Chess News & Events

Nigel Short wins the Gibraltar Masters

2012-02-03T05:23:00.000+01:00

English Grandmaster Nigel Short won the Gibraltar Masters following a thrilling play-off match against Women's World Champion Hou Yifan. Nigel won the first rapid game and the second game was drawn. Earlier, during the 10th round of the tournament, Hou Yifan pressed against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov but could not achieve more than a draw. She finished with 8/10 and waited for the development in

Levon Aronian open letter about Candidates Tournament

2012-02-02T13:12:00.000+01:00

Levon Aronian, the winner of the Tata Steel Chess tournament and member of the 2800 club, submitted an open statement regarding the upcoming Candidates Tournament. The statement was received via the Armenian Chess Federation and regards a possible Candidates event in Azerbaijan, where GM Levon Aronian states he will not participate in case it is selected as venue. Here is the full open statement

Chess in Reality Show

2012-02-02T13:10:00.000+01:00

American Chess Star is a reality chess TV show trailer brought to you by the producers of Xtreme Chess. American Chess Star features Jonathan Corbblah, Jennifer Shahade, Alan Stein, Michelle Tantoco, Tali Kogan, Jean-Francois Shahade, Blake Eichenseer, Kateryna Knight, Quinn Arlington Waters and more.

Gibraltar Chess Festival Live

2012-02-02T09:39:00.000+01:00

The 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival is taking place from 23rd January to 2nd February 2012 at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. The main event of the Festival is the 10-round Masters tournament. Follow the live games bellow. var cbeOptions = { layout: "3", room: "2012-gibr", game: "", annotations: true }; Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom <

Hou Yifan defeats Alexei Shirov!

2012-02-01T22:15:00.000+01:00

Women World Champion Hou Yifan Hou continues the dream run at the Gibraltar Chess Masters as she scored another huge victory, this time against the world top class GM Alexei Shirov! Earlier Yifan won against other higher rated players, Judit Polgar and Le Quang Liem. Despite being black, Yifan bravely entered one of the sharpest openings known - Sicilian Naidorf Poisoned Pawn. Shirov is

Yifan Hou defeats Le Quang Liem

2012-02-01T00:10:00.000+01:00

After the historical victory against the best female player of all time Judit Polgar, the Women World Champion Hou Yifan Hou scored another against the constantly progressing young star from Asia and member of the 2700 club GM Le Quang Liem. Replay the game bellow and all the other games from the 8th round of Gibraltar Masters are available on Chessdom. var

Aronian - Kramnik Match

2012-01-31T23:46:00.000+01:00

Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik, respective winners of the recent super-tournaments Tata Steel and London Classic, have agreed on a six-game match in classical chess scheduled for 21-29th April. In a game is drawn with less than three hours of play, the players will immediately start a rapid 25+10 game for the spectators. Rapid games will not count for the overall score. This is the first

Hou Yifan defeats Judit Polgar

2012-01-31T04:41:00.000+01:00

The 17-year old Hou Yifan, the reigning Women's World Chess Champion has today scored an historic victory in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival against the strongest female player of all time, Judit Polgar. The game looked fairly even for a long time, but gradually the Chinese girl took control. Under increasing pressure the Hungarian superstar lost first one pawn, and then another.

14th NordWest-Cup

2012-01-30T02:06:00.000+01:00

The 14th NordWest-Cup was held from 26th to 29th January in the "Wandelhalle" Bad Zwischenahns. The 7-round Swiss event was organized by the SK Union Oldenburg and SC Schwarzer Springer Bad Zwischenahn. A total of 325 players competed in the Main and U1800 Groups. Among them were 10 Grandmasters with GM Yuri Solodovnichenko being the top seeded. The prize fund is 5000 EUR with 1000 EUR reserved

Aronian winner in Tata Steel A

2012-01-29T19:54:00.000+01:00

The Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian won the 2012 edition of the Tata Steel Chess tournament. In the last round he made a quick draw with Teimour Radjabov to finish with a total of 9.0 points and full point ahead of the nearest followers.

Novak Djokovic's Domination

2012-01-29T19:53:00.000+01:00

A fatigued Novak Djokovic stared down a ferocious challenge from Rafa Nadal to retain his Australian Open title early on Monday in the longest grand slam final played. The Serbian world number one, who defeated Spaniard Nadal for the Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns last year, captured the decisive break at 5-5 in the fifth and in a frenzied atmosphere at Rod Laver Arena served out the match to

Ivan Sokolov interviews Veselin Topalov

2012-01-28T04:20:00.002+01:00

David Navara presenting his victory against Levon Aronian

2012-01-28T04:00:00.002+01:00

Movsesian - Miezis commented by GM Markos (video)

2012-01-27T04:42:00.000+01:00

ChessFriends continued the series of videos, actually commentaries of great games by famous Grandmasters. The commentary will always be provided by another great chess mind, GM Jan Markos, the highest-rated player in Slovakia. The first game is by Armenian’s Sergei Movsesian, who opposed Latvia’s Normunds Miezis.

Armenia set for the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul

2012-01-25T06:37:00.002+01:00

Following the conclusion of the Armenian Chess Championships, the national federation has announced the lineups for the 2012 World Chess Olympiad, which will be held in August in Istanbul, Turkey. Men’s Team: Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Tigran L. Petrosian. Coach – Arshak Petrosian. Women’s Team: Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lilit Galojan, Maria

44th Liberty Bell Open

2012-01-23T23:05:00.002+01:00

FM Victor Shen won the 44th Liberty Bell Open, which was held over the Martin Luther King weekend from January 13-16, 2012, in Philadelphia. Video by the US Chess Scoop bellow.

GM Oliver Barbosa winner of the 10th Parsvnath International Open

2012-01-23T22:47:00.000+01:00

Sixth seed Filipino Grandmaster Oliver Barbosa ensured a thrilling end to the 10th Parsvnath International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament by defeating Indian International Master Shyam Nikil in the eleventh and final round at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex here on Monday. This victory enabled Barbosa to take his tally to nine and half points to take the winner's trophy and pocketed a cash

Carlsen – Gashimov LIVE! – with GM Naiditsch

2012-01-14T13:57:00.002+01:00

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Navara - Topalov LIVE! - with GM Alexander Ipatov

2012-01-14T13:56:00.002+01:00

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Nakamura – Ivanchuk LIVE! – with GM Naiditsch

2012-01-14T13:55:00.002+01:00

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Only during Tata Steel – up to 45% discount and FREE shipping on Chess Evolution books

2012-01-13T19:53:00.000+01:00

Tata Steel 2012, one of the top tournaments for the year is starting tomorrow, and to celebrate it we will be joined for live commentary by the 2700+ ELO GM Arkadij Naiditsch. Besides the free live commentary, GM Naiditsch is launching a special offer for the Chess Evolution series, only for Chessdom readers and only valid until the end of Tata Steel. All books will have up to 45% discount and

Online 1000 Player Simul

2012-01-13T19:43:00.000+01:00

International Chess Master Attila Turzo will play 1000 chess games simultaneously with chess players from all over the world. The games will be played over the internet with a time limit of three days per move. Entry is free and all ages and strengths of players can participate.

Golden State Open 2012

2012-01-09T17:56:00.000+01:00

The 3rd Annual Golden State Open will take place over the Martin Luther King weekend from January 13-16, 2012, at the Concord Hilton Hotel, Concord, California. The event has a $30,000 projected prize fund with $21,000 guaranteed. The event has 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500 and Under 1200. All sections are 7 round Swiss tournaments with all but the Open Section having 4-

Wang Yue wins 87th Hastings Chess Congress

2012-01-07T23:07:00.000+01:00

The last round of any Swiss is always somewhat artificial, but here there were few bloodless draws. Instead we had the unusual statistic of several Bf5 Caro Kan games on the top boards. But White went down different routes in each case. Sundar Shyam (6½) v Yue Wang (7) – the young Indian needed a draw for his GM norm. Perhaps Wang took advantage of this, taking some liberties with knight

Chennai Open 2011 LIVE

2012-01-07T23:03:00.002+01:00

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Thriller in Reggio Emilia - Anish Giri emerges the winner

2012-01-07T23:02:00.000+01:00

What a thrilling finish of the 54th Reggio Emilia tournament! As both leaders, Nakamura and Morozevich, were defeated in the last round, the talented Dutch Anish Giri sprints in the final yards to claim a clear first place with 16 points. Giri concluded the first leg of the tournament, played in 2011, with only five points, but then the New Year started beautifully as he scored another three

Reggio Emilia, Round Three Report

2011-12-30T06:58:00.000+01:00

The third round of the 54th Reggio Emilia Tournament saw Vassily Ivanchuk downing the local favourite and reigning Italian champion Fabiano Caruana in a deep endgame. The game started as Sveshnikov Sicilian, which Caruana himself likes to play with black pieces. In the development typical of this opening, with several pieces' exchanges and narrowed front, Ivanchuk maintained the slight pull

Interview with Hikaru Nakamura

2011-12-29T14:44:00.000+01:00

Interview with GM Hikaru Nakamura performed in Reggio Emilia Courtesy of Dario Pedini and Scacchierando Blog Live games with computer analysis

Reggio Emilia LIVE

2011-12-29T14:41:00.000+01:00

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Donostia Chess Festival LIVE

2011-12-29T14:37:00.000+01:00

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Vandoeuvre Open 2011

2011-12-26T09:10:00.002+01:00

The 8th Open international d échecs de Vandoeuvre was held from 19th to 23rd December, 2011, in Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France. A total of 295 players competed in three events. The strongest Open A had 70 participants. Grandmasters Tornike Sanikidze GEO 2531 and Christian Bauer FRA 2641 (Vandoeuvre winner in 2008) shared the first place with 7.0/9 points each. 3-7th are GM Dmitry Svetushkin MDA

XXI Magistral de Elgoibar de Ajedrez

2011-12-21T04:28:00.002+01:00

The Azeri Grandmaster Azer Mirzoev won the XXI Magistral Elgoibar tournament that has taken place on 14-20th December in Guipúzcoa, Spain. The young Aragon Daniel Forcen had an extraordinary tournament, as well as the other youngster David Anton who obtained an International Master norm. Santi Gonzalez from Bilbao started well, defeating Korneev and Mirzoev, but then fell victim to David Anton

Rafael Leitao wins Brazil Championship

2011-12-21T00:51:00.000+01:00

The 78th Brazil Chess Championship was held from 10th to 20th December, 2011, at the Hotel Dann Inn Cambuí in Campinas. 12 players competed in the round robin tournament. GM Rafael Leitao, previously four-times champion of Brazil, drew the legendary Henrique Mecking in the final round to finish clear first with a total of nine points and claim his fifth title of the national champion. More

Whining according to Sergey Tiviakov

2011-12-20T20:15:00.002+01:00

The naturalized Dutch Grandmaster continues to play in the tournaments all over the globe, usually picking top prizes, visiting museums and sending photo reports to Chessbase. After returning from Bogota and the 2nd Jahv McGregor de Ajedrez ITT, Tiviakov bashed the organizers in his "museum report". His main complaint had been that the playing conditions were terrible. This is probably a valid

Women World Team Chess Championship Round 2

2011-12-20T01:46:00.000+01:00

Round 2 results: Ukraine - Russia 1:3 Greece - Vietnam 1,5:2,5 Georgia - Armenia 2,5:1,5 China - RSA 4:0 India - Turkey 3,5:0,5 Round 2 standings: 1-3. Georgia (6,5), China (6,5) and Russia (5,5) - 4 4. India (5,5) - 3 5-6. Armenia (5,5) and Vietnam (4) - 2 7. Ukraine (3) - 1 8-10. Turkey (2), Greece (1,5) and RSA (0) - 0 Round 3 pairings: Russia - Greece, Turkey - Ukraine, RSA - India, Armenia

Interview with Pavel Eljanov

2011-12-20T01:39:00.000+01:00

Pavel Eljanov is Ukrainian Chess Grandmaster born on May 10th, 1983 in Kharkov (Ukraine). Eljanov holds the title of GM since 2001. He is twice Olympic Champion with the Ukrainian National team. His peak ELO was 2761 on 01.09.2010, placing him on the 6th place in the world. Best achievements : - Winner of the Olympiad with the Ukrainian National Team (2004 and 2010); - Winner of Montreal

London Chess Classic Round 9 Video

2011-12-13T11:50:00.000+01:00

Vladimir Kramnik took a clear first place in the 3rd London Chess Classic. Round 9 video bellow.

Vladimir Kramnik first in the 2011 London Classic

2011-12-12T22:27:00.001+01:00

Vladimir Kramnik drew comfortably in his final round game against Levon Aronian to take clear first place in the 3rd London Chess Classic. Kramnik beat the four English players and drew with the rest. Magnus Carlsen could have caught his points total but he was held to a draw by Nigel Short. Luke McShane was drained from the effort of the day before and took a quick draw against Viswanathan

London Chess Classic Round 7 Video

2011-12-11T01:26:00.000+01:00

London Chess Classic Round 6 Video

2011-12-10T13:43:00.003+01:00

London Chess Classic Round 5 Video

2011-12-09T18:16:00.000+01:00

Norwegian Chess Final

2011-12-09T18:14:00.002+01:00

IM Frode Elsness and GM Berge Østenstad will play the Norwegian Chess Final this year. The games will be live with the following schedule: Game 1 (IM Frode Elsness - GM Berge Østenstad): Saturday, December 10, 13:00 CET (14:00 EET) Game 2 (GM Berge Østenstad - IM Frode Elsness): Sunday, December 11, 9:00 CET (10:00 EET) In case of the 1-1 after classical games there will be 2 rapid games. If

Brazil Chess Championship 2011

2011-12-09T00:59:00.002+01:00

The 78th Brazil Chess Championship is taking place from 10th to 20th December in Campinas. 12 players compete in the round robin tournament. GM Giovanni Vescovi is defending the last year's title. Participants: GM Giovanni Vescovi 2637 GM Rafael Leitão 2626 GM Henrique Mecking 2590 GM Alexandr Fier 2573 IM Diego Di Berardino 2491 GM Everaldo Matsuura 2487 GM Krikor Meckhitarian 2487 GM

Schachbundesliga - Rounds 6 and 7

2011-12-08T18:01:00.000+01:00

At 10th and 11th of December the 6th and 7th round of the Schachbundesliga will take place. Take a look at the pairings at the venues Bremen, Baden-Baden, Hamburg and Katernberg. The top match of the weekend will take place in Bremen where the host will meet the team of Eppingen. Both clubs are at the top of the table together with Baden-Baden and belong to the highest rated teams of the

Singapore International Chess Festival

2011-12-08T17:59:00.000+01:00

The Singapore International Chess Festival will be held from 24th December to 31st December 2011. The Festival includes the Asean Championships for Men and Women, the Singapore Open and the Singapore International Youth Open (separate categories for open and girls U8, U11, U14 & U17). Concurrent will be seminars for Trainers and Arbiters. Until now, a total of 350 entries have been received

Vladimir Kramnik - Hikaru Nakamura LIVE with GM Naiditsch

2011-12-03T14:33:00.000+01:00

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Magnus Carlsen - David Howell LIVE with GM Naiditsch

2011-12-03T14:28:00.000+01:00

London Chess Classic live games commentary provided by Arkadij Naiditsch and the Chess Evolution team. var cbeOptions = { layout: "3", room: "2011-london", game: "01-GM_Magnus_Carlsen-GM_David_Howell", annotations: true }; Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom

Fiji International Open

2011-12-03T10:01:00.002+01:00

Dates: May 5th to 11th, 2012 Venue: Peninsula International Hotel, Suva, Fiji Format & Time Control: 9-Round Swiss with time control of 90 minute plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Entry Fees: The entry fee will be F$250 (approx A$135/NZ$175). Free entry for GM, IM, WGM, WIM. There will be a discount of 20% on entry fee for those who register on or before 31 March 2012. Prizes:

London Classic 2011 LIVE!

2011-12-03T09:59:00.000+01:00

The London Chess Classic 2011, the strongest tournament in the history of British chess, runs from 3-12 December 2011. The 2800 club makes yet another meeting right after the Tal Memorial and Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, and Kramnik will face each other in a round robin tournament together with Nakamura, Adams, Short, McShane, and Howell. GM Arkadij Naiditsch and the Chess Evolution team will

Vizag GM International Open Chess Championship

2011-12-02T07:32:00.000+01:00

Vizag GM International Open Chess Championship was held from from 23rd November to 1st December, 2011 at Swarnabharathi Indoor Stadium in Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam, AP, India. The 11-round Swiss tournament with 200 participants was organized by the All Vizag District Chess Association together with Andhra Pradesh Chess Association and under the aegis of All India Chess Federation. The

12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012

2011-12-02T06:45:00.000+01:00

The Bangkok Chess Club and Thailand Chess Association have the honor of inviting all Chess Players to participate in the 12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 from 13th to 19th of April 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Tournament will be held in a 5-star Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel. We are looking forward to attracting more than 250 players from 50 countries. Tournament is expected to be the biggest and

London Chess Classic 2011

2011-11-29T18:54:00.000+01:00

The London Chess Classic, the strongest tournament in the history of British chess, runs from 3-12 December 2011. The 2800 club makes yet another meeting right after the Tal Memorial and Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, and Kramnik will face each other in a round robin tournament together with Nakamura, Adams, Short, McShane, and Howell. Tournament website

Veselin Topalov in a TV Commercial

2011-11-29T11:46:00.002+01:00

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2012

2011-11-29T09:38:00.000+01:00

FIDE is opening a bidding procedure for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2012 which will determine the challenger for the World Championship Match in 2013. Proposed prize fund for the players is minimum 420,000 euros & should be offered net of any applicable local taxes. Candidates Tournament Regulations (PDF)

Fiat - Seize the Moment

2011-11-29T04:49:00.002+01:00

WCC 2012 match contract signed

2011-11-29T04:36:00.000+01:00

On Saturday, 26th November, the contract for the 2012 World Chess Championship match was signed by the reigning champion Viswanathan Anand, the challenger Boris Gelfand and the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The signing took place in the offices of the “Interfax” news agency and a press conference followed immediately after. The 12-games World Championship match will take place in May

Carlsen takes the trophy at the 2011 Tal Memorial

2011-11-26T05:33:00.000+01:00

Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura to take first place in the 6th Tal Memorial in Moscow. Carlsen quickly obtained a decisive advantage with black which he realised in a lengthy technical ending. He edged out Levon Aronian who finished level with him on 5.5/9 due to the fact he had played more games with black, most other tie-breaks favoured the Armenian. Final standings: 1-2. Carlsen Magnus

32nd Bethune International Open

2011-11-25T07:59:00.005+01:00

The 32nd Bethune International Open is scheduled to take place on 26th-30th December, 2011 in Bethune, France. The playing venue will be at Room Olof Palme street docteur Dhénin 62400 Béthune. Nine rounds during 5 days with accelerated pairings. possibility to obtain a norm in the A tournament. - A Tournament for players who have an elo over 1900, time control 90m+30s|move - B Tournament for

Hou Yifan retains the World Champion title

2011-11-25T07:58:00.002+01:00

Hou Yifan, the 17-years old Chinese wonder and Women’s World Champion since 2010, will continue her reign for another year after defeating the challenger Humpu Koneru from India in the World Championship Match in Tirana, Albania. The 8th game of the match finished in a draw as Humpy Koneru clearly lost the ambition to try and equalize the score in order to proceed into tiebreaks. Yifan won

Vizag GM International Open Chess Championship

2011-11-24T05:54:00.000+01:00

Vizag GM International Open Chess Championship is scheduled to take place from from 23rd November to 1st December, 2011 at Swarnabharathi Indoor Stadium in Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam, AP, India. The tournament is organized by the All Vizag District Chess Association together with Andhra Pradesh Chess Association and under the aegis of All India Chess Federation. 233 players participate. Top

Shirov leaves Spain, returns to native Latvia

2011-11-23T17:50:00.000+01:00

After many years of playing the top board for the Spanish national team, Grandmaster Alexei Shirov decided to return to his native Latvia. He is already settled in Riga and works to popularize chess.

World Senior Chess Championships

2011-11-20T15:12:00.000+01:00

The 21st World Senior Chess Championships are taking place in Opatija, Croatia, from November 14, 2011 (arrival of the participants) until November 27, 2011 (day of departure). Follow the scores on the official website

54th Reggio Emilia Tournament

2011-11-20T14:57:00.002+01:00

The 54th Torneo di Capodanno is set to take place from 27th December 2011 to 6th January 2012 in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The tournament is changing the format to the very popular six-player double round robin. Players: Alexander Morozevich Vassily Ivanchuk Hikaru Nakamura Fabiano Caruana Anish Giri Nikita Vitiugov A women round robin tournament will take place parallel to the main event: WGM

World Chess Cup 2013

2011-11-16T19:56:00.000+01:00

FIDE Calendar has the 2013 World Chess Cup scheduled for Tromso, Norway, from 10-Aug-2013 to 5-Sep-2013. Last week the Calendar also had FIDE Grand Prix tournaments for 2012 included, namely London, New York and Chelyabinsk, but the items have since disappeared from the page.

GM Gregory Kaidanov wins 20th Kings Island Open

2011-11-16T19:48:00.000+01:00

The Kings Island Open celebrated its 20th anniversary this past Veterans’ Day Weekend, November 11-13th, and the guest list for the occasion was an impressive testament to the tournament. The Open Section was dedazzled by over 37 Masters, including ten Grandmasters and three International Masters! Kentucky GM Gregory Kaidanov was white hot this weekend, winning all five games, including

Ruth Haring Report

2011-11-16T19:46:00.000+01:00

USCF President Ruth Haring reported on State of the USCF, Membership Trends and Trips to Represent the USCF Board.

Gelfand, Svidler and Kramnik about the Tal Memorial

2011-11-16T19:17:00.000+01:00

The 6th Mikhail Tal Memorial takes place from 16th to 25th November at the Pashkov House, Vozdvizhenka 3/5 in Moscow, Russia. Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler and Vladimir Kramnik spoke about the tournament for RIA Novosti. Read the excerpts.

Georg Meier and Arkadij Naiditsch after winning the European team gold

2011-11-14T23:45:00.000+01:00

Grandmasters Georg Meier and Arkadij Naiditsch from Germany after winning the team GOLD medal at the European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras, Greece.

Germany and Russia take gold from Porto Carras ETCC 2011

2011-11-14T22:16:00.000+01:00

In the final round of the ETCC Open Section Armenia exercised the well known strategy of neutralising opponent's white pieces in the decisive match against the co-leading Germany. On boards one and three Levon Aronian and Vladimir Akopian quickly drew with Arkadij Naiditsch and Daniel Fridman, respectively. On the 2nd board German rising star Georg Meier applied pressure on Sergei Movsesian's

Humpy Koneru and Hou Yifan draw the first game of the WWCC Match

2011-11-14T22:10:00.000+01:00

The first game of FIDE World Women’s Chess Championship Match between the current World Champion Hou Yifan (China) and challenger Humpy Koneru (India) finished with a draw. Koneru played white pieces and opened with the Catalan. The game continued deeply into the Rook endgame with pawns on the same side, which eventually produced a draw. Replay the game with computer analysis Official website

2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez in Uruguay

2011-11-14T04:22:00.000+01:00

The 2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez was held from 1st to 6th November at the Torre de las Comunicaciones in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Championship was organized by the Uruguay Chess Federation and has attracted massive participation, with 228 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Among them were 19 Grandmasters, 13

2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez

2011-10-30T20:20:00.001+01:00

The 2nd Copa Latinoamericana de Ajedrez will be held from 1st to 6th November at the Torre de las Comunicaciones in Montevideo, Uruguay. The tournament will have 213 players from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Among them are 19 Grandmasters, 14 International Masters and 18 FIDE Masters. Top seeded is GM Lazaro Bruzon from

Memorial Filippo Vetro on Sicily

2011-10-30T06:36:00.002+01:00

The 4th Festival Internazionale di Scacchi "I Dioscuri" - Memorial Filippo Vetro is hosted by the ACSD Leonardo from 4th to 6th November in Agrigento on Sicily, Italy. The tournament venue is at the Hotel Tre Torri - Viale Cannatello Villaggio Mosè SS115. The prize fund is € 4.300. Time control is 90' + 30", five rounds Swiss will be played. Top players are GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2511, GM Meijers

82nd FIDE Congress in Krakow

2011-10-29T00:57:00.000+02:00

FIDE held its 82nd Congress in Krakow between the 20th and 21st of October 2011, hosted by the Malopolska Chess Federation. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced that he had gained sponsorship of $1,000,000 per year for the next three years for the various Chess in Schools projects. He also added that Rapid and Blitz ratings will be calculated from 1st January 2012. David Jarrett had

Interview with Yasser Seirawan

2011-10-28T23:22:00.000+02:00

Interview by Anna Matnadze for Chessdom.com. More interviews from Magistral de Barcelona and other events in the interview section. Hello Mr. Seirawan, welcome to Barcelona. Could you please, describe to us your preparation process for the Magistral Casino Tournament? What chess analyzing program do you use? Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to have been in sunny Barcelona as I live in

GM Ghaem Maghami refuses to play Israeli FM Ehud Shachar, organizers exclude him from the tournament

2011-10-25T16:25:00.000+02:00

Iran chess champion GM Ghaem Maghami refused to play against the Israeli FM Ehud Shachar in the round four of the Corsica Masters. The organizer Leo Battesti explains: The Iranian Grand Master Ehsan Maghami Gahem informed me of his refusal to play against his opponent of the fourth round, the Israeli Fide Master Ehud Shachar. I told Mr. Ghaem Maghami that as an organizer of a sporting

Ivan Salgado winner of Ciutat de Barcelona

2011-10-25T05:35:00.002+02:00

GM Ivan Salgado is the winner of the 2011 edition of the Ciutat de Barcelona chess tournament. The young grandmaster finished with 5,5/10, the same points as GM Yasser Seirawan, but better tiebreak. Third position was for GM Kevin Spraggett, while the rating favorite GM Eduardo Iturrizaga did not participate due to a car accident. The next event for Ivan Salgado is the European Team Chess

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

2011-10-25T04:59:00.002+02:00

The 3rd Women's Grand Prix of the 2011-12 series took place in Nalchik, Russia, Sunday 9th - Friday 21st Oct 2011. Zhao Xue put together a truly amazing performance starting with 9.5/10 before somewhat spoiling things losing a game where she stood slightly better as black against Ju Wenjun who took clear second place. Zhao Xue is 26 but this looks like a huge leap forward for her.

Alexander Morozevich Wins Saratov Governor's Cup

2011-10-19T19:53:00.000+02:00

The Saratov Governor's Cup took place from 8th to 19th October in Saratov, Russia, as a 12-players round robin event. Alexander Morozevich won convincingly with 8.5 points, full point and a half ahead of Evgeny Tomashevsky. Final standings: 1. Alexander Morozevich RUS 2737 - 8.5 2. Evgeny Tomashevsky RUS 2710 - 7.0 3. Peter Leko HUN 2728 - 6.5 4. Evgeny Alekseev RUS 2662 - 6.0 5. Alexei Shirov

Li Chao b Claims Indonesia Open Chess Championship

2011-10-19T14:33:00.000+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship was held from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players competed in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. Top seeded Wang Yue and former Asia champion and Anand's second Ganguly Surya Shekhar played a draw on the first board, while 3rd seed and

Corsican Chess Circuit 2011 Video

2011-10-18T18:50:00.000+02:00

Indonesia Open Chess Championship - Round 8

2011-10-18T17:10:00.002+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship is taking place from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players compete in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. In the Tuesday afternoon round top Chinese players Li Chao b and Wang Yue signed a draw on the first board, while former Asia champion

Zhao Xue secures victory in Nalchik Grand Prix

2011-10-18T16:50:00.000+02:00

After the impressive run in the first eight rounds of the Nalchik FIDE Grand Prix GM Zhao Xue secured the first place with three rounds to go. The inspired Chinese player collected 7.5 points to create a three points margin ahead of the nearest follower. In a rarely seen distribution of places on the crosstable, Ju Wenjun, also from China, is clear second with 4.5 points ie 50% score! There

Indonesia Open Chess Championship - Round 7

2011-10-18T14:09:00.002+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship is taking place from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players compete in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. The Monday leaders GM Oliver Barbosa of Philippines and top seeded GM Wang Yue of China made a draw on the first board and preserved

Indonesia Open Chess Championship - Round 6

2011-10-17T15:36:00.004+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship is taking place from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players compete in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. Top seeded Wang Yue of China defeated GM Vladislav Tkachiev in the 6th round and moved ahead in the rankings to share the first place

Indonesia Open Chess Championship - Round 5

2011-10-16T23:32:00.004+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship is taking place from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players compete in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. Saturday was a rest day and then a double round was played on Sunday. Grandmasters Vladislav Tkachiev and Oliver Barbosa remain in the

V Festival Internacional de Ajedrez

2011-10-16T00:18:00.002+02:00

The V Festival Internacional de Ajedrez is taking place from 13th to 17th October at the Universidad Central in Bogota, Colombia. 202 players from 24 countries compete. Round 4 standings: 1-6. GM Alvarez Pedraza Aramis CUB 2544, GM Garcia Gildardo ANT 2393, IM Pozo Vera Sandro CUB 2488, GM Barrientos Sergio E COL 2507, FM Zuluaga Cesar CAL 2343 and GM Abreu Aryam CUB 2490 - 4.0; 7-15. IM

Chess board in the Real Madrid Museum

2011-10-15T22:10:00.001+02:00

The organizers of the Oliver Gonzalez Memorial took the participants to a Santiago Bernabéu stadium tour. IM David Larino checked the chess sets in the museum of Real Madrid.

Alexander Morozevich interviewed in Saratov

2011-10-15T17:37:00.001+02:00

Sergey Skvoznyakov and Alexey Vetrov interviewed Alexander Morozevich, the convincing leader of the Saratov Governor's Cup. Excerpt bellow, full interview here (in Russian). Q: How did you become a coach in Qatar? On whose initiative? Unless, of course, it's a secret. A: No no, it's not a secret. The invitation came from the Qatari Olympic Committee. There was a vacancy for the coaching

5th SPICE Cup starting today

2011-10-15T15:21:00.002+02:00

The 5th annual SPICE Cup, the highest rated international RR invitational tournament in U.S. history, will take place in Lubbock, Texas. There will be an additional section this year. In addition to the A group (6 players DRR category 17) and B group (10 player RR category 10), there will be a C group (10 player RR category 8). The 2011 SPICE Cup A group will take place on October 15-25. The B

Bilbao Grand Slam Final Video

2011-10-15T11:53:00.002+02:00

Indonesia Open Chess Championship - Round 3

2011-10-14T21:57:00.004+02:00

The 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship is taking place from 13th to 19th October at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. 80 players compete in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounts to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. After three round of play, Grandmasters Tkachiev, Barbosa and Li Chao are leading the standings with 3 points each. Round 3 results:

Magnus Carlsen will play in the Candidates Tournament

2011-10-14T04:50:00.000+02:00

Magnus Carlsen has decided to participate in the next World Championship cycle. He is stopping the boycott that began in May 2010 and is back in the hunt for the highest title in chess. The Norwegian prodigy announced his decision right after winning Bilbao Grand Slam in an interview for the Norwegian VG. Carlsen admits to have come to the decision after FIDE announced that the next Candidates

2012 U.S. Championships scheduled in Saint Louis

2011-10-14T04:48:00.002+02:00

SAINT LOUIS, October 13, 2011 -- GM Gata Kamsky and IM Anna Zatonskih will look to defend their respective crowns next May in Saint Louis. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) will host the 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women’s Championship simultaneously May 7 through May 20 of next year. This marks the fourth consecutive year that each of these prestigious events

India National Premier Chess Championship

2011-10-12T19:39:00.002+02:00

The 49th India National Premier Chess Championship is taking place from 9th to 21st October at the MIT Engineering College in Aurangabad. 49 players including 18 Grandmasters and 21 International Masters are competing in the 13-rounds Swiss event. GM S P Sethuraman has taken the sole lead having won all games in the first four rounds.

Anand avoids last-place finish in Bilbao

2011-10-12T19:36:00.001+02:00

Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Bilbao Grand Slam chess tournament with a last-round draw against Hikaru Nakamura of US on Tuesday. Carlsen's closest rival for title, Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine, also drew his game against Levon Aronian of Armenia leading to a tie for first place with 15 points each in the Bilbao (football scoring) system but both the tiebreaks (SB and traditional scoring)

Magistral Casino de Barcelona 2011

2011-10-12T19:28:00.000+02:00

On Wednesday, October 12th at 15.45 the Chess Tournament Magistral Casino de Barcelona 2011 will take start. This year the Tournament is organized by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by the Casino of Barcelona (Group Peralada), Barcelona City Hall and and the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. The Venue of the Tournament is the Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21), the dates

ECU mishandling of 2013 events bids prompts court case in CAS

2011-10-12T15:38:00.001+02:00

Turkish Chess Federation has started legal procedures against ECU in the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). The case entered in Lausanne on the 10th of October, 2011. The main reason is mishandling of 2013 events bids and the procedures for naming the bid winners. The appeal of the Turkish Chess Federation is filed for: 1. ECU's decision to award the 2013 European Youth Chess Championship to

Magnus Carlsen Wins 4th Bilbao Final Masters

2011-10-11T19:59:00.001+02:00

In the final round of the Bilbao Grand Slam Masters world champion Anand defeated Paco Vallejo, while the games Ivanchuk - Aronian and Nakamura - Carlsen were drawn. Carlsen and Ivanchuk shared the first place with 15 points each. The overall winner will be decided after the quick tiebreak - two games with the 4min+3sec time control. In case of another tie, an Armageddon game will settle the

Bilbao Final Masters Round 9

2011-10-11T10:54:00.000+02:00

Magnus Carlsen defeated Vassily Ivanchuk in the 9th round of the Grand Slam Masters Final in Bilbao and caught him on the shared first place with one game to go. In case of tie in the top of the standings, the winner would be decided in a quick-game playoff. In the other 9th round game Nakamura lost against Vallejo, that was decided in a "conflict" after a small controversy in the end and