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Thursday, June 06, 2013 10:03
Yesterday the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships were officially opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. It's...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 20:15
A brand new chess festival, sponsored by Sberbank, took off today in Kiev, Ukraine The main event is a rapid tournament with Alexander Areschenko,...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 9:08
It's interesting to have a look at the current live ratings, just after the end of the FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki. Many top events tournaments...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 17:04
It's always nice to see when mainstream media are picking up chess – especially when the reason is not something like Toiletgate or the obligatory...
Tuesday, June 04, 2013 13:44
Five rounds have been played at the "Top 12" of the French League, which is currently under way in Haguenau. Clichy has a two point lead after...
Monday, June 03, 2013 19:04
Leinier Dominguez Perez scored his career's best result on Monday, winning the Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Greece outright. The Cuban grandmaster...
Monday, June 03, 2013 12:51
Evgeny Alekseev and Alexander Huzman finished in shared first place at the rapid tournament specially dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the...
Sunday, June 02, 2013 19:33
With one round to go, Gata Kamsky is the sole leader again at the Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, Greece. The American grandmaster celebrated his 39th...
Sunday, June 02, 2013 16:30
Levon Aronian scored a 4.5-1.5 victory in his clock simul against the six most talented young German chess players on Friday in Meissen. The Armenian...
Sunday, June 02, 2013 16:22
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the...
