10th Dolomiti Open underway!
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The 10th edition of the annual Dolomiti Open got underway over the weekend in Forni di Sopra, and will continue until the … Read the rest
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Moscow Grand Prix Finals begins today!
All Russian Final!
Team mates Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Nepo’ to friends) face off today in Moscow to decide the first Grand … Read the rest
Grischuk outplays Nakamura
Advances to Moscow finals
The Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk is a happy man this evening as he assured himself a spot in the finals of … Read the rest
Chess & Sexism
Excellent example of sexism in chess
Our english chess media rarely reports on the ugly side of sexism in chess, preferring instead to deflect focus … Read the rest
Coffee, Kirsan, Carlsen & YouTube viewer fraud
How are you today? Are you getting enough coffee? I know that sounds a bit meddling — and some might consider it almost as intrusive … Read the rest
Armenian Gov to sponsor Aronian
$133,000 to prepare for World Cup
It must be nice to be Levon Aronian. Superstar in his native Armenia, adored by millions, recognized where ever … Read the rest
Paraguayan women reign supreme at Zonal!
Finish ahead of powerful Argentine Armada
Congratulations to wfm Gabriela Vargas and wim Jennifer Perez Rodriguez for … Read the rest
Canadian Zonal starts with a BANG!
Bareev loses in round 1
The BIG surprise of the first round was #1 seed, GM Bareev, losing to the talented youngster Joshua Doknjas (rated … Read the rest
Nicholas Lanier (1954 – 2019)
RIP
Very sad news for the Portuguese chess community. Nicholas Lanier was a friend to everyone. Organizer, player, book seller and jack of all trades, … Read the rest
Bangkok Chess Club Open
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Ian Rogers writes that the 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open got underway this past weekend and has a near record participation, including … Read the rest
Skopje Rd_1. Nerves rule the day!
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Round 1 was played today and there were some real surprises! A number of much higher rated players went down in flames … Read the rest
Wang Hao wins HD_Bank Tournament
Dvorkovich attends closing ceremony
Congratulations to the chinese superstar Wang Hao for finishing clear first in this year’s HB_Bank International. Wang scored 7.5 points from … Read the rest
Winning chess made easy!
Winning In Style
Ha, ha! Very cute! But of course I am talking about playing fair and still winning! Below is a nice Shirov game … Read the rest
St.Louis Spring Classic underway
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Now a regular feature in St.Louis chess, the Spring Classic consists of 2 round robbins of 10 players each. The top tournament … Read the rest
Bundesliga produces another gem!
Navara Crushes Salgado’s Spanish in 24
Yet one more theoretical duel from this weekend’s Bundesliga encounter in Berlin has produced another beautiful wipe out. This … Read the rest
