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 Senior Chess Rapid 2011 will be played on 4-5 April 2011, also in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley […]
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 RUS 7.52. Butnorius, Algiman IM 2402 LTU 7.5 3. Murey, Jacob GM 2433 ISR 7.04. Jansa, […]
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 Champion and world-class player like GM Alex Onischuk is required to bring his own chess set […]
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 Andrei UKR 2654 7.0and 21 players tie for 2nd with 6.5!! Here is the full crosstable. […]
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 impressive as well. I have also seen the 2008 Olympiad venue! Awesome! The organizer has impeccable […]
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 on the organizational and financial framework that was worked out. On April 21, 2005 First Mayor […]