The World Chess Olympiad in Baku concluded last week and Sport-Express published a big interview with RCF President Andrey Filatov. Russia’s men’s team won bronze medals. The women’s team, three-time Olympic champions, has ceded their title, having finished at...
“Uniting the Universe” in 2020
The last round of 42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku and the final session of FIDE General Assembly took place on 13th September. The main topic of the discussion of delegates of member countries of FIDE was choosing the...
Tal Memorial 2016
Tournament date: 25th September to 6th October Total prize fund: $200,000 Category 21: (Average ELO 2760) 1. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2808) 2. Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2795) 3. Vishy Anand (India, 2776) 4. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan, 2761) 5. Anish Giri (Netherlands, 2755)...
Nepomniachtchi dominates Olympiad with 7/7 – 3318 performance!
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2740 RUS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7,0 7 3318 7 5,35 1,65 10 16,5 Round by round results Nepomniachtchi Ian GM 2740 RUS Rp:3318 Rd. SNo Name Rtg FED...
5-way tie for 1st in St Petersburg
Final Ranking after 11 Rounds (top 35) http://poll.pollcode.com/24173888_result Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 3 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2701 8,5 81,0 76,0 6,0 2 16 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2573 8,5 79,0 74,0 7,0...
Tal Memorial Continues Chess in Museums Project
Tal Memorial Continues Chess in Museums Project Moscow, August 26, 2016 The 10th edition of the international tournament named after the 8th World Champion Mikhail Tal will be played in the Museum of Russian Impressionism (Moscow), one of the...
Can New Team Captain Turn Russia’s Olympiad Misfortune Around?
Russian Olympiad Team in Baku Vladimir Kramnik (2808) Sergey Karjakin (2769) Alexander Grischuk (2754) Evgeny Tomashevsky (2731) Ian Nepomniachtchi (2740) Andrey Filatov is the captain of the team
Ivan Rozum clear first in Primorskiy Debut 2016
The 2016 Primorskiy Debut open tournament, a stage of the Russian Cup, was held from 21-29th July in Vladivostok, Russia. 50 players took participating in the 9-round Swiss event, including seven Grandmasters in the field. Grandmaster Ivan Rozum from...
Tikhookeanskiy Meridian 2016
Vladivostok in Russian Far East is currently holding a series of summer chess events. The festival opened with Tikhookeanskiy Meridian, 11-round Swiss rapid tournament with the time control 15 min + 10 sec. Among 76 participants, Grandmasters Grigoriy Oparin, Dmitry...
Games from Russian Higher League Championship 2016
The Russian Higher League is taking place 22 June – 1 July in the Kolomna Speed-skating Center in Russia. Top seeded players are Maxim Matlakov, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Daniil Dubov, Sanan Sjugirov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Igor Lysyj, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Ivan Popov,...