The 2015 edition of World Art Cup took place on June 7, on the second floor of the RestoExpo Delaville Cafe in Paris, the capital and largest city of France. The event was organized by Alain Tarditc in a 10-round Swiss rapid format with tempo of play 10 minutes per player. 45 players participated in the [...]

The Norway Chess 2015 super tournament kicks off this week to take part from June 15 through June 26, at Flor & Fjære (introductory blitz tournament), Hotel Scandic Stavanger Forus, Utstein Kloster Rennesøy (round 4) and Vitenfabrikken, Sandnes (rest day). You will be able to view all the Norway Chess 2015 live action on Chessdom.com with triple [...]

The 1st FIDE World Online Junior Blitz Championship 2015 is currently ongoing on the official FIDE Online platform.

After eight rounds of hard battle the ASEAN+ Age-Groups Championships is heading to a tense and decisive final day with everything to play for in most categories despite there being many dominant players. In Open U-20, FM Bui Trong Hao from Vietnam and long time leader FM Tin Jingyao from Singapore are neck to neck [...]

The meeting of the ASEAN Chess Confederation was held in conjunction with the ASEAN+ Age Group Championships and took place on 13th June 2015 at the Sports & Recreation Centre of the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Delegates were present from Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and so of the ten member [...]

I started our yearly summer program last week that runs until August. Every year, we do eight one week training camps for junior chess players. We divide the students into two groups, beginners and more advanced players. At the end of each week we have a non rated, informal tournament for each group to test […]

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The best female player of all times, Judit Polgar, who retired from competitive chess after winning the team silver medal at the 2014 Chess Olympiad, has been appointed as the new captain and head coach for the Hungarian National Men’s Chess Team. The announcement came from Thomas Seszták, President of the Hungarian Chess Federation, who [...]

The European Chess Union announces the official invitation for the 1st ECU Congress and the Annual ECU General Assembly. The host federation is Montenegro Chess Federation. The official venue will be Castle of King Nikola & Hotel Princess Bar. Schedule: Wednesday, 7th October: Arrival of Delegates/Congress Participants Thursday, 8th October: Commissions’ Meetings Friday, 9th October: [...]

The 29th International Open Tournament Pula 2015 is taking place 13-20th June at the Hotel Park Plaza Histria in Pula, Croatia. The 9-round Swiss event is organized by the Chess Club Pula and Croatian Chess Federation. The total prize fund is 7330 EUR. At the present 222 players from 19 countries are registered to take [...]

While there has long been a category for Seniors in the ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships, this year it has been aligned to FIDE competition and is now played as Seniors 65+ and Seniors 50+. There are seven entries in Seniors 65+ and it is played as a seven round robin or six games with a very [...]

The 19th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2015 is taking place from 10-20th June at the Voronezh Chess Club, F.Engels str. 34, in Voronezh, Russian Federation. The FIDE open (Elo < 2200) is a 9-round Swiss tournament with tempo of play 90′/ 40 + 30′ + 30″. Top seed is Ukrainian player Evgeny Maratkanov (2198). Official website/ Interview with GM...

Veselin Topalov, the FIDE World Champion from San Luis 2005, published an open letter of support for Silvio Danailov. It comes at a moment when the chess life in Bulgaria is close to revolution and Danailov’s position as Bulgarian Chess Federation president is endangered by allegations of misuse of over 2,5 million eur, elections corruption, [...]

The 19th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2015 is taking place from 10-20th June at the Voronezh Chess Club, F.Engels str. 34, in Voronezh, Russian Federation. The Master open (Elo > 2200) is a 9-round Swiss tournament, part of ACP Tour 2015, Russia Cup 2015, and it’s valid for FIDE rating and norms. Last year winner was GM Pavel Ponkratov Official [...]

The 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz Championship 2015 is scheduled to start from 18th June on the official FIDE Online platform. The first stage of the Championship will be completed over eight (8) qualifier tournaments, followed by a semifinal with 64 players, and a final tournament with 10 players. The winner of the final [...]