The World Chess Federation, FIDE, has announced the top players for the month of September in a new rating list. GM Magnus Carlsen takes the top position with 2823. The other two players above 2800 are the World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the World Team Champion Levon Aronian. They are closely followed by GM Vladimir [...]

Women rating list suffers a minor deflation in September.

Three players above 2700, GM Ipatov enters the list.

Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, and Kramnik.

Game 2 from the World Chess Cup 2011.

Game 2 from the World Chess Cup.

The 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival is set to take place from 23rd January to 2nd February 2012 at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. The main event of the Festival will be the 10-round Masters tournament from 24th January. Already 25 strong Grandmasters are signed to participate (list bellow). In addition, there will be the [...]

The return games of the Round 2 of the Chess World Cup were played today in Khanty-Mansiysk. Some of the players who drew their games yesterday decided not to tempt fate and made quick draws, clearly showing preference in rapid chess tie-breaks. Among them were Alexander Riazantsev and Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk (all Russia) and [...]

The 18th Graz International Open is taking place from 27th August to 4th September in Graz, Austria. The organizer is Landesverband Steiermark des Österreichischen Schachbundes and the playing venue is Brauhaus Puntigam. The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings and in two rating groups. The Group A has 63 players and [...]

The 2nd tournament of the FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011-2012 is scheduled to take place from 6th to 20th September in Shenzhen, China. 12 players compete in the round robin event. China is represented with four players, including the reigning World Champion Hou Yifan. Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China’s [...]

Koneru, Kostintseva, Danielian, Cmilyte...

Magnus Carlsen won the Chess Oscar 2010 in a voting by chess journalists a few months ago. Today, at the opening ceremony of Botvinnik Memorial 2011, Magnus Carlsen received the prize itself. “I am happy to have won the Chess Oscar, especially in an year where there was a World Championship,” said Magnus Carlsen at [...]

Ο Σ.Ο. Παγκρατίου και ο Σ.Μ.Α.Ο. Kαισαριανής προκηρύσσουν το 8ο μηνιαίο Τουρνουά Rapid (15 λεπτά) ανοιχτό για όλους τους παίκτες,που θα...

The clashes of 2700-players are coming at the World Cup The Round 2 of the Chess World Cup ended on September 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk. 19 participants of the Round 3 were determined yesterday, and the rest of the spots were contested on tie-breaks. One of the most successful knock-out players in the world Michael Adams [...]

Norway, 2 – 9 October 2011 Top players list on the bottom Organizers: Hans Olav Lahlum and Akademisk Sjakklubb Oslo. Playing venue: Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion, Address: Sognsveien 77c, Oslo, Norway. A large hotel and conference centre, right next to Norway’s national football stadium in Oslo. The hotel offers excellent facilities to play chess games [...]