Chess Classic MainzChess Classic Championship Year Winner Players/ Mode Result Cat. Elo Ø 1996 Alexei Shirov 4 round robin/final 6½ / 8 18 26811997 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 7½ / 10 19 27051998 Viswanathan Anand 4 round robin/final 5½ / 10 s 22 27811999 Garry Kasparov 4 round robin 7½ / 12 21 27642000 […]
The end of Mainz
Chess Classic Mainz – End of an Era Cost-benefit analysis requires clear statement for Mainz A decade full of dedication and passion for international rapid chess has come to an end in Mainz. A splendid decade from 2001 to 2010 with ground-breaking innovations in tournament organization for world class players and amateurs alike and the […]
Chess Classic Mainz 2010
Chess Classic Mainz 2010 – Counting down the days to the tenth edition The tenth edition of the Chess Classic Mainz is just days away. From 06-08 August 2010, Mainz will be the centre of the rapid chess world. As we have announced earlier, the organizing Chess Tigers had to cut down the event to […]
Aronian in Mainz
14:11 26/07/2010 Levon Aronian to defend title of World Rapid Chess Champion Levon Aronian will defend the title of the World Rapid Chess Champion, which he attained in Mainz, Germany in 2009, in the open tournament which is to be held in Mainz August 7-8, 2010. 11 rounds will be played in the Swiss system […]
Chess960 rules
Chess960 rules in Mainz! The third day of the Chess Classic Mainz 2009 was a day for Chess960 lovers. In the 3. Mini- FiNet Chess960 Open, 32 youngsters played seven rounds in their tournament which was won by Johannes Carow. The 5. Livingston Chess960 computer chess world championship started today with Rybka, Shredder, DeepSjeng and […]
Tactics Rule in Chess960
Start of the Chess960 Rapid World Championship: Tactics Rule By Johannes Fischer Tactics rule. As Viktor Bologan explained in yesterday’s press conference, in Chess960 the random position of the pieces simply forces you to think of everything. In interviews Levon Aronian also stressed how important tactics are in Chess960. The first three rounds of the […]
Chess Classic 2009 begins
Chess Classic 2009 beginsBy Harry SchaackTranslation: Johannes Fischer Yesterday the usual press conference marked the beginning of the Chess Classic Mainz, the world’s biggest Rapid Chess Festival. And after meeting the journalists Levon Aronian showed his skills in a 40 board simul. The Chess Classic 2009, in which the world’s best players from Tuesday to […]
Grischuk wins Mainz ICC Chess960
GRISCHUK WINS MAINZ CHESS960 ONLINE TITLE ON ICC Top seed GM Alexander Grischuk (depressnyak) of Russia was in majestic form on Sunday as he easily won the Mainz Chess Classic Chess960 online title hosted on ICC. En route to the main event of the 16-player final, the Muscovite beat with ease IM Anatoly Bykhovsky of […]
The Mainz Attraction III
The Mainz Attraction III The Internet Chess Club, in conjunction with Chess Tigers, organizers of the ever-popular annual Mainz Chess Classic in Germany, are again offering ICC members a unique chance to play in a free online qualifier to win 700 Euro, accommodation and breakfast at the Hilton Mainz Hotel by the banks of the […]
Anand 3-1 Carlsen in Mainz
Anand, V (2798) – Carlsen, M (2775) [B77]13th GrenkeLeasing Rapid Final in Mainz GER (1), 03.08.2008 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0–0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3 Rc8 11.0–0–0 Ne5 12.Kb1 a6 13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Rdg1 Qa5 17.Bh6 Rxc3 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Rxh5 Rxb3 20.Qxa5 […]