The tournament to be held 17-23 September 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 2nd Schoenenwerd Weekend CHessOpen was held from 10th to 12th February at the Hotel Storchen, Oltnerstrasse 16, CH-5012 Schönenwerd, Switzerland. The tournament was played over 5 rounds of Swiss pairings with the time control of 100 min + 30 sec increment for the whole game. GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian from Brazil took a clear [...]

The diversity of registered players at the Reykjavik Open is quite amazing. There is close to an equal number of players in each “century” ELO bracket. For example, there are 10 players with 2600+, 14 players 2500-2600 and 16 players with 2400-2500. There will be a record number of players at the Reykjavik Open in [...]

The Latvian Chess Federation in cooperation with Grandmaster Alexei Shirov organized the Aivars Gipslis Memorial on Sunday 12th February at the Technical University in Riga, Latvia. The tournament is organized to commemorate Aivars Gipslis, eight-times Latvian champion and respected Grandmaster. The competition was held over 9 rounds of Swiss System 9 rounds, with rapid time [...]

International Master Cor van Wijgerden is a well known chess trainer. Together with Rob Brunia he developed the Steps method in Chessity.com. The profound knowledge of technical and didactic aspects of chess from both authors resulted in a solid teaching method that helps the chess player to make progress. The Steps method has been in [...]

The 26th International Open “Pierre et Vacances” is taking place from 13th to 19th February at the playing venue Lerins, which is overlooking the bay of Cannes. 60 participants compete in the 9-round Swiss event, with the top French Grandmaster Etienne Bacrot being the first seed. GM Joseph Sanchez, Cannes winner in 2009 and 2011, [...]

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The 13th ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships will be held in Hue city, Vietnam from 10th to 19th June 2012. Located in the center of Vietnam, Hue city is well known for its historic monuments, which have earned it a place in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. Participants may compete in the U-8, 10, 12, 14, [...]

The 2012 Doeberl Cup, 50th in a row, will be held from 4th to 9th April at the Hellenic Club of Canberra in Australia. The Olympus Room provides the main playing hall for the event. An $17,850 prize money pool is on offer. The event will consist of five tournaments: - Premier Tournament to be [...]

Mateusz Bartel wins Aeroflot 2012 on better tiebreak

The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF) and Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality are organizing the European Individual, Rapid and Blitz Women’s Chess Championships 2012 which will take place in Gaziantep, Turkey, from 1st March (Arrival) to 19th March (Departure) 2012. GM Viktorija Cmilyte from Lithuania is defending the last year’s title. Cmilyte also [...]

Polish champion GM Mateusz Bartel won the 2012 edition of the Aeroflot Open that took place 7-15th February in Moscow. After the fantastic performance in one of the strongest open tournaments in the world, Bartel kindly agreed to a quick interview for Chessdom. Chessdom: Hello Mateusz, congratulations on winning the Aeroflot Open! What are your [...]

There are 104 chess players registered so far (unofficial list 16th February 2012)

The 16th Annual Mid-America Open will take place from March 16-18, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis-Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave., St. Louis, Missouri (I-64 W/US 40-W Exit 32B, 1.2 miles north on Hanley Rd). The event has a $18,000 projected prize fund with $12,000 guaranteed. The event has 7 sections: Open, Under 2000, [...]

Games Festival, to be held in the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort in Halkidiki, Northern Greece from 16 to 22 April, includes the World Amateur Chess Championship, the Alexander the Great Open, and Hebe Open. Two months before the start the participants are over 200 players, setting the competition on pace for a record. Players [...]