Good start Mtel Masters

The organizers of the Mtel Masters in Sofia couldn’t have hoped for a better start of their 2008 tournament. Both Topalov and Cheparinov won; against Aronian and Bu respectively. Ivanchuk defeated Radjabov. full story »

Participants Sofia 2008 made public

Yesterday the Mtel Masters’ press officer sent us a press release in which the participants of the supertournament in Sofia (7-18 May) were made public. This year Veselin Topalov, Ivan Cheparinov, Teimour Radjabov, Levon Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk and Bu Xiangzhi are not allowed to offer a draw in the Bulgarian capital. Note that this tournament is part of the first Grand Slam, just like Corus. full story »

Grand Slam Tournament announced

In a press release the Grand Slam Tournament has been announced. From 15 till 27 September 2008 in the Spanish town of Bilbao the first Grand Slam Tournament will be played, with a big prize fund of 400,000 euros. Participants will be the winners of Corus (Wijk aan Zee), Linares, Mtel (Sofia) and the new tournament Ciudad de Mexico, plus two wildcards. full story »

Press conference Grand Slam Chess Association

As we reported earlier, during the Corus Chess Tournament the Grand Slam Chess Association was established. Yesterday morning the Association held a press conference in Linares, in which more details about their plans were made public. We present video selections (20 min.) from the press conference, and a reaction by Corus Chess Tournament director Jeroen van den Berg. full story »