The Curacao Chess Federation in a joint collaboration with the Student Sport Federation Dutch Caribbean under the auspices of ODUPA (a member of the FISU) is organizing the second Pan-American University Chess Championship in Curacao, Willemstad. The tournament will take place on 1-5th April 2013 in two individual groups; one for each gender. The playing […]
Sun, fun, and great chess in Curaçao
The Curacao Chess Players Foundation and CCF organizing committee cordially invite you! Please visit our website http://www.curacaochess.net for more information. While some things may be cheaper by the dozen, CCF 2012 is about being a “dozen of chess fun”. Combine your upcoming summer: vacation and chess tournament into one and head on over to Curaçao. […]
Hello fish!
Can you create your own clever chess caption? 🙂 Keep it clean please! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
More underwater chess
Anna Zatonskih vs. Robin Swinkels in Curacao Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anna Zatonskih
This is IM Anna Zatonskih playing chess underwater in Curacao! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Picture of the week!
U.S. Women’s Champion IM Anna Zatonskih just sent this to us: “I played a game under water vs. Robin Swinkels (in Curacao). He won the Dutch junior championship a couple times. The event was organized by Lions Dive & Beach Resort and took place in Sea Aquarium on Curacao. Some GMs played in the swimming […]
Christiansen and Benjamin tied for 1st in Curacao
Larry Christiansen, Joel Benjamin, and Luis Bernal Moro tied for 1st at the 2008 Curacao Open. Bernal Moro lost his last game from the tournament against Thomas Willemze who refused a draw offer after only four moves. Although Bernal Moro made a GM norm he must have had mixed feelings to give away ‘a certain’ […]
Zatonskih vs Benjamin in Curacao
Round 8 pairings: Fridman (5½) – Bernal Moro (6½)Zatonskih (5) – Benjamin (5½)Christiansen (5½) – Werle (5), etc. Official website: http://www.curacaochess.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sun and fun in Curacao
History The Curaçao Chess Festival was initiated in 2001 by the Curaçao Chess Players’ Foundation in a new set up for the international chess tournaments that the CCPF had organized since 1993. International grandmasters and masters were invited to come to Curaçao to participate. The first Curaçao Chess Festival was held in the Van der […]