Education for Future charity event in Zurich On June 3rd Kirsan Ilyumzhinov paid a one-day visit to Zurich where he participated in the first Education for Future charity event held at the Baur au Luc hotel. The host is...
Firestorm in Zurich
Oleg Skvortsov triggers storm after Hikaru Nakamura’s victory in Zurich Leonard Barden Friday 19 February 2016 13.55 EST Speed chess is gaining popularity, but this week’s event in Zurich, yet another victory for the US champion Hikaru Nakamura, proved...
Zurich Chess Challenge 2016 LIVE with Anand, Kramnik, Nakamura, Aronian, Giri, Shirov!
The 5th Zurich Chess Challenge is taking place at the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich, Switzerland. The event is organized by Zurich Chess Club and sponsored by Zurich Chess Club (founded 1809), Savoy Chess Corner, “IGC International Gemological Laboratories”. Viswanathan Anand (India), Vladimir...
Anand leads Zurich, Kramnik & Nakamura right behind
Round 3 results GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM Kramnik, Vladimir [1/2-1/2] GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Shirov, Alexei [1/2-1/2] GM Aronian, Levon vs GM Giri, Anish [1/2-1/2] Round 4 results GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Giri, Anish [1-0] GM...
Nakamura wins Zurich Super Blitz Opener
Final standings Rk Name ELO Pts 1. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) 2787 3.5 2. Viswanathan Anand (IND) 2784 3.0 Alexei Shirov (LAT) 2684 3.0 4. Vladimir Kramnik (RUS) 2801 2.5 5. Levon Aronian (ARM) 2792 2.0 6. Anish Giri (NED)...
Anand off to early Zurich lead after day 1
Round 1 results GM Shirov, Alexei vs GM Kramnik, Vladimir [1/2-1/2] GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM Giri, Anish [1/2-1/2] GM Anand, Viswanathan vs GM Aronian, Levon [1-0] Round 2 results GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Aronian, Levon [1/2-1/2] GM...
Gelfand defeats Morozevich in Zurich
Game 1 GM Morozevich, Alexander vs GM Gelfand, Boris [1/2-1/2] Game 2 GM Gelfand, Boris vs GM Morozevich, Alexander [1-0]
Zurich Qualification Blitz LIVE!
The 5th Zurich Blitz Chess Challenge at the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich, Switzerland. This is the Qualification blitz event that serves as the opening for the festival. It will be live on Chessdom.com with computer analysis...
Zurich Chess Challenge 2016 – Important Statistics
The 5th edition of the Zurich Chess Challenge is scheduled to take place from 12-15th February 2016 at the Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich, Switzerland. The event is organized by Zurich Chess Club and sponsored by Zurich Chess Club (founded...
Gelfand-Morozevich match alongside Zurich Chess Challenge
The organizers of Zurich Chess Challenge 2016 prepared a pleasant surprise for all chess enthusiasts – an exhibition match between Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Alexander Morozevich (Russia) will be played on February 13. The main idea of the match...