Alexander Morozevich and Gata Kamsky went through in the rapid phase of the play-offs. Ruben Felgaer eliminated Vladimir Malakhov in one of the surprises of the round, although it has long been known that at his best he is very good, he also has his weak moments, both qualities were seen in the match. Alexander Motylev played so slowly in the Armaggedon game against Drozdovskij it was physically...

I take a look at Alexander Motylev's elimination by Yuri Drozdovskij in a final Armaggedon game. He just couldn't get his tempo right. Needing only a draw he was slow at the start he didn't speed up until it was physically impossible to make the time control at move 60 (where he would have got all of 3 seconds per move). Watching it live was painful, "For god sake speed up!" By playing so slowly...

I take a look at Alexander Motylev's elimination by Yuri Drozdovskij in a final Armaggedon game. He just couldn't get his tempo right. Needing only a draw he was slow at the start he didn't speed up until it was physically impossible to make the time control at move 60 (where he would have got all of 3 seconds per move). Watching it live was painful, "For god sake speed up!" By playing so slowly...

He was the big surprise of the previous World Cup, but this time he didn’t reach further than the first round: Vladimir Malakhov. Today in Khanty-Mansiysk the Russian grandmaster was eliminated in the tie-break by Ruben Felgaer of Argentina. Ukrainian Pavel Eljanov lost to compatriot Yaroslav Zerebukh and Alexander Motylev of Russia is also out; [...]

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Με μεγάλη επιτυχία πραγματοποιήθηκε το ΚΑΛΟΚΑΙΡΙΝΟ ΝΕΑΝΙΚΟ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΤΟΥΡΝΟΥΑ ΝΑΥΠΑΚΤΟΥ 2011 την Κυριακή 28 Αυγ. 2011 στο χώρο NABLU NAFPAKTOS (Nεροτσουλήθρες)-παραλία Βαριάς Ναυπάκτου, από τον Α.Σ.Ο.Ν.¨ΕΠΑΧΤΟΣ΄σε συνεργασία...

Για ακόμα μια φορά ο ΑΣΟΝ Έπαχτος διοργάνωσε μια πολύ όμορφη εκδήλωση που κατάφερε να συνδυάσει το σκάκι με την χαρά της κολύμβησης. Σαράντα έξι παιδιά συμμετείχαν στους αγώνες που πραγματοποιήθηκαν την προηγούμενη...

Malcolm Pein annotates Michael Adams win against Mark Paragua of the Phillipeans on the first day of the FIDE World Cup. A result that puts him in total control of this round 1 pairing.

Malcolm Pein annotates Michael Adams win against Mark Paragua of the Phillipeans on the first day of the FIDE World Cup. A result that puts him in total control of this round 1 pairing.

Most of the favorites continued smoothly along, qualifying for round 2 on Wednesday. Most, but not all! The two big upset victims from day 1, Peter Leko and Wang Yue, were unable to take revenge today against Sam Shankland and Alexandr Fier, respectively. Wang Yue did have his chances, but Fier escaped with a draw to advance. As for Leko, he tried to mix things up with the Modern Benoni, but was...

Sam Shankland accepted a draw in an overwhelmingly winning position against Peter Leko to eliminate the Hungarian in the surprise of the round. Wang Yue was also eliminated, by Alexandr Fier after blowing a winning advantage that would have seen him level the match. Kamsky and Morozevich go to playoffs but most of the favourites went through without the need for them.

Sam Shankland accepted a draw in an overwhelmingly winning position against Peter Leko to eliminate the Hungarian in the surprise of the round. Wang Yue was also eliminated, by Alexandr Fier after blowing a winning advantage that would have seen him level the match. Kamsky and Morozevich go to playoffs but most of the favourites went through without the need for them.

«1ο OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT- ΚΑΡΠΕΝΗΣΙ 2011»Το πανέμορφο Καρπενήσι στις 1-2-3-4 Σεπτέμβρη 2011, υποδέχεται 120 σκακιστές και σκακίστριες από όλη την Ελλάδα, στο 1o ανοικτό πρωτάθλημα σκάκι. Μεταξύ τους μεγάλα ονόματα όπως ο GM Σπύρος...

Peter Leko (Hungary) was eliminated by Sam Shankland (USA) at the World Cup in Kanty-Mansiysk on Monday, after their second game ended in a draw. Wang Yue (CHN) is also out after the first round; he lost 0.5-1.5 to Alexandr Fier (BRA). Anton Filippov won both games against the higher rated Sergei Zhigalko. Games & [...]