1. Hammer, Jon Ludvig g NOR 2665 * ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 +3 2. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2712 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 8 +3 3. Grandelius, Nils g SWE 2623 0 ½ * ½...
Fressinet and Maisuradze are second time champions of France
The 89th French Individual Chess Championship for men and women took place on 17-28th August 2014 in Nimes, a city located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Cévennes mountains in Southern France. Twenty-four of the best French chess players...
Fressinet wins Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2014
The 22nd Sigeman Chess Tournament was organized by the Limhamn Chess Club on 15-19th May, 2014 at the classical Hipp Theater in Malmo, Sweden. French Grandmaster Laurent Fressinet took a clear first place with 3,5/5 points after his earlier...
World Championship mystery revealed?
The men who helped Magnus Carlsen beat Anand Authint Mail | 27 November 2013 – 07:23AM GMT | Sports These are all questions that were asked at various times during the World Chess Championship match between Viswananthan Anand and...
Fressinet and Vachier-Lagrave shine at Alekhine Memorial
The world’s grandmasters were in Paris for the first round of the prestigious Alekhine Memorial chess tournament Thursday, where homegrown competitors startled and delighted audiences by overcoming international heavyweights. By Dhananjay KHADILKAR (text) Laurent Fressniet couldn’t hide his pleasure...
Big day for France at Alekhine Memorial
Round 5 results Kramnik, Vladimir – Fressinet, Laurent 0-1Svidler, Peter – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1Anand, Viswanathan – Ding, Liren 1-0Gelfand, Boris – Aronian, Levon ½-½Adams, Michael – Vitiugov, Nikita ½-½ Official website: http://www.alekhine-memorial.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bacrot wins 10th Open International of Balagne
Bacrot wins 10th Open International of Balagne A tournament of 9 rounds featuring top 16 players qualifying for a cup.Some surprises, good performance by young Corsican players. The champion of Corsica Michael Massoni took a draw against Richard Rapport,...
The Golden Pair in Beijing
World Mind Games Rapid Champion (women) World Mind Games Rapid Champion Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fressinet and Lahno win gold on tiebreaks
The rapid sections of the SportAccord Mind Games came to a dramatic end in Beijing, China. The men section winner of 2012 is Laurent Fressinet who edged out Hikaru Nakamura on better tiebreak score. Nakamura entered the day...