The central encounter of the fifth round of the Women World Team Chess Championship between the leading China and Olympic champions from Russia turned to be a huge disappointment for the latter as China won with the crushing 4-0! The Chinese team remains ahead of the field with 10 match points. Runner up India walked [...]

Ο Σ.Ο. Παγκρατίου και ο Σ.Μ.Α.Ο. Kαισαριανής προκηρύσσουν το Χριστουγγενιάτικο, 16o μηνιαίο Τουρνουά Βlitz (5 λεπτά) ανοιχτό για όλους τους...

Legendary Russian Grandmaster Vitaly Tseshkovsky passed away on 24th December in Krasnodar. He attended the Final of Krasnodar Krai Rapid Cup and became ill during the first round. Vitaly Tseshkovsky was twice champion of the Soviet Union (1976, 1986), winner of the World Chess Olympiad (1986), European Championship (1977) and other prestigious international tournaments. He [...]

The 3rd Magistral Internacional Marcel Duchamp 2011 was held on 14-23rd December at the Club Argentino de Ajedrez, Paraguay 1858, Buenos Aires. The 13th FIDE category event was played as a double-round robin with six players. The tournament featured a thematic opening to honour the legendary Argentine Grandmaster Oscar Panno. All games were started with [...]

China won another match in the sixth round of the Women World Team Chess Championship, this time against Greece. However, Greek players made two draws with white (and from the position of strength): Marina Makropoulou against Ju Wenjun on the second board and Ekaterini Pavlidou vs. Tan Zhongyi on the fourth. Chinese are now 3 [...]

The 2012 Northern California International is set to take place from 2nd to 8th January, 2012, at the NorCal House of Chess at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Fremont, California. Following the tradition of Berkeley International, the tournament offers the possibilities for obtaining GM and IM norms. Presented by NorCal House of Chess Time Control: 40/90, [...]

China defeated Georgia in the 7th round of the Women World Team Chess Championship and continues to lead with the perfect score. Ju Wenjun won against Lela Javakhishvili on the second board and Zhao Xue won against Bela Khotenashvili on the third. Greece put up a strong resistance against the favoured India. In the final [...]

The Singapore Chess Federation’s 8th International Chess Festival 2011 kicked off today with the 8th Singapore FIDE Trainers’ Seminar. Four official trainers’ titles may be awarded: FIDE Trainer (FT), FIDE Instructor (FI), National Instructor (NI) or Developmental Instructor (DI), depending on coaches’ resumes and examination results. Training & FIDE certification are...

China’s string of seven consecutive victories in the the Women World Team Chess Championship was finally put to end as Ukraine wins in the penultimate round by 2.5-1.5. Natalia Zhukova defeated Zhao Xue on the third board and all the rest games were drawn. Despite the loss China secured the title of the World Team [...]

Live games with computer analysis from Reggio Emilia 2011 - 2012 chess tournament.

GM Dragan Solak has completed the transfer from Serbian Chess Federation to Turkish Chess Federation. Last month he played the 2nd board for Serbia at the European Team Chess Championship but starting with the 41st Rilton Cup he will represent Turkey. The TSF will regulate the transfer fees in order to have Solak in the [...]

As China already secured the victory in the Women World Team Chess Championship, the final round was set to determine the other medalists. Russia made a quick match tie with Armenia, securing at least the bronze medal and hoping that India won’t beat China, in which case Russia takes the silver. The match between China [...]

A beautiful closing ceremony, many smiling faces, and true team spirit – all this was seen at the closing ceremony of the World Women Team Chess Championship in Turkey. The team and board medalists were awarded, as one of the best organized WWTCC came to an end in Mardin. See the full photo gallery here [...]

Mustafa Yilmaz is a Turkish International Master (with 2 GM norms) born on the 5th of November,1992 in Kastamonu (Turkey). He started playing chess thanks to his sister Ezgi Yılmaz when he was 7 years old and since has proven to be one of the big chess talents of Turkey. Now his current rating is [...]

The 54th edition of Reggio Emilia’s tournament has began and this year the tournament has a double prestige – great protagonists and a parallel woman tournament, in which three Italian stars will compete against three strong WGM from Eastern Europe. Ippogrifo Chess Club from Reggio Emilia, the omnipresent Ezio Montalbini and Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi [...]