11th European Senior Chess ChampionshipTuesday, 11 January 2011 11:41 11th European Senior Chess Championship Tuesday, 11 January 2011 11:41 The 11th European Senior Chess Championship will be held on 6-14 April 2011, in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley – Italy. European...
2007 European Senior Championship
7th European Individual Senior Championship This event took place from June 2 to June 10 in Hockenheim, Germany. There were 158 players in a 9 round Swiss. Here are some of the top finishers: 1. Rashkovsky, Nukhim GM 2496...
The stark contrast
Here is a picture from a recent chess event in Europe. In this picture, you can see a man setting up the wooden boards, wooden pieces and clocks for the organizer before a round. In America, even a US...
Volokitin and T. Kosintseva lead European Championship
After 9 rounds, here are the leaders: Women’s Section: 1 IM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2459 8.02 IM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2374 7.03 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda RUS 2475 7.04 WGM Korbut Ekaterina RUS 2429 7.0 Men’s Section: 1 GM Volokitin...
Image is everything!
This is the impressive list of sponsors for the 2007 European Chess Championship. I know the organizer in Dresden for many years and they have done a fantastic job. I am sure the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden will be...
European Championship 2007
With the successful application for the Chess Olympiad 2008 at the FIDE world congress in October 2004 the city of Dresden started preparations for this great sporting events right away. On April 7, 2005 the city council unanimously agreed...