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Sunday, May 19, 2013 20:52
Grandmaster, arbiter of several World Championship matches and world renowned chess collector Lothar Schmid passed away on Saturday at the age of 85...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 19:40
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 17:36
Sergey Karjakin won the Norway Chess tournament on Saturday. The Russian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 6/9 after a draw with Veselin...
Friday, May 17, 2013 21:55
In a dramatic penultimate round Sergey Karjakin kept his half point lead despite losing his game to Peter Svidler because Magnus Carlsen also lost,...
Friday, May 17, 2013 18:33
With the first open Icelandic Championship two weeks away, registered players have already reached fifty. This is the first time in the 100 years...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 22:48
Despite a loss in the final round to Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Moiseenko won the European Championship in Legnica, Poland. The Ukrainian...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 20:13
Sergey Karjakin kept his half point lead at the Norway Chess tournament on Wednesday. The tournament leader defeated Hikarua Nakamura and his main...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 19:53
Bela Khotenashvili scored an upset victory at the FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Geneva. In what was the tournament of her life (at least until now!) the...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 21:48
Sergey Karjakin recovered well from his first loss yesterday by holding a difficult position with black against Vishy Anand. The Russian grandmaster...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 16:34
Earlier today FIDE published a proposal of one of its Vice Presidents, Ms. Beatriz Marinello, regarding a dress code for FIDE events. At the recent...
