Next Saturday the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament begins in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. Today we give a preview, and we'll post three interviews with distinguished participants in the coming days!
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Changes in Commissions
Jan 12
On recommendation of Commission chairmen and the FIDE General Secretary and confirmed by FIDE President, the following shall take effect from 1st January 2012:
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1. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2012 which will determine the challenger for the World Championship Match in 2013. 2. Each bid shall contain the following particulars as minimum: a) Proposed exact dates of
The 2011 World Cup winner was determined on Monday, September 19. The Russian champion Peter Svidler made a draw in the fourth game of the match against Alexander Grischuk, and won the main trophy. Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Ugra, congratulate
The 2011 World Cup winner was determined on Monday, September 19. The Russian champion Peter Svidler made a draw in the fourth game of the match against Alexander Grischuk, and won the main trophy. Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Ugra, congratulate
1. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure for the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2012 which will determine the challenger for the World Championship Match in 2013. 2. Each bid shall contain the following particulars as minimum: a) Proposed exact dates of
All participants of the 2011 Grand Slam Masters Final were confirmed today by the organizers: Vishy Anand, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Vassily Ivanchuk, Hikaru Nakamura and Francisco Vallejo Pons. Both Sergey Karjakin, who had qualified for the to
The chess news has exploded this week with three super tournaments taking place at the same time. We’re catching up here and there, and we still owe you a final report about the strong opens in Leiden (won by GM Sergei Tiviakov) and Amsterdam (
Two strong Dutch opens
Jul 13
Two strong Dutch open tournaments are currently taking place. In Leiden English grandmaster David Howell and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy of India are sharing the lead with 4.5/5. In Amsterdam six players are in shared first place with 3.5/4.
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Caruana wins first AAI
Jul 4
Fabiano Caruana won the first Airports Authority of India (AAI) International Grandmasters Chess Tournament. The Italian grandmaster finished on 7/10 and a 2799 performance rating. Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran ended second with 6/10 and GM Viktor Laz