Abierto Legislatura 2014 “Copa Norberto La Porta” takes place on 13-21st December at the Salon Dorado de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires – Peru 160 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A total of 387 players are competing in two sections – Open A and Open B. The tournament is organized by the Federacion […]
XVIII Mercosur Cup 2014
The 18th edition of the traditional Argentinian tournament “Mercosur Cup” will take place on 6-15th October 2014 at the Chess Circle of Villa Martelli in the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires. The event is a 10-player round-robin tournament, valid for GM norms. The time control is 90′ + 30″. Representatives of five countries will take part […]
GM Axel Bachmann convincing winner of Copa Norberto La Porta
Grandmaster Axel Bachmann from Paraguay convincingly won the “Copa Norberto La Porta” open tournament which was held on 14-21st December at the Salon Dorado de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Bachmann concluded the event with 8,0/9 points leaving the chasing pack a full point behind. Twelve players shared the second place with […]
Copa Norberto La Porta
Abierto Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires “Copa Norberto La Porta” will take place on 14-21st December at the Salon Dorado de la Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires – Peru 160 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 190 players are registered to participate in the 9-round open tournament. The tournament is organized by the […]
Leonardo Tristan winner of the 3rd International Open Marcel Duchamp
Argentine International Master Leonardo Tristan won the 3rd International Open Marcel Duchamp, which took place on 20-29th June at the Club Atletico Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After the 9 rounds were played, no less than five players finished tied on 7 points each. Tristan, who had an undefeated run in the event took […]
47th Ilmar Raud Memorial
In memorial of the 100th birthday of member of the Estonian team that scored 3rd at the Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires. Organizer: Viljandi CC Fellin. The event is a part of BEKO series 2013 (http://www.eestimale.ee/sari2013/) held by The Estonian Chess Support Organization.Time and place: July 1-7 2013 in Viljandi Sports Center (http://www.viljandimaa.ee/spordikeskus/) Vaksali 4 […]
44th Torneo Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Mar del Plata-Marcel Duchamp
The 44th International Ciudad de Mar del Plata open tournament dedicated to Marcel Duchamp is taking place on 23-30th March at the Complejo Hotel Provincial – Salón Teatro Auditorio, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. 241 players from 12 countries are competing. Among them are 8 Grandmasters, 15 International Masters and 21 FIDE Masters. Top rated […]
Lucas Liascovich wins Torneo Metropolitano Superior in Argentina
IM Lucas Liascovich grabbed the winner’s trophy at the Torneo Superior Metropolitano de Buenos Aires that was played on 12th-20th March at the Club Atletico River Plate. Liascovich edged his colleague IM Maximiliano Ginzburg on tiebreaks after both obtained 5.5 points in 7 rounds. Liascovich was undefeated during the whole tournament – he got four victories and […]
Torneo Metropolitano Superior in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Torneo Superior Metropolitano de Buenos Aires is being played on 12th-20th March at the Club Atletico River Plate, Av. Udaondo, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will be a FIDE rated 7 rounds Swiss Open. The time control will be 90 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increments from move one. There will be prizes for […]
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires elected Pope
Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires, Elected Leader Of Catholic Church Posted: 03/13/2013 3:22 pm EDT | Updated: 03/13/2013 3:29 pm EDT Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Buenos Aires, has been elected to be the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Francis. Francis was elected to the papacy after […]