Cheque, mate: World’s biggest chess championship faces axe over £300k tax bill By Leon Watson 28 AUGUST 2016 • 11:31PM The world’s biggest chess championship faces being wound up after its organiser was bankrupted over a £300,000 tax bill. The prestigious Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge, which involves more than 1,200 schools and has run for 20 years, is locked […]
FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman wins 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament – Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup
Fide Master (FM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh crowned himself this year’s champion of the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament – Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup following an exciting final-round victory over the UAE’s Candidate Master (CM) Omran Al Hosani on Tuesday at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Official website Rahman’s English Opening […]
FM Mohammad Rahman leads 14th Dubai Juniors Tournament
Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh maintains half-point lead after eighth-round draw with top-seed Viktor Matviishen of Ukraine in the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament. FM Viktor Matviishen vs. FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman Fide Master (FM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh survived a tense battle against Ukrainian top-seed FM Viktor Matviishen to eke out a draw in […]
Belaya Ladya scholastic team event started in Dagomys
The final tournament of the traditional all-Russian scholastic chess team event Belaya Ladya (also known as White Rook) started in Dagomys. Founded in 1969, the tournament is the oldest scholastic sports competition in Russia. Since 2015, Belaya Ladya also welcomes teams from foreign countries. In the 2016 final, apart from 332 young players from different […]
Fouress Technologies Junior Rapid Chess Championship
After the success of our ‘KAM Pharmacy Senior (40+) Rapid Chess Championship’ tournament on 17th April 2016 (see photos here), we bring you a tournament for players under the age of 18 years, the ‘Fouress Technologies Junior Rapid Chess Championship‘ on 28th May 2016. This tournament is being sponsored by Fouress Technologies, Sangyug Enterprises, Nakumatt, […]
Historic achievement for young chess players in Franklin County, MS
By Randy Youngblood Franklin County Advocate Riley Middleton, a third grade student at Franklin Lower Elementary, rode with his mother. They followed a big yellow school bus from late afternoon well into the star-filled east Mississippi night of Friday, April 22. Riley and his mother were part of a caravan headed to the rolling hills of Starkville, […]
Chess included in £1.5 billion to extend the hours of British state schools?
Chess – the cheap, easy solution for our underperforming schools AMOL RAJAN George Osborne announced in yesterday’s Budget that £1.5 billion would be made available to extend the hours of British state schools. This is a marvellous and long-overdue development and I have an idea to make it even better, while neutralising the immediate and […]
Photos from SPF National Open for Girls & Boys in San Mateo, CA
Over 300 photos from 2016 SPF National Open for Girls and Boys: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/SPFNO2016InSanMateoCA
11th SPF National Open for Girls and Boys (Over $100K in prizes / World Youth Qualifier)
Feb. 27 or 27-28, 11th SPF National Open for Girls and Boys 6SS, G/60 d5. Official Qualifier for the SPF National Girls’ Invitational & FIDE World Youth 2016. MAIN EVENT: San Mateo Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr., San Mateo. Free Parking. $100,000+ in prizes (lots of trophies, chess prizes & scholarships). $1,000 Triple Crown Bonus! – All details on www.SPFNO.com […]
International Chess Festival “Abrisham Youth Open”
The International Chess Festival “Abrisham Youth Open” will be held in “Someh’Sara” from April 8 (day of arrival) till April 15 (day of departure) 2016. REGULATIONS (pdf) More info here