Russia wins European Team Championship

The national teams of Russia have completely dominated the 2015 European Team Chess Championships, winning the gold medals in both men’s and women’s tournaments. In the final round of the men’s section Russia tied the match against Hungary to complete the race with 15 points and take the winner’s trophy. This is Russia’s first gold […]
Double Gold for Russia at European Team Championships

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds Rk. SNo FED Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 RUS Russia 9 6 3 0 15 224,5 22,5 2 6 ARM Armenia 9 5 3 1 13 220,5 22,5 3 7 HUN Hungary 9 5 3 1 13 217,0 22,5 4 4 FRA […]
25th FIDE World Senior (Women) 50+ LIVE!

The 25th FIDE World Senior Women Chess Championship is taking place from November 9-22, 2015, in Acqui Terme, Piemonte, Italy. The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament, headed by Georgian player WIM Nino Melashvili (2125). 17 players from 7 different countries take part in the event. Tournament website
ETCC (Women) Reykjavik 2015 LIVE!

The European Team Chess Championship for women is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is reigning World team chess champion Georgia (2517), with members GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM […]
Russian leads World Team with 1 to go

http://chess-results.com/tnr191479.aspx Rank After Round 8 Rk. SNo FED Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 RUS Russia 8 6 2 0 14 170,5 20,5 2 7 HUN Hungary 8 5 2 1 12 154,5 20,5 3 4 FRA France 8 4 3 1 11 164,5 18,5 4 6 ARM […]
ETCC (Men) Reykjavik 2015 LIVE!

The European Team Chess Championship for men is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is the team of Russia (2743) with members: GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, GM Peter […]
ETCC (Women) Reykjavik 2015 LIVE!

The European Team Chess Championship for women is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is reigning World team chess champion Georgia (2517), with members GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM […]
Russia with 3 pt lead after 7 at European Team Championship

http://chess-results.com/tnr191479.aspx Rank after Round 7 Rk. SNo FED Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 RUS Russia 7 6 1 0 13 135,0 18,5 2 4 FRA France 7 4 2 1 10 124,5 16,5 3 3 AZE Azerbaijan 7 4 2 1 10 118,0 18,0 4 6 ARM […]
ETCC (Men) Reykjavik 2015 LIVE!

The European Team Chess Championship for men is taking place from November 12-22, 2015, in Reykjavik, the capital and largest city of Iceland. The playing venue is Laugardalshöll, while the time control is 90′/40 moves + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is the team of Russia (2743) with members: GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Evgeny Tomashevsky, GM Peter […]