World Rapid and Blitz Championships Press Conference and Opening Ceremony Friday, 06 July 2012 05:02 FIDE President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Kazakhstan Chess Federation President, Mr. Aset Isekeshev held a press conference just before the opening ceremony of the World...
World Rapid Chess Championship Info
World Rapid Chess ChampionshipAstana, Kazakhstan 2012-07-06/2012-07-09 Tournament’s name: World Rapid Chess Championship Start date: 2012-07-06 End date: 2012-07-09 Place: Astana, Kazakhstan Rate of play: G=15’+10″ Arbiter: IA Andrzej Filipowicz Organizer: Chess Federation of Kazakhstan Current round: 5 No. of...
Carlsen is rating favorite in World Rapid and Blitz Championship
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2012 will take place 1-10 July in Astana, Kazakhstan. A total of 16 prominent Grandmasters will participate for the prize fund of 400 000 USD. Join Chessdom Live with computer analysis for...
Being Chess World’s Youngest (W) Grandmaster
June 27, 2012 Kazakhstan’s chess body has posited a case for making a 12-year-old Kazakh schoolgirl the youngest female grandmaster in the world. Zhansaya Abdimalik, sporting a baseball cap and the composure of a veteran, was introduced to the...
Zhansaya Abdumalik becomes WGM at the age of 12
The young chess talent from Kazakhstan Zhansaya Abdumalik completed her final norm for Women Grandmaster. With this achievement she has all necessary requirements for the WGM title at age of 12 years 5 months and 15 days, making her...
World Blitz and Rapid Championship 2012, some big names missing
Official World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships will be held in the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, on July 1-11, 2012. It is worth noting that the Rapid Chess Championship will be held for the first time in the...
Qualified and nominated players for Astana World Rapid and Blitz Championships
Full list for Astana World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, 1-11 July 2012. Qualifiers by rating for finals (6-10 July) 01. Magnus Carlsen 2835 02. Teimour Radjabov 2784 03. Sergey Karjakin 2779 04. Alexander Morozevich 2769 05....
Semi-finals of World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2012
The Chess Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and FIDE are honored to invite the best world chess players to participate in qualifying events (semi-finals) of the World Rapid and Blitz Championships organized by FIDE. The semi-finals of the...
Kazakh chess players win big in Romania
Kazakh chess players win big in RomaniaNews / Sports16:35 08.05.2012 Young chess players from Kazakhstan won three golden and two silver medals at the international championship in Romania. Bibisara Assaubayeva (Astana) won in the youngest players’ category, Diana Assaubayeva...
11-year old becomes WIM
Artwork by Mike Magnan 11-year old Kazakh chess player becomes international master A three-time world chess champion, Zhansaya Abdumalik, has become an international master. The ambitious girl won a world championship, which was held in Poland, for the third...