Accused in Ponzi Scheme, Fugitive Extradited to SerbiaMarch 29, 2010, 1:39 am — Updated: 1:13 pm A fugitive Serbian banker accused of stealing more than $130 million in a Ponzi scheme was extradited to Serbia from the Netherlands on...
Women’s tournament in Belgrade
42nd International Women Chess Tournament3-12th March in Belgrade, SerbiaReport by Chessdom The 42nd International Women Chess Tournament is taking place on 3-12th March in Belgrade. One of the longest running chess tournaments in the world, established back in 1965,...
Azerbaijan wins European Team Championship
After all points have been added and all the tie breaks have been calculated, here are the top 3 finishers of the 2009 European Team Championship: 1 2 Azerbaijan AZE 9 7 1 1 15 22,0 180,5 2 1...
Russia draws, Azerbaijan wins ETC
European team championship round 9 top board results: Br. 1 Russia (RUS) Elo – 8 Spain (ESP) Elo 2 : 2 1.1 GM Svidler Peter 2741 – GM Shirov Alexei 2730 ½ – ½ 1.2 GM Morozevich Alexander 2750...
Mamedov leads rating performance
After 8 rounds at the European Team Championship, Rauf Mamedov has taken over the rating performance lead. However, Hammer has played all 8 games on board 1. Here are the top 20 performers: Nr. Name Elo Team Rp Pkt....
ECT Round 8
8. Runde am 29.10.2009 um 15:00 Br. 3 Armenia (ARM) Elo – 1 Russia (RUS) Elo 1½:2½ 1.1 GM Aronian Levon 2773 – GM Svidler Peter 2741 ½ – ½ 1.2 GM Akopian Vladimir 2698 – GM Morozevich Alexander...
Slapped in the face of own Media
Azerbaijani chess players slapped in the face of their own Media The Azerbaijani media is surprised that the Azerbaijani and Armenian chess players have refused to comment on the competition process of the 7th round that took place in...
Russia leads ECT
Rg. Snr Team Team Anz + = – Wtg1 Wtg2 Wtg3 1 1 Russia RUS 7 4 3 0 11 18,0 103,0 2 3 Armenia ARM 7 5 1 1 11 17,5 107,0 3 2 Azerbaijan AZE 7 5...
Hammer continues best performance streak
Top 20 performer after 7 rounds: Nr. Name Elo Team Rp Pkt. Anz % Br. 1 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2585 Norway 2838 5,5 7 78,6 1 2 GM Eljanov Pavel 2717 Ukraine 2814 4,5 6 75,0 1 3...
Armenia defeats Azerbaijan, Russia defeats Georgia
7. Runde am 28.10.2009 um 15:00 Br. 2 Azerbaijan (AZE) Elo – 3 Armenia (ARM) Elo 1½:2½ 1.1 GM Radjabov Teimour 2757 – GM Aronian Levon 2773 ½ – ½ 1.2 GM Gashimov Vugar 2740 – GM Akopian Vladimir...