Standings after 5 rounds Rk. SNo Team Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 1 7 Bulgaria BUL 5 4 1 0 9 13.0 57.5 2 17 Romania ROM 5 4 0 1 8 13.0 39.0 3 3...
Upset galore
What if someone would have told you before round 4 at the European Team Championship that Spain will hold Azerbaijan while Bulgaria and Germany will crush Russia and Ukraine? Would you have believed it? Well, it did happen. Illescas...
Bulgarian school puts chess on the curriculum
Bulgarian school puts chess on the curriculumPupils playing chess at the Eurostandard High School in SofiaEastern Europe | 29.10.2011 In a classroom on the top floor of the Eurostandard High School in central Sofia, a group of pupils are...
Bulgarian kid triumphs at European Youth Championship
Bulgarian Kid Triumphs at International Chess Tournament, Berbatov’s Cousin 19thSports | September 21, 2011, Wednesday Nurgyul Salimova of Bulgaria grabbed the Girls Under 8 title at the European Youth Chess Championship that took place at Bulgaria’s Albena sea resort....
European Youth Chess Championship
European Youth Chess Championship The young European youth champions have been crowned at the EYCC 2011. A total of 1039 participants from 48 countries competed in the Open U8-U18 and Girls U8-U18 categories. Among the players there were 2...
Rodshtein leads Albena Open
GM Maxim Rodshtein leading in Albena OpenSuper Open from 25th June to 3rd July in the sea resort Albena in Bulgaria The Albena Chess Open with a massive participation of 274 players and generous prize fund of 40000 EUR...
Albena Chess Tournament with a 40,000 EUR Prize Fund
Albena Chess Tournament with a 40,000 EUR Prize Fund25th June – July 3rd in the Albena sea resort (near Varna, Bulgaria) This year a number of closed events like Linares, Mtel Masters, or even opens like Arctic Chess Challenge...
International Tournament Albena 2011
Albena – a Mecca for intellectual sports Sun, sea, amusement and leisure – what else could you possibly need?! Dear friends of this ancient wise game! After a certain pause, Albena throws open the door again for the international...
Albena International 2011
Albena Chess Tournament 2011 with a prize fund of 40 000 eurAlbena 2011 is the newest Super Open This year a number of closed events like Linares, Mtel Masters, or even opens like Arctic Chess Challenge are suffering from...
Albena International
International Chess Tournament Albena 25.06. – 03.07.2011 Place: Albena Resort – Sport hall Modus:Open 9 roundsSystem – FIDE SwissTime control – 90 m + 30 secValid for ELO FIDE and GM/IM Norms Schedule:Registration June 25 till 13.00 hTehnical meeting...