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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins Olivier Breisacher Memorial in Biel
French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Liren Ding 2-0 in a blitz semifinal and then Alexander Moiseenko 1.5-0.5 in a rapid final to claim the top prize in the Olivier Breisacher Memorial in Biel, Switzerland. Olivier Breisacher Memorial was the...
4 tie for 1st in Biel, tiebreaks tomorrow
The very exciting Olivier Breisacher Memorial in Biel had its last round today. The whole tournament was very intriguing regarding the standings, as all the players showed their strength at some point. After Etienne Bacrot led for a couple...
Gelfand wins and shares the lead with Vachier-Lagrave at Alekhine Memorial
The second leg of the Alekhine Memorial continues at the Russian State Museum in Saint Petersburg. The seventh round saw two decisive results, Vishwanathan Anand defeated Laurent Fressinet with the white pieces, and his challenger Boris Gelfand did the...
MVL maintains Alekhine Memorial lead after 6 rounds
Standings after 6 rounds 1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2722 * ½ ½ . . ½ . 1 ½ 1 4 2-5. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2739 ½ * ½ 1 ½ . ½ . . ½ 3½ 2-5....
Fressinet and Vachier-Lagrave shine at Alekhine Memorial
The world’s grandmasters were in Paris for the first round of the prestigious Alekhine Memorial chess tournament Thursday, where homegrown competitors startled and delighted audiences by overcoming international heavyweights. By Dhananjay KHADILKAR (text) Laurent Fressniet couldn’t hide his pleasure...
Vachier Lagrave leads Alekhine Memorial
Standings after round 5 1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2722 * ½ . . . ½ 1 ½ . 1 3½ 2-5. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2706 ½ * ½ ½ . . ½ 1 . . 3 2-5....
Big day for France at Alekhine Memorial
Round 5 results Kramnik, Vladimir – Fressinet, Laurent 0-1Svidler, Peter – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1Anand, Viswanathan – Ding, Liren 1-0Gelfand, Boris – Aronian, Levon ½-½Adams, Michael – Vitiugov, Nikita ½-½ Official website: http://www.alekhine-memorial.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gelfand, MVL, Aronian, and Adams lead Alekhine Memorial
Standings after 4 rounds 1-4. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2739 * . . 1 ½ . . . ½ ½ 2½ 1-4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2722 . * . . ½ 1 ½ ½ . . 2½ 1-4....