The September Lviv Tradition (IM Group) round-robin tournament was taking place from September 28 to October 4, 2015, at the Hotel Nton, in the splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine. The event was a 12-player single round-robin tournament with an average Elo 2257, valid for FIDE rating and norms. The tempo of play is 90′ + 30″. […]
Dates for FIDE Women’s World Championship Match set

The dates for the FIDE Women’s World Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan are set for 1-18th March 2016, TASS reported. The match will be held in Lviv, Ukraine. The Organizing Committee for the match held a meeting on 31st August in Kiev. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Minister of Sports and Youth Igor […]
Ukraine to hold World Championship Match Mariya Muzychuk – Hou Yifan

Ukraine to hold World Championship Match Mariya Muzychuk – Hou Yifan Jul 2, 2015 FIDE delegation led by President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Lviv to accept the application from the Ukrainian Chess Federation to hold the Women’s World Championship Match. The World Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and challenger, former World Champion, winner of FIDE Grand […]
IMs Anwesh and Shkuran lead May Lviv Tradition 2015

The May Lviv Tradition (IM Group) round-robin tournament is currently in progress at the Hotel Nton, in the splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine. The event is an eleven-round tournament with the participation of 12 players from 6 different countries. IM Upadhyaya Anwesh from India and Ukrainian player IM Daniil Shkuran take the lead with 4/5 points each, leaving […]
January “Lviv Tradition” 2015 kicked off in Lviv

The January “Lviv Tradition” IM round-robin tournament kicked off at the Hotel Nton, in the splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine. Three players head the field of ten participants from three different countries with one points each. Pylyp Lornye, FM Oleg Terletsky and WFM Nataliya Buksa defeated their opponents Szymon Walter, WFM Iulija […]
Ukrainian chess center Lviv to host numerous tournaments

The splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine, will be hosting numerous chess events. The 3rd Yury Privalov Memorial 2014 had just ended, when the National finals for Men and Women kicked off. Twelve of the best Ukrainian male and female players will be guests of the 4-Star Hotel Warszawa**** from 10th to 22nd […]
Ukrainian chess center Lviv to host numerous tournaments

The splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine, will be hosting numerous chess events. The 3rd Yury Privalov Memorial 2014 had just ended, when the National finals for Men and Women kicked off. Twelve of the best Ukrainian male and female players will be guests of the 4-Star Hotel Warszawa**** from 10th to 22nd […]
IM Daniil Shkuran wins 3rd Yury Privalov Memorial 2014

The 3rd Yury Privalov Memorial was held from 28th October to 2nd November 2014 in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine. The event was organized in honor of the Ukrainian trainer Yuriy Privalov in a 10-player IM round-robin format with a time control 90′ + 30″. IM Daniil Shkuran emerged a clear winner on 7/9 […]
Friendly Blitz Tournament in Lviv

Lviv Chess Federation with GM Adrian Mikhalchishin and Bank of Lviv with its Director GM Margeir Petursson are putting up lots of effort to promote chess in the region. They regularly organize friendly blitz tournaments for local Grandmasters and the line-ups are usually quite decent. The last tournament was organized on 10th September in the […]
Topalov-Kamsky match starts November 28

Topalov – Kamsky match update Topalov vs Kamsky match will begin in Lviv (Lvov) on 28 November, there will be 8 games, and the prize fund will be $750,000 USD. The match will last 20 days. The FIDE Deputy President Makropolous will visit Lviv with inspection on the following Monday. Source: Chess Today Chess Daily […]