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Saturday, October 27, 2012 0:51
The penultimate round of the Univé tournament in Hoogeveen saw two draws. Sergey Tiviakov built up a nice endgame advantage against Anish Giri, but...
Friday, October 26, 2012 16:51
All chess players know the concept of blindfold chess: playing without the actual board and pieces, but using the mind only. It used to be an annual...
Friday, October 26, 2012 3:31
In the 4th round of the Univé tournament in Hoogeveen, The Netherlands Sergey Tivakov inflicted the second consecutive loss upon Hou Yifan. The Dutch...
Thursday, October 25, 2012 20:38
Falko Bindrich today denied that he cheated during the first Bundesliga weekend. In a document of five A4 pages, the 22 year old German grandmaster...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 21:47
Julio Granda Zuniga won the 7th Continental tournament in Mar del Plata, Argentina on Sunday. Besides winning the tournament, the Peruvian...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:21
On Tuesday Hikaru Nakamura extended his lead to a full point in the Univé Tournament's Crown Group. The American grandmaster beat Hou Yifan of China...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 19:12
Leon Pliester passed away at the age of 58. The Dutch International Master suffered from a liver illness which had affected his kidneys as well. This...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 16:53
Three interesting and strong chess events are starting soon: the annual rapid event in Corsica, the postponed Kings' Tournament and the second FIDE...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:48
Having won the only decisive game so far, Hikaru Nakamura is leading the Univé Tournament with 1.5/2. He defeated Anish Giri on Sunday in the first...
Monday, October 22, 2012 16:03
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave has won the 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational with 6 out of 10, remaining undefeated throughout the event. His main rivals,...
