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Nepomniachtchi and Cmilyte lead in Rijeka

March 16, 2010 by Peter Doggers · Leave a Comment 

Efimenko and Jobava lead in RijekaWith two rounds to go, Ian Nepomniachtchi is in sole lead at the European Individual Championship. The Russian GM scored 7.5/9. In the women’s section Viktorija Cmilyte leads with the same score. Read more

Ivanchuk in sole lead after three rounds in Nice

March 15, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 7 Comments 

Ivanchuk in sole lead after three rounds in NiceAfter beating Sergey Karjakin 1.5-0.5, Vasily Ivanchuk leads the combined standings of the Amber tournament with a score of 4.5/6. Magnus Carlsen again won 2-0, this time against Peter Svidler, who resigned in a probably drawn position in the blindfold game. Read more

Future presidents!?

March 15, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 8 Comments 

Anatoly Karpov and Silvio Danailov Read more

Amber R2: Carlsen bounces back, beats Aronian 2-0

March 14, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 6 Comments 

Amber R2: Carlsen bounces back, beats Aronian 2-0Magnus Carlsen today recovered completely from his bad start in Nice. The Norwegian defeated Levon Aronian, the winner in 2008 and 2009, in both the blindfold and the rapid game. Ukrainians Ivanchuk and Ponomariov lead the combined standings after two rounds. Read more

Video interview with Anatoly Karpov on FIDE President candidacy

March 14, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 2 Comments 

Karpov announces FIDE President candidacy“I feel like I can make some changes, and chess needs changes.” Yesterday Anatoly Karpov officially announced his FIDE President candidacy in Rijeka, where the European Championship is currently taking place. Europe-Echecs published a video interview with the 12th World Champion and shared it with us. Read more

Efimenko and Jobava lead in Rijeka

March 13, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 4 Comments 

Efimenko and Jobava lead in RijekaZahar Efimenko (Ukraine) and Baadur Jobava (Georgia) are sharing the lead at the European Individual Championship after seven rounds of play. The two are both on 6 out of 7. Read more

Who will win Amber? – second preview video

March 12, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 22 Comments 

Palais de la MediterranéeTomorrow the first round of the 2010 Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament will be played, and we have a second preview video to get you warmed up. The world’s number one, Magnus Carlsen, is there. Vladimir Kramnik, who won many times, is there. Levon Aronian, who won the last two editions, is there. Who do you think will win? Read more

Spectacular chess in Rijeka – 4 on 4.5/5

March 11, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 6 Comments 

Four players on 4.5/5 in RijekaAfter five rounds of play, Zahar Efimenko, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Artyom Timofeev and Baadur Jobava are sharing the lead at the European Individual Championship in Rijeka. The four grandmasters scored 4.5 points and are chased by 23 GMs who are on 4/5. Read more

Danailov running for ECU President; players protest against zero-tolerance rule

March 10, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 26 Comments 

Thirteen players on 3/3 in RijekaBesides round reports, currently the website of the European Championship in Rijeka has two interesting news items. It’s reported that Silvio Danailov is running for President of the European Chess Union, and that 110 participants have protested against the zero-tolerance rule. Read more

Thirteen players on 3/3 in Rijeka

March 9, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 1 Comment 

Thirteen players on 3/3 in RijekaNaiditsch, Vallejo, Jobava, Pelletier, Timofeev, Martinovic, Skoberne, Krasenkow, Inarkiev, Nisipeanu, Efimenko, Maiorov and Nepomniachtchi are the names of the thirteen players who are still on 100% in Rijeka. Three rounds at the European Individual Championship have been played. Read more

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