The 3rd Eforie Nord Festival takes place 20th-30th June. Sergei Tiviakov is the top seed.

The 3rd Eforie Nord Festival takes place 20th-30th June. Sergei Tiviakov is the top seed.

Κατόπιν συνεννοήσεως με τον εκπρόσωπο του συνδιοργανωτή τηε Τελικής Φάσης του 39ου Πανελλήνιου Ομαδικού Πρωταθλήματος Α' Εθνικής Κατηγορίας , Σκακιστικής Ακαδημίας Χαλκίδος "Παλαμήδης ο Ευβοεύς" κ. Γεώργιο Τσουνή...

It's a day late, but it's amusing enough to point out. For those who think that one's date of birth in some way determines his characteristics, it's awkward to note that Ulf Andersson and Larry Christiansen shared a birthday yesterday (five years apart). Both are great chess players, and were world-class in their respective heydays, but beyond that it's hard to think of two more dissimilar...

Here. The focus is on his first two Candidates' matches, against Mamedyarov and Kamsky.

More here, along with news about an attractive Botvinnik Memorial event coming in September.

(As I was taught years ago, always avoid alliteration.) 1. Radoslaw Wojtaszek had already clinched first with a round to play, so this is by way of crossing the last t: Wojtaszek finished his victory in the Gyorgy Marx tournament with a great score (8/10) and TPR (2892), winning the event by 1.5 points ahead of Ilia Smirin and Ferenc Berkes. If this keeps up, his rate to work as Anand's second...

Fabiano Caruana of Italy living up to his top billing stretched his lead to a full point as he beat Parimarjan Negi after a marathon 98 moves in the sixth round of the inaugural AAI Grandmasters Chess Championships on Tuesday. Meanwhile the other two games in the round ended in draws.

After 5 rounds the championship is now jointly led by top seed Nigel Short, IM Sahaj Grover, GM Jones Gawain, FM van der Nat Nicholas and CM Oatlhotse Providence. Sahaj Grover will meet Nigel Short in the 6th round.

Nigel Short is the top seed in the Commonwealth Championships which are under way in South Africa.

Nigel Short is the top seed in the Commonwealth Championships which are under way in South Africa.

The 9th Gyorgy Marx Memorial took place 16th-27th June 2011. Radoslaw Wojtaszek demolished the GM Group with a fine score of 8/10.

The 9th Gyorgy Marx Memorial took place 16th-27th June 2011. Radoslaw Wojtaszek demolished the GM Group with a fine score of 8/10.

Ilya Levitov, President of the Russian Chess Federation Board, broke two pieces of news Monday. The crucial one was that despite the dark musings of many, and above all the FIDE President himself, we now have at least one bid for the Anand-Gelfand match. The other concerned a unique twist for the Botvinnik Memorial this September. By Colin [...]

A performance rating over 2800 is usually not saying that much, but when it’s close to 2900, and based on ten games, maybe it is. Radoslaw Wojtaszek yesterday won the 9th György Marx Memorial in Paks, Hungary most convincingly, scoring a stunning 8/10 and a 2882 performance rating. His opponents were Ferenc Berkes, Ilya Smirin, [...]