Open Letter to Vladimir PutinAugust 23, 2008 GEORGIA TODAYAugust 22, 2008 Georgia Today provides an open letter of Redjeb Jordania to Vladimer Putin. Son of the President, Noé Jordania, of the first democratic Georgian Republic (1918-1921), Redjeb Jordania was...
RP team chases Russia
Philippine chess team confident vs RussiaPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 05:43:00 08/23/2008 Standings after six rounds:17.5 points — Russia; 16 — Philippines, India; 15.5 — Georgia, England, Armenia; 15.0 — Azerbaijan, Slovakia; 13.5 — Turkey-A; 12.5 — Turkey-Mersin; 12.0 —...
Ilyumzhinov to Saakashvili
I just received the following letter from FIDE: The letter from the FIDE President to the President of GeorgiaThursday, 21 August 2008 13:18 Mr. M. SaakashviliPresidentRepublic of Georgia Dear Mikhail Nikolozovich! I am addressing my letter to you on...
More speak out about WCC
Dear ChessBase, I would like to remark that when FIDE and the Organizing Comitee write that the open letter was written by Georgian chess players they never say that it was later signed by eight more players from different...
The stars come to Moscow
2008 Tal Memorial in Moscow The Tal Memorial is taking place in from August 17 to 31, 2008. There will be a super blitz tournament with official qualfiers on the August 27 and 28. The main blitz tournament will...
Georgian refusing to play in Russia
Former Women’s World Champion Maia Chiburdanidze Report: Georgian chess team won’t play in Russia ASSOCIATED PRESS11:23 a.m. August 15, 2008 MOSCOW – The Interfax news agency says the women’s national chess team in Georgia is refusing to play in...
Big problems for the World Women’s Championship
The following Open Letter was published by ChessBase.com: Open letter by the participants of the Women World Championship of FIDE We, the participants of the Women World Championship 2008, express our worry about the current dangerous situation near Cabardino-Balkaria....
North Urals Cup
To the participants, organizers and guests of the chess supertournament “North Urals Cup – 2008”. On behalf of the Russian Chess Federation I greet you in connection with the opening of the international women`s chess supertournament “North Urals Cup...
600 year old chess piece found in Russia
Archaeologists find 600-year-old chess piece in northwest Russia14:5118/ 07/ 2008VELIKY NOVGOROD, July 18 (RIA Novosti) – Archaeologists in northwest Russia have discovered a chess piece dating back to the late 14th century, a spokesman for local archaeologists said on...
2008 Women’s World Championship
Photo from FIDE website WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 FIDE has just released the pairings for round 1 of the Women’s World Championship Knockout in Nalchik, Russia. The FIDE Presidential Board has approved the list of qualifiers and the schedule...