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The 74th Italian Chess Championship was held from 23rd November to 4th December at the Hotel “Villa Rota Resort”, Via Annunziatella, Boscotrecase NA. The Championship was a round robin event with 12 players and average elo 2460. The prize fund was 14,300 EUR, of which 3000 EUR was reserved for the winner. Grandmaster Axel Rombaldoni [...]

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I thought about titling this article “The Journey to Mastery” but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that not every chess player would be willing to commit to such a difficult endeavor, becoming a titled “master” of the game. On the other hand, anyone who enjoys the game would be more […]

The 50th Annual American Open was held on 27-30th November at the Grand Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Anaheim/Orange County, in Orange, California. The 8-round Swiss event consisted of six sections: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400. Open and U2200 are FIDE rated. The guaranteed prize fund was $25,000. The main Open section had 46 participants. After [...]

The 35th Memorial Edoardo Crespi is being held from 4-13th December in the large tournament hall of Chess Club in Milan, via Sant’Uguzzone 8. The main event is Master Group which starts on 6th December and is being played over nine rounds of Swiss system. On 4th December two minor Groups, Open A (elo 1750-2050) [...]

From 10th till 18th of December the Memorial of Krystyna Holuj-Radzikowska Women Grandmaster round-robin tournament will take place  for the 4th time. The event will be held in Wrocław, Poland right before the European Rapid and Blitz Championship (19th till 21st of December). Both events are organized by the Votum Polonia Wrocław Chess Club – current Polish Team Champions. The [...]

The Russian Chess Championship Superfinal, the 67th for men and the 64th for women, is taking place from 27th November till 8th December in the city of Kazan, in a branch of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan (the Khazine Gallery). The Superfinal is the main individual competition in the Russian chess [...]

My opponent in this chess game uses the handle blind-warrior on ICC because he is legally blind. He needs to use a special electronic chess board when he plays on ICC so that he gets notified when his opponent moves or sends him a tell. Many chess federations have special rules for blind chess players, […]

The first Qatar Masters Open concluded in a sensational triumph for former world junior champion Yu Yangyi of China who defeated Vladimir Kramnik to take clear first place. Anish Giri won against Vladimir Akopian and took second while Kramnik was third in this 154-player event for nine rounds. The 13th-seed Yu Yangyi played at a [...]

The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation, is organizing the 5th Asian Seniors and Amateur Championships from 5-12th December 2014 in Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. The tournaments will be played in 9 rounds according to Swiss System in respect to the FIDE Rules. Time control: 90 minutes for the whole [...]

The 118th MGU Open 2014 is scheduled to be held on 6-7th December, 2014, at Chess Club MGU, in Sofia, capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The event is organized in honor of Captain Petko Voyvoda (born 6th December 1844) and Nikola Vaptsarov (born 7th December 1909), in a 6-round Swiss format, open to all players [...]

The Branicevo Chess Union is organizing the 2014 Pozarevac Open Championship from 26-28th December at Hotel Dunav in Pozarevac. The Festival will consist of four events: - Open A for players rated over 2200, 5-round Swiss, FIDE rated - Open B for U2200 players, 5-round Swiss, FIDE rated - Open C for U1600 players, 9-round [...]

Mohammad Jafar Kambouzia, long standing President of Iran Chess Federation and FIDE Vice President, is elected President of Iran Chess Federation for the next 4 years. Presidents of 30 Chess Association of Iran provinces and delegates of Iranian Chess Players, Schools, Universities, Factories, Armies and Clubs formed the electoral body of 42 votes. There were [...]

Vladimir Kramnik beat Salem A.R. Saleh to take sole lead at the Qatar Masters Open Chess Championship after the penultimate round. The 2013 World Junior Champion Yu Yangyi defeated Anish Giri to follow Kramnik with 6,5 points. Anish Giri, Vladimir Akopian and Zahar Efimenko are on 6,0 points each. Replay games with analysis Vijay Kumar [...]