Kings Chess Tournament finally taking place in November in Bucharest The Kings Chess Tournament, originally scheduled to start on 23rd June but then postponed due to financial crisis, local elections and turmoil in the sponsoring company Romgaz, will eventually take place from 7th to 17th November at the National Library in Bucharest. So far the […]
Anand disappointed about cancellation of Bazna Kings
Viswanathan Anand disappointed after postponement of chess eventThe writer has posted comments on this articlePTI | Jun 26, 2012, 07.53PM IST CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand on Tuesday expressed disappointment that his first major assignment after winning the world title — The Kings tournament in Medias, Romania — has been indefinitely postponed. The tournament was supposed to […]
First post world championship tournament postponed
Anand’s Romanian tourney postponedTNN | Jun 22, 2012, 05.22PM IST CHENNAI: Viswanathan Anand’s first major tournament after winning the World title has been postponed.The Kings tournament in Medias, Romania from June 23 to July 4 has been indefinitely postponed by the organisers. The 2012 tournament was to be the sixth edition (being held in Bazna […]
Major tournament postponed due to financial crisis
Kings’ chess postponedNEW DELHI, June 15, 2012 Financial crisis and the unstable political situation in Romania have forced the organisers of the Kings’ chess tournament, featuring five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand, to postpone the premier event. The event, with Anand, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) […]
Nisipeanu confirmed as player for Kings Tournament 2012
Nisipeanu confirmed as player for Kings Tournament 2012 Bazna Kings 2012 will be one of the strongest round robin tournaments of the year. With Carlsen, Anand, Radjabov, Ivanchuk, and Karjakin the top players of the event will have ELO average of 2790! To them will join the local star, European Champion, and World Championship semi-finalist […]
Kings Chess Tournament 2012
Kings Chess Tournament 2012 The Kings Chess Tournament 2012 will take place in Medias, Romania, from 23rd of June to 4th of July. It will include Viswanathan Anand, who would have just finished his World Chess Championship 2012 match with Gelfand. The world number one rated player Magnus Carlsen and the main contender to enter […]
Kings Chess Tournament 2012
Kings Chess Tournament 2012 The Kings Chess Tournament 2012 will take place in Medias, Romania, from 23rd of June to 4th of July. It will include Viswanathan Anand, who would have just finished his World Chess Championship 2012 match with Gelfand. The world number one rated player Magnus Carlsen and the main contender to enter […]
Super Strong Kings Chess Tournament 2012
The Kings Chess Tournament 2012 will take place in Medias, Romania, from 23rd of June to 4th of July. It will include Viswanathan Anand, who would have just finished his World Chess Championship 2012 match with Gelfand. The world number one rated player Magnus Carlsen and the main contender to enter the 2800 club Teimour […]
The Insight on Bazna Kings 2011
The Insight on Bazna Kings 2011The key encounters of the Grand Slam event Carlsen, Nakamura, Karjakin, Ivanchuk, Radjabov, and Nisipeanu went on to decide the qualifier for the Grand Slam Final 2011 which will take place this year in Bilbao and Sao Paulo. The key encounters of the Bazna Kings are in The Insight chess […]
Carlsen #1 in the world, Karjakin #1 in Russia!
Carlsen and Karjakin share first at Grand Slam BaznaCarlsen declared winner on SB tiebreakChessdom flash report Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin finished top of the table at Bazna Kings Grand Slam tournament with equal score 6,5/10 games. Carlsen was declared winner, as both had equal number of wins (first tiebreak), equal direct score (second tiebreak), […]