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After yesterday’s domination by the Kings, the ladies came to today’s matches ready for revenge. If the men thought that every day would be a rout, then after the chess960 round there was a definite ‘uh oh’ feeling setting on them. Initially,
Sergey Tiviakov edged out Salvador Del Rio De Angelis on tie-break to win the first Isthmia Open in Korinthia, Greece. Both grandmasters finished on 7/9. There was a total of 160 participants from 18 countries, including 20 GMs, 3 IMs, 2 WIMs and 3 F
The European Youth Championship started last Saturday, September 10th in Albena, Bulgaria, with the opening ceremony. Each federation can register one player in each of the under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (boys and girls) categories. On Sunday the fir
(FULL REPORT) Both games in the World Cup's semi-finals in Khanty-Mansiysk were quickly drawn today. Alexander Grischuk couldn't claim an advantage with White against Vassily Ivanchuk - a Rubinstein French ended after 22 moves. Peter Svidler and Rusl
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Tornike Sanikidze is the winner of the 8th LGA Premium Cup in Nürnberg, Germany. In the last round the 22-year-old Georgian beat opponent Roman Vidonyak and caught Arik Braun in the standings. Braun had earlier drawn with David Baramidze and was edg
On Sunday the first Kings vs. Queens tournament started in St. Louis, USA. It's a Scheveningen-paired tournament with a men's team (GM Hikaru Nakamura, IM Marc Arnold, GM Ben Finegold, IM Jacek Stopa and Kevin Cao) against a women's team (GM Kateryna
Vishy Anand and Viktorija Cmilyte are the winners of the Botvinnik Memorial rapid tournament in Moscow, Russia. World Champion Anand finished on 4.5/6, one and a half points ahead of Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian. Magnus Carlsen, who lost all th
Vishy Anand and Viktorija Cmilyte are the winners of the Botvinnik Memorial rapid tournament in Moscow, Russia. World Champion Anand finished on 4.5/6, one and a half points ahead of Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian. Magnus Carlsen, who lost all th
Judit Polgar defeated top seed Sergei Karjakin on the first of the World Cup’s third round. Vassily Ivanchuk lost his first game, with White against Emil Sutovsky. The other decisive results were Grischuk-Morozevich 1-0, Kamsky-Nepomniachtchi 1