Magnus Carlsen to play in Caxias do Sul, Brazil World Champion Magnus Carlsen will visit Brazil from 4th March to participate in the 13th Torneio Aberto Internacional de Xadrez “Festa da Uva” in Caxias do Sul, IM Dragan Stamenkovic of Ponto do Xadrez confirmed for Chessdom. The first event will be a blind simul with […]
World School Chess Championship move from Peru to Brazil
FIDE EVENTS COMMISSION Press Release (23-12-2013) WORLD SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Dear Chess Friends, It was decided to hold the World School Chess Championship 2014 in the Americas. The championship was scheduled to start on 10th April 2014 in Peru. Five months before the official invitation should have been distributed with all details for the […]
Joao Braga Open in Brazil
The Chess International Open Profesor Joao Braga was played on 5th-13th July at the UNIP University, Rua Vergueiro 1211 – Paraíso, Brazil. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with a classical time control. It was valid both for FIDE and CBX ratings calculations. Paraguayan GM Neuris Delgado finished clear first after getting 7.5 points. […]
Rodrigo Disconzi da Silva wins IRT Cidade de Curitiba 2013
The IRT Cidade de Curitiba 2013 was held on 5th-7th April at the Curitiba Chess Club in – Rua XV de Novembro 266 9º andar, in this Brazilian city. It was a 6-rounds Swiss open with a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increments per move. The event was FIDE rated and looked for […]
Torneo Carioca Absoluto 2013 in Brazil
The Torneo Carioca Absoluto 2013 will take place on April 13-14 at the Club Municipal of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All the players affiliated to the Rio de Janeiro Chess Federation (FEXERJ) are eligible to participate. The event is a 6-round Swiss open with a time control of 60 minutes per player for the whole […]
US team wins Pan-American Teams Championship in Brazil
The 9th Pan-American Teams Championship was held on 24-30 January in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The United States won the tourney after getting an undefeated score of 10 match points. The event was a double round-robin championship with 4 teams. Each country presented a 4 players roster, plus a reserve. Cuba arrived with the strongest line-up […]
Webster U freshman Ray Robson helps team USA win PanAm
Webster University freshman GM Ray Robson helped team USA win the 2013 Pan American Team Championship, which took place in Brazil. Team USA finished clear first ahead of Cuba and Brazil, etc. With this victory, team USA earns a berth in the World Team Championship!Congratulations to Ray and team USA! Chess Daily News from Susan […]
Team USA leads PanAm Team Championship
Round 3 resultsSource: http://panamericanoequipes.blogspot.com/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Team USA beat Cuba and Brazil at PanAm Team
Results from the Pan American Team Championship in Brazilhttp://panamericanoequipes.blogspot.com/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Round Robin Tournaments in Santos, Brazil
Federação Paulista de Xadrez held two round robin tournaments from 10th to 16th December in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Both events, 11th Internacional Mario Covas Jr and 9th Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, were 10-player round robins with equally balanced fields that averaged 2410 FIDE elo. XI Internacional Mario Covas Jr, Final Ranking: 1 GM […]