PRESS RELEASE World Chess Candidates Tournament to take place in Moscow’s Historic Central Telegraph from March 11 to 29, 2016 The Qualifier for the World Chess Championship Match To Go Digital in the multifunctional technological hub DI Telegraph January 28,...
RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 sets Guinness World Record
The Russian State Social University hosted “The largest chess lesson” as part of RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016 on 29th January. More than 250 students and pupils listened to 35-minute lecture of the International School Chess Union president,...
Moscow Match Tournament Nutcracker 2015 LIVE!
The 2015 Match Tournament Nutcracker is taking place from December 19-26, in Moscow, Russia. The event is a double-round Scheveningen match between the team of “The Kings”, consisting of experienced top players GM Boris Gelfand (2731), GM Peter Leko...
Armenian President will open the Candidates Tournament in Moscow
Dear Kirsan Nikolayevich! Let me thank you for the invitation to take part in the opening ceremony of the FIDE Candidates’ Tournament, which will be held on March 10th, 2015 in Moscow. As you know, Armenia attaches a great...
International Chess Festival “Aeroflot Open 2016″
The 13th International Chess Festival “Aeroflot Open 2016″ will be held from 29th February to 11th March in Hotel “Cosmos”, Moscow. This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to world’s top. As...
Aronian nominated for Candidates Tournament in Moscow
FIDE and Agon, its commercial partner, have announced that the Candidates Chess Tournament 2016 will be held in Moscow from March 10 to 30, 2016. The Candidates Tournament is a chess tournament organized by FIDE since 1950, as a...
Moscow Blitz Championship attracts very strong chess players
The Moscow Blitz Championship is to be held on Sunday September 6, 2015 at the mall Gorbushkin Yard under the sponsorship of bookmaking company Liga Stavok. World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan ILYUMZHINOV will attend the opening ceremony. The...
Sergey Karjakin opens chess school in Moscow
A chess school by one of the world’s leading Grandmasters, Sergey Karjakin, was inaugurated at the ceremony in the conference hall of the Faculty of Law of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). The ceremony was attended by the officials,...
FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Moscow, Russia – Results
From 31st January to 5th February 2015 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Moscow, Russia, by the Russian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Alexander Tkachev (RUS), Member of the FIDE Arbiters’...
Galakhov wins Moscow Open Amateur Tournament by a full point
Sergey Galakhov walked through Moscow Open Amateur TournamentFeb 8, 2015 The 55-years old Russian Sergey Galakhov dominated the Moscow Open – RSSU Cup C tournament, reserved for amateurs, in the field of 326 players. Galakhov started with eight consecutive...