azmaiparashvili resignedReport by Chessdom The 2009 European team champion, Azerbaijan, had high hopes for the just concluded 39th Chess Olympiad, but the 7th seed landed on 12th place in the final rankings, with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. The team atmosphere, besides excellent players one […]
FIDE Trainer of the Year
GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia), 2009 FIDE Trainer of the Year, with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in Khanty-Mansiysk. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
FIDE VP Azmaiparashvili turns 50
Congratulations for FIDE Vice President Zurab Azmaiparashvili on his 50th AnniversaryTuesday, 16 March 2010 09:20 Dear Zurab! On behalf of the World Chess Federation and me personally I cordially congratulate you on your 50-th anniversary! An excellent chess player, who represents the elite of world chess, a wonderful trainer, and a true friend – all […]
GM Azmaiparashvili appointed Azerbaijan captain
Zurab Azmaiparashvili appointed Azerbaijan captainNews confirmed by Teymur Tushiev for Extratime.azReport by Chessdom.com On 24th August, Teymur Tushiev revealed on Extratime.az pages that Azerbaijan Chess Federation is interested in appointing FIDE Vice-President Zurab Azmaiparashvili as captain of their national team. It is no secret that Azerbaijan holds high ambitions with the team composed of young […]
A major shake up in AZ
Zurab Azmaiparashvili to become Azerbaijan captainTeymur Tushiev investigates for Extratime.azReport by Chessdom.com On 24th August, Teymur Tushiev revealed on Extratime.az pages that Azerbaijan Chess Federation is interested in appointing FIDE Vice-President Zurab Azmaiparashvili as captain of their national team. It is no secret that Azerbaijan holds high ambitions with the team composed of young and […]
Game analysis from Beijing
(IRI) Pourkashiyan, Atousa (2241) – (USA) Krush, Irina (2452) [B57]Rapid Pairs, Beijing (8), 11.10.2008[Analysis by GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3 Qxb2 8.Ndb5 Qb4 9.Qe2 Qa5 [It’s possible to take a second pawn, but the following game shows that White gets compensation for it 9…Nxe4 […]
Grandmaster Analysis
(BUL) Stefanova A. (2548) – (ENG) Houska Jovanka (2399) [D10]WMSG Rapid (11), 07.10.2008[Analysis by GM Azmaiparashvili] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.c4 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Nge2 e6 9.Rc1 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Na4 The former Women World Champion is trying simply to put her knight on the c5 sguare which looks […]