The main feature is an interview with GM Natalia Zhukova who returned to Odessa from the Khanty-Mansiysk women’s world championship where she twice defeated the championship rating favourite GM Humpy Koneru in the second round. In the beginning of...
Odessa TV program
Odessa, Ukraine chess TV program. The 1st installment by GM Mikhail Golubev Our new chess TV program was on TRC Krug (one of the leading TV channels in the Odessa region, Ukraine) on 23 November 2012. This program (20,5...
Blitz in Yuzhny
Blitz in Yuzhnyby GM Mikhail GolubevChessToday.net On 14 September, as a part of the traditional chess festival in Yuzhny near Odessa in Ukraine, a strong blitz tournament was organized. There were 10 prizes, the first prize being about 3...
Chess brings students together
Chess brings students togetherBy Meredith MoriakMidland Reporter-TelegramPosted: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:08 pmUpdated: 8:14 pm, Mon Mar 26, 2012. Nerves intensified Saturday morning as a crowd formed around the table where Jared Culpepper and Shawn Adams were trying to...
Firman wins Geller Memorial
Efim Geler Memorial Sunday, 28 August 2011 19:35 The 7th Efim Geller Memorial was organized by the Odessa Chess Federation from 20th to 28th August in Odessa, Ukraine. 54 players, 3 Grandmasters and 19 Masters, competed in the 9-round...
Permian Basin Chess
The Permian Basin Chess Club is pleased to announce our Chess TournamentSunday, May 22, 2011 Entry Fee: $1.00Sections: 1 (open)Time Control: Game/40, Delay/30, Swiss SystemNumber of Rounds: 4 (3 if a quad)Sign-In / Pay-up: 9:30 am To 9:55 am,...
Odessa City Chess Birthday Celebrations
Odessa City Chess Birthday CelebrationsBy GM Mikhail Golubev For the fifth straight year chess events were included in the programme of the celebrations of the Odessa City birthday. Its predecessor, a small Tatar settlement, was founded in 1240. After...
President Ilyumzhinov in Odessa
President’s visits to Odessa and BishkekTuesday, 01 June 2010 10:10 On May 29, 2010, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov had an official working visit to Odessa, where he took part in the opening ceremony of the ACP World Rapid Cup. At the...
Karjakin wins ACP World Cup
Karjakin defeated Jakovenko 4-3 to win the ACP World Cup. Here are the full results: Grischuk, Alexander 2 : 0 Grischuk, Alexander Motylev, Alexander 1.5 : 0.5 Grischuk, Alexander Movsesian, Sergei 1.5 : 0.5 Movsesian, Sergei Naiditsch, Arkadij 1.5...
Fourth ACP World Rapid Cup
Fourth ACP World Rapid Cup27-29th May in Odessa, Ukraine Bank Pivdenny will once again be the organizer and main financial partner of the ACP World Rapid Cup. The event will take place on 27-29th May in Odessa, Ukraine. The...