Zaven Andriasian improves his rating08.11.2010, 13:05Aysor.am Chigorin Memorial chess tournament wrapped up Sunday, November 7 in Saint Petersburg. GM Zaven Andriasian scoring 6.5 points out of 9 took 11th place among 275 participants. His rating rose 18 points. CM...
6 GMs share 1st at Chigorin Memorial Rapid
Six grandmasters share first at Chigorin Memorial RapidGM Sergei Yudin first on tiebreaks The strong Chigorin Memorial, with participation of over 100 GMs and IMs, started in St. Petersburg. The first event was a 9 round rapid tournament with...
Chigorin Memorial
17th International Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial (updated)St. Petersburg, Russia, October 26 – November 05, 2010 The festival is held in “Moskva” hotel (2 Al. Nevsky square) and consists of two tournaments. Pre-registered players listed bellow.A. Rapid chess tournament, October...
Hari wins Chigorin Blitz
Hari Krishna wins blitz titleThe HinduOnline edition of India’s National NewspaperWednesday, Oct 28, 2009 NEW DELHI: Grandmaster P. Hari Krishna ended a long title-drought by winning the Chigorin memorial blitz chess tournament at St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday. Hari...
Mikhail Chigorin Memorial 2009
Mikhail Chigorin Memorial 2009Zaven Andriasian wins rapid tournament The 17th International Chess Festival “Mikhail Chigorin Memorial” is being held on 14-25th October at Holiday Inn Moskovskie Vorota hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia. A rich prize fund of about 40.000...
A rare team game among the legends
[Site “St.Petersburg”][Year “1896”][White “Steinitz/Chigorin”][Black “Lasker/Pillsbury”][Result “0-1”] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.d3 d4 5.Nce2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.c3 Bg4 8.fxe5 Bxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Qa4+ c6 11.Nxd4 Nh5 12.Be3 Qh4+ 13.Kd2Ng3 14.hxg3 Qxh1 15.Qb4 Rd8 16.Qxb7 O-O 17.Qc7 Rfe8...