The first Moma Vucicevic Memorial was held on 13th December at the Hotel Metropol in Belgrade, Serbia. The 15-round blitz tournament with the time control 3′+2” was dedicated to the memory of FM Moma Vucicevic who passed away last...
GM Harika Dronavalli of India wins Women’s World Online Blitz Championship
GMs Harika Dronavalli of India and Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia tied for 1st at 1st Women’s World Online Blitz Championship. They both scored 13.5 / 18. Due to better tiebreaks, Dronavalli wins the title. Congratulations!
FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship final
The final of the 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship is scheduled to take place on November 26th, in the club “Circolo Canottieri Aniene” in Rome, Italy. The players will be seated on a round table, with computer...
Dubai-based chef Marvin Marcos wins Dubai Chess Club October blitz tournament
Dubai, UAE – Marvin Marcos dominated the field to rule the Fide-rated blitz chess tournament organized by Dubai Chess and Culture Club on Friday (October 9). Seeded tenth at the start of the event, the Dubai-based Filipino chef scored ten...
WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan sole winner of 6th FIDE World Online Women Blitz qualifier
The fifth qualifier of the unique FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 was being played on Thursday, September 10th, on the official FIDE Online platform. 22 players from 18 different countries took part in the event. Iranian Olympic player WGM Atousa...
Moscow Blitz Championship attracts very strong chess players
The Moscow Blitz Championship is to be held on Sunday September 6, 2015 at the mall Gorbushkin Yard under the sponsorship of bookmaking company Liga Stavok. World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan ILYUMZHINOV will attend the opening ceremony. The...
Webster University IM Irene Sukandar won 4th World Online Women Blitz Qualifier
The prestigious FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 continued on Thursday, August 27th with the fourth qualifier tournament being played on the official FIDE Online platform. 40 players from 20 different countries took part in the event. The 23 years old IM/...
Sadler scored a perfect 11-0 at Vienna Open Blitz
The 19th edition of Vienna Chess Open included a Blitz tournament which was held on August 16th, 2015. 137 players from 25 different countries took part in the 11-round Swiss event with time control 3′ + 2″. English GM...
GM Salem A.R. Saleh and GM Dimitri Komarov score rare sweep to dominate the Dubai Cup Blitz Chess Team Tournament
GM Salem A.R. Saleh of the UAE and GM Dimitri Komarov of Ukraine score rare sweep to dominate the Dubai Cup Blitz Chess Team Tournament. GM tandem win all their games to rule the tournament with a perfect score ahead...
Gvetadze, Sukandar, Videnova enter FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship
Grandmasters Sofio Gvetadze (Georgia), Irene Kharisma Sukandar (Indonesia) and Iva Videnova (Bulgaria) are signed up to take part in the 2nd qualifying tournament of the FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 that is taking place 9th July on...