Russian veteran Alisa Galliamov has just captured another Russian Women’s Championship. Pogonina and T. Kosintseva tied for 1st but finished 2nd and 3rd respectively after tiebreaks / rapid playoff. The Snowdrops women’s team defeated the Oldhands men’s team by...
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Aronian, Karjakin, and Mamedyarov tied for 1st (Aronian & Karjakin 1st on tiebreaks) at Tal Memorial. Aronian won the 2010 World Blitz Championship, with Radjabov in 2nd, and Carlsen in 3rd. Nadezhda Kosintseva and Pogonina are tying for the...
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Kramnik, Aronian, Shirov, and Wang Hao are competing in Shanghai. Aronian has the early lead. Kamsky just won Baku Open. Zhao Jun and Le Quang Liem tied for 1st at the Campomanes Memorial Cup. Carlsen defeated Anand in the...
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It has been a busy week in the chess world with many events going on simultaneously: The Baku Open with Kamsky, the Spanish Team Chess Championship with many 2700+ players, the Arctic Securities Chess Stars with Carlsen, Anand, Judit,...
The International appeal of chess – Saturday Open Forum

Sometimes I am amazed to be reminded of how global the game of chess is. Below is a sample list of cities and countries which chess fans visited this site in the past 10 minutes or so. Chess fans...
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I have been asked countless times where chess fans and enthusiasts can follow my chess news and updates? I use a number of sites. The main one is right here on www.ChessDailyNews.com. There are about 15 or more new...
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L to R: The legendary Gary Presley (left) and Eric Presley (right) / L to R: Casey Ellison, Scott Fraker, and Tim Storms It is a busy time for chess. Adams won the British Championship with a round to...
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Ponomariov is leading Dortmund. Caruana is leading Biel. The SPICE Cup A group is finalized with two 2700+ players (Almasi and Onischuk). The Russian Chess Federation just made two very controversial proposals. It’s Saturday Open Forum. The forum is...
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Ponomariov and Mamedyarov are leading Dortmund. Robson and Zhao are leading the U.S. Junior Championship while Zatonskih is leading the U.S. Women’s Championship. Pelletier won the 2010 Swiss Championship. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced that he has the support...
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The U.S. Women’s Championship and the U.S. Junior Championship are about to get underway. Two Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls former co-champions, Alisa Melekhina and Abby Marshall are squaring off on the women’s side while 2 past participants...