The e2e4 Dublin International took place 5th-9th April 2012. Mark Hebden took clear first on 7.5/9.

The e2e4 Dublin International took place 5th-9th April 2012. Mark Hebden took clear first on 7.5/9.

The 16th Neckar Open took place in Deizisau 5th-9th April 2012. One of the largest and strongest German Opens. Andrei Istratescu edged out Konstantine Shanava on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9 half a point clear of Elo favourite Etienne Bacrot.

The 16th Neckar Open took place in Deizisau 5th-9th April 2012. One of the largest and strongest German Opens. Andrei Istratescu edged out Konstantine Shanava on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9 half a point clear of Elo favourite Etienne Bacrot.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov signed an agreement with the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan last week which confirmed that Azerbaijani money will support the 2013 Candidates tournament to be staged by FIDE's commercial partner AGON in London.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov signed an agreement with the Chess Federation of Azerbaijan last week which confirmed that Azerbaijani money will support the 2013 Candidates tournament to be staged by FIDE's commercial partner AGON in London.

Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from April 11th to April 15th of 2012. This tournament is the 18th in its series and is being held in Suite C1002 of the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles 90079. The tournament is organized by Ankit Gupta, [...]

The 2nd Chess Women Masters Tournament takes place from 10th April to 19th April 2012 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Ten players will compete in the round robin tournament for the prize fund of 215,000 Yuan. Participants: Ju Wenjun CHN 2557 Zhao Xue CHN 2543 Mariya Muzychuk UKR 2490 Bela Khotenashvili GEO 2490 Shen Yang CHN [...]

With effect of the beginning of this year, there will not be any more direct application for the title of International Organizer. All candidates shall be required to attend a seminar and to pass an examination. The FIDE Trainer Academy Berlin therefore offers a respective weekend seminar for Europe. The seminar will be held in [...]

The Saint Louis Invitational, a GM norm tournament, started on Monday at 5 p.m. CDT at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. This marks the second norm tournament held at the CCSCSL (outside of U.S. Championship events) in as many years. The ten-player, round-robin event is scheduled to be held from April [...]

Με πολλές επιτυχίες και μετάλλια γύρισαν πίσω από τηναποστολή τους τα παιδιά της Κέρκυρας, από το Πανελλήνιο Σχολικό Πρωτάθλημα. ΠρωταθλήτριαΕλλάδας στα κορίτσια, στην κατηγορία του νηπιαγωγείου, είναι η Θ. Παρίση...

The 19th Russian Team Championship19th Russian Team Championship takes place 8th-16th April 2012. The event is not an 11 player all-play-all with a Premier Group and promotion group. Instead it is a 7 round swiss system sprint. Apart from the obvious savings in time and presumably money one wonders if the organisers hope that this format will help produce a more tougher attitude for the national...

The 19th Russian Team Championship takes place 8th-16th April 2012. The event is not an 12 team all-play-all with a Premier Group and promotion group as before. Instead it is a 7 round swiss system sprint with 17 teams. Apart from the obvious savings in time and presumably money one wonders if the organisers hope that this format will help produce a more experience and a tougher attitude for the...

Lajos Portish won a rapid event in Budapest 3rd-4th April 2012 that celebrated his 75th birthday. Zsuzsa Veroci reports: The “Portisch 75” rapid tournament was organized by the Foundation for Hungarian Chess to celebrate the birthday of the famous Hungarian grandmaster. Lajos Portisch, who turned 75 on April 4th 2012. The venue of the event was the fabulous Hilton Budapest Hotel where the...

Lajos Portish won a rapid event in Budapest 3rd-4th April 2012 that celebrated his 75th birthday. Zsuzsa Veroci reports: The "Portisch 75" rapid tournament was organized by the Foundation for Hungarian Chess to celebrate the birthday of the famous Hungarian grandmaster. Lajos Portisch, who turned 75 on April 4th 2012. The venue of the event was the fabulous Hilton Budapest Hotel where the press...