Harika Dronavalli – Nana Dzagnidze Rapid playoff – Game 1 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6 5 c4 Nf6 6 Nc3 Bb4 7 Qd3 Qc7 8 a3 Bxc3+ 9 Qxc3 O-O 10 Bd3...
Spanish Rapid Chess Championship 2013
The Spanish Rapid Chess Championship was held on 26-27th August, 2013, in Linares. 94 players competed in the 9-round Swiss event with the time control 15 min + 5 sec. Grandmasters Kamil Miton, David Lariño Nieto and James Plaskett...
Announcement: Rapid and Blitz Ratings
FIDE encourages more federations to further popularize and organize more Rapid and Blitz tournaments. The QC, after consultation with the Treasurer, has agreed to defer payments for rating reports and rating fees for Rapid and Blitz tournaments until at...
Al Ain Autumn Chess Festival (Blitz and Rapid)
The Al Ain Chess Club has the honor to invite all chess players to participate in the Al Ain Autumn Chess Festival Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2012 scheduled 23rd & 24th November 2012 at the Al Ain Chess...
More big names knocked out in rapid playoff
World Cup round 1 rapid / blitz playoff Kamsky, Gata (USA) 1 0 ½ 1 2.5 Di Berardino, Diego Rafae (BRA) 0 1 ½ 0 1.5 Cori, Jorge (PER) 0 1 0 ½ 1.5 Vallejo Pons, Francisco (ESP) 1...
European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2011
European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2011 Saturday, 02 July 2011 05:33 Lithuanian Chess Federation and sports and art club “Juoda balta” invites all European Chess Federations affiliated to ECU to participate in the European Youth Rapid and Blitz...
9th International Chess Festival Meurthe et Moselle
9th International Chess Festival Meurthe et MoselleLaurent Fressinet and Daniel Fridman win blitz and rapid respectively The 9th International Chess Festival was held in Nancy (France) on 12 and 13 of March 2011. The field for the big rapid...
10th European Individual Blitz and Rapid Youth Chess Championship
10th European Individual Blitz and Rapid Youth Chess ChampionshipParticipants and information The 10th European Individual Blitz and Rapid Youth Chess Championship is taking place July 9-11, 2010, in Subotica. The rapid event is 9 rounds Swiss System with time...
Judit to play in Baku
Grandmasters contest President’s Cup in BakuThu 29 April 2010 11:27 GMT The President’s Cup in memory of Azerbaijan’s late president Heydar Aliyev has begun at the Park Inn Hotel in Baku. The cup will have two sections – rapid...
Women French Rapid Chess Championship
Women French Chess Championship in Rapid Gamesthis weekend in Rennes (West of France) Live at 15.3 pm on Chess & Strategy!Date: 20-21 JuneVenue: Rennes 50 Participants : Maria Leconte, Nino Maisuradze, Natacha (photo) 9 games 15 min plus 5...