Russian city of Kislovodsk hosted the blitz tournament dedicated to the memory of Rezo Shalvovich Sakhvadze, which was attended by 38 players from Moscow, Krasnodar, Vladikavkaz, Cherkessk, Nalchik and other Russian cities. Top seed GM Boris Savchenko from Krasnodar took a clear first place with 9,5 points from 11 games. Second place went to the […]
Incredibly generous gesture by GM Savchenko
GM Boris Savchenko wins Tseshkovsky Memorial, donates prize to family Vitaly Tseshkovsky Memorial was played as a rapid chess tournament on 8th December in Krasnodar, Russia. The tournament was attended by 16 invitees and 10 players who qualified from the five stages of the Open Cup “Krasnodar Krai Chess Federation Kuban”. The prize fund was provided […]
Savchenko convincing in Kemerovo Rapid
The Kemerovo Rapid Chess Tournament was held on 19-21st October to celebrate the 70th anniversary of establishment of the Kemerovo region and the 80th anniversary of the birth of the Hero of the Kuzbass, Mikhail Naydov. The tournament is a stage of the Russian Rapid Grand Prix 2012. The competition was attended by 148 players […]
Savchenko wins the Nezhmetdinov Trophy
Russian Chess Federation, Tatarstan Ministry of Sport and Tatarstan Chess Federation have organized the 34th Rashid Nezhmetdinov Cup from 25th September to 4th October in Kazan. The tournament also marked the centenary of Nezhmetdinov’s birth. After nine rounds of play GM Boris Savchenko emerged clear winner of the tournament by collecting 7,0 points and leaving […]
Peter Svidler – Boris Savchenko World Blitz Championship
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Meier and Savchenko lead Capablanca
Round 2 results:GM Leinier Domínguez – GM Igor Khenkin 1/2-1/2GM Lázaro Bruzón – GM Boris Savchenko 0-1GM Georg Meier – GM Artyom Timofeev 1-0 Georg Meier and Boris Savchenko take lead at Capablanca MemorialDominguez and Khekin drawReport by Chessdom.com to take lead at the Capablanca Memorial 2009. Savchenko managed to defeat the local player Lazaro […]
Savchenko wins FINEK
FINEK, St Petersburg The FINEK-A GM Norm tournament took place in St Petersburg, Russia from 28 January – 4 February 2009. Final standings: 1. GM S. Savchenko (UKR) – 6 out of 92-4. GM Brodsky (UKR), IMs Matlakov and Lintchevski (RUS) – 5½5. FM Goganov (RUS) – 56-7. GM Kovalev (BLR) and Tryshelyev (AZE) – […]
Kuzubov, Savchenko lead Politiken Cup
The Politiken Cup is taking place on 20th-27th July 2008. With one round to go, here are the leaders: 1 12. GM Yurij Kuzubov 2578 72 13. GM Boris Savchenko 2578 7 3 2. GM Vladimir Malakhov 2689 6½4 4. GM Peter Heine Nielsen 2652 6½5 15. GM Alexander A. Evdokimov 2555 6½6 10. GM […]
Savchenko perfect at Politiken Cup
GM Boris Savchenko is 6 out of 6 at the 2008 Politiken Cup! Here are the leaders after 6 rounds: 1 GM Boris Savchenko 2578 6 2 GM Artur Kogan 2569 5½3 GM Peter Heine Nielsen 2652 5½4 GM Michael Roiz 2680 5½5 IM Ashwin Jayaram 2436 5½6 GM Alexander A. Evdokimov 2555 5½7 GM […]
Savchenko and Aagaard lead Politiken Cup
After 5 rounds, GMs Savchenko and Aagaard are leading the Politiken Cup with 5 points. Here are the leaders so far: 1 13. GM Boris Savchenko 2578 52 20. GM Jacob Aagaard 2531 5 3 5. GM Sergey Tiviakov 2645 4½4 2. GM Vladimir Malakhov 2689 4½5 11. GM Vitali Golod 2578 4½6 3. GM […]