The 18th Graz International Open took 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 was played over 9 rounds of Swiss pairings and in two rating groups. The Group A had 63 players and six Grandmasters [...]

Telecast by the renowned producer Vijay Kumar

Colombia, Departamento de Antioquia, Municipio de la Ceja, Octubre 10 al 17 de 2011 La Confederación de Ajedrez de América CCA y la Federación Colombiana de Ajedrez FECODAZ dan la bienvenida a las clasificadas de la Zona 2.3. al Campeonato Zonal correspondiente al año 2011, en su versión Femenina. Organiza: La Confederación de Ajedrez de [...]

The Women Zonal Chess Tournament – Zone 2.5 was held from 26th August to 5th September at the headquarters of the Chilean Chess Club. The championship was organized by the Chilean Chess Federation (AJEFECH) in cooperation with the Confederation of Chess for America (FIDE – AMERICA) and sponsored by the Chilean Foundation of Chess. A [...]

The 3rd Round of the World Chess Cup ended on Monday, September 5th in Khanty-Mansiysk. Six participants of the Round 4 were determined yesterday: Judit Polgar (Hungary), Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan), Bu Xiangzhi (China), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia). The remaining ten spots were filled today on the tie-break. The tie-break [...]

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Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted an International Grand Master norm round robin tournament on August 23 to 27 of 2011. This tournament is the 11th in its series and was held in Suite C998 of the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles 90079. The tournament was a 10-player round-robin (all play all). [...]

  St. Petersburg, Russia, October 12 – 22, 2011   The festival will take place in “Azimut” hotel (Lermontovsky pr. 43/1) and consists of 2 tournaments. Tie-break system in both tournaments: 1) Buchholz 2) Median-Buchholz   All prizes are taxable according to the Laws of the Russian Federation. The prizes are paid out in Russian [...]

Polgar - Dominguez live GM and computer analysis.

The 7th International Chess Festival of Dieppe was held from August 28th to September 3rd, 2011, over nine rounds of Swiss tournament format. Top 18 boards of the Open were played at the casino tables, while the remaining games took place in the congress hall facing the sea. 212 players, an increase from last year’s [...]

Uzbekistan’s Jahongir Vakhidov continued his dream run with successive wins on the second day of competition at the DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters to remain perfect and the sole leader after four rounds of play. In the third round the still provisional International Master took advantage of some sloppy play by the normally [...]

Women Grand Prix with computer analysis

Regulations   1)    The Tournament is open to all players. Valid for FIDE and FEDA ratings and international norms. 2)    Dates: 8 to 16 October 2011 3)    System of Play: 9-round Swiss Tournament. Players can choose between two groups with a different schedule for the 6 first rounds: Daily Group:   Swiss System, one round each [...]

World Cup round 4, game 2 live with GM and computer analysis.

SAINT LOUIS, August 11, 2011 — Former World Champion Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov will join the Kings team in the upcoming Kings vs. Queens tournament, scheduled to be held in Saint Louis September 9-16. The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is hosting the tournament to coincide with the grand opening of the World [...]