Today in Lausanne, the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with IOC President Thomas Bach at Château de Vidy. The issues of bilateral cooperation have been discussed, as well as the introduction of chess into the programme of Winter Olympic Games. At the meeting also present were the FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, FIDE Treasurer Adrian […]
Lausanne Open Chess Tournament 2012
The 13th Lausanne Open Chess Tournament was held on 14-17th September at the Salle de Fête in Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne, Switzerland. The tournament was played over 7 rounds of Swiss system with 89 participants. Grandmasters Tigran Gharamian (France), Mikhail Ulibin (Russia) and Krasimir Rusev (Bulgaria) shared the first place with 5,5 points each. Gharamian […]
GM Christian Bauer wins Lausanne Young Masters
GM Christian Bauer takes the trophy in the 12th Lausanne Young Masters The 12th Lausanne Young Masters chess tournament was held as a 7-round Open from 16th to 19th September in Lausanne, Switzerland. 98 players, including 11 Grandmasters, took participation. GM Christian Bauer, Chessdom commentator and author of the popular books “The Philidor Files” and […]