A chess festival will take place in Jurmala, Latvia, on March 25-26, featuring rapid tournament for seniors (55+) and juniors (under 15), and a friendly match between former World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) and Senior World Team Champion Evgeny...
Karpov defeated Sveshnikov 4-2
The twelfth World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (Russia) met the renowned chess theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia) in a rapid match of six games in Riga, Latvia. The event took place from July 7 to July 9 in the center...
Karpov vs Sveshnikov
Two chess legends will meet in a rapid chess match in Riga, Latvia from July 7 to July 9. 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (Russia) will meet the renowned chess theoretician Evgeny Sveshnikov (Latvia) in a 6 game...
Ernesto Inarkiev and Evgeny Sveshnikov with perfect scores in Moscow Open
Ernesto Inarkiev and Evgeny Sveshnikov with perfect scores in Moscow Open The main tournaments of the Moscow Open – RSSU Cup entered their second half today. Only two participants of the competitions scored a perfect 100% result so far....
Shirov defeated Sveshnikov 5.5 – 0.5
The Rapid Match Alexei Shirov vs Evgeny Sveshnikov 2014 took place on 26-28th September 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga. The match was played in 6 games with a time control 50′ + 10″. GM Alexei Shirov won the...
Interview with GM Evgeny Sveshnikov
Interview with GM Evgeny SveshnikovBy Angelmann, courtesy of Scacchierando.net I had hoped to interview Sveshnikov back in 2008, at the Cesenatico tournament, but I knew that the great player and theoretician didn’t speak English very well, (neither do I,...