Tournament News
Friday, 3 February 2012  The 10th Tradewise Gibraltar Festival ended yesterday at the Caleta Hotel with England’s Nigel Short winning the tournament for a record third time after tying for first with tournament sensation... Read more |
Friday, 3 February 2012  The most interesting match of the weekend probably will take place in Berlin, where the host team meets OSG Baden-Baden. After signing a handful of new players - in particular... Read more |
Friday, 3 February 2012  San Remo Open 2012, an event of undisputed charm, took place in San Remo, Italy on 5-8th January 2012. During that weekend the City of Flowers welcomed the second edition... Read more |
Thursday, 2 February 2012  14th DUBAI OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup The Dubai Chess & Culture Club has the pleasure to announce that the club will organize the... Read more |
Thursday, 2 February 2012  Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted an International Master norm round robin tournament on January 25th to 29th 2012. The tournament was sponsored by California Market Center, Fashion Business, Inc, Chess.com,... Read more |
Wednesday, 1 February 2012  No-one here in Gibraltar at the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival can quite believe it. A quiet, polite, 17-year old girl, here with her mother, is a game away from... Read more |
Tuesday, 31 January 2012  The 2012 Azerbaijan Chess Championship for men was held from 22nd to 30th January. Ten players participated in the round robin tournament.GM Vugar Rasulov defeated GM Sarhan Guliev in the... Read more |
Monday, 30 January 2012  On behalf of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, the Passed Pawn Chess Club is organizing the 5th Colombo International Chess Festival 2012, an International Rating Open Chess event for... Read more |
Sunday, 29 January 2012  A repetition of moves in the final round in one of the most combative chess events in recent years earned Armenia’s Levon Aronian an unshared 10,000-euro first prize in the... Read more |
Saturday, 28 January 2012  Turkish Youth Chess Championships were held in Kemer (Antalya) from 21st till 27th of January 2012. The first Youth Chess Championships was organized by the Turkish Chess Federation in 1992.After... Read more |
Saturday, 28 January 2012 Dear chessfriends, allow us to announce that information about dates and kinds of tournaments, which will be held within the frame of 12th International Chess Festivals Series CZECH TOUR 2012/2013... Read more |
Friday, 27 January 2012 Metropolitan Chess, Inc. is hosting an International Master norm round robin tournament from January 25th to 29th of 2012. The tournament is sponsored by California Market Center, Fashion Business, Inc,... Read more |
Thursday, 26 January 2012  Armenian GM Levon Aronian seemed well on his way to win the 10,000-euro first prize in Grandmaster Group A of the 74th annual Tata Steel Tournament at Wijk-aan-Zee on Wednesday.With... Read more |
Thursday, 26 January 2012 The 11th Rochefort Open tournament is set to take place from 25th February to 2nd March in the Congres Palais, in Rochefort, France. Just days before the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open,... Read more |
Tuesday, 24 January 2012  The eighth chess tournament Moscow Open has got a new status and name – now it is RSSU International Chess Cup! RSSU International Chess Cup Moscow Open 2012 will... Read more |
Tuesday, 24 January 2012  Latvian Chess federation and Grandmaster Alexei Shirov have a pleasure to announce the Vladimir Petrov Memorial. The tournament will be held in Jurmala, Latvia, from Feb. 15 (arrival) to Feb.... Read more |
Tuesday, 24 January 2012  3rd International Chess Festival Part of CZECH TOUR 2011/2012 Series Novy Bor 11th-18th February 2012, Czech Republic Place the Prazak Grandhotel, Dvorakova 525, Novy Bor Organizer 1. Novoborsky Chess Club,... Read more |
Monday, 23 January 2012  The 78th Belarus Chess Championship was held from 11th to 22nd January in Minsk. Twelve players competed in the round robin tournament.The top-seeded GM Sergei Zhigalko took a clear first... Read more |
Sunday, 22 January 2012  The Chess Association of Azerbaijan-Sharghi province and the Iran Chess Federation have organized the 20th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament from January 11 to 20 in Tabriz, northwestern of Iran.The... Read more |
Saturday, 21 January 2012  The football legend Diego Armando Maradona put his most important hand and final touch in the closing ceremonies of the longest festival in the history to promote, not football,... Read more |
Thursday, 19 January 2012  Filipino Grandmasters Oliver Barbosa and Gomez John Paul signed the peace treaty in their top board battle to maintain their joint lead with six and half points in the ongoing... Read more |
Thursday, 19 January 2012 Stuart Conquest Director of the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, scheduled to begin next week, believes the tournament in its 10th edition will see the largest concentrate of women chess... Read more |
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Chess News
Friday, 3 February 2012  St. Louis, Feb. 3, 2012 – Building on St. Louis’ growing reputation as a world-class chess center, Webster University is making some exciting chess moves. The University today announced that... Read more |
Thursday, 2 February 2012  From Right to Left Mr. Nawang Rigzin Zora Hon’ble Minister for Tourism & Culture J&K State, Mr. Paduranga K. Pole (IAS) Distirct Development Commissioner, Mr. Jagjit Singh DIG Udhampur Reasi... Read more |
Thursday, 2 February 2012  From 20 to 22 January 2012 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Ruzoberock, Slovakia, by the Slovak Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturer was IA... Read more |
Monday, 23 January 2012  FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for FIDE Trainers’ TitlesNew Delhi (India) 16-22.1.2012 Dear Participants,Here are the results (FIDE Titles) that we decided that they should be distributed to you. In order to... Read more |
Monday, 23 January 2012  FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for FIDE Trainer TitlesYangon, 13-18.01.2012 Dear Participants,Here are the results (FIDE Titles) that we decided that they should be distributed to you. In order to finalise our... Read more |
Saturday, 21 January 2012  Tamil Nadu is the heart of the chess culture of India. The State has the most number of rated players in India. And the capital, Chennai (formerly Madras) is... Read more |
Tuesday, 17 January 2012  FIDE Trainers’ Seminar in New Delhi started today. The Seminar is co-organized by FIDE, FIDE Trainers’ Commission, and the All India Chess Federation. Four official trainers' titles may be... Read more |
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 8 to 12 February 2012 in Ankara, Turkey, by the Turkish Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The... Read more |
Friday, 13 January 2012  The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elisabeth hosted the 2011 South African Junior Chess Championship. The colorful view of the 1,800+ players in one single tournament hall was quite... Read more |
Friday, 13 January 2012 The list of the upcoming FIDE Arbiters' Seminars, that have already been approved, is as follows:New Zealand, Queenstown, 16-20 January 2012Dominican Republic, 13th INTERNET, 16-22 January 2012Slovakia, Ruzoberock, 20-22 January... Read more |
Friday, 13 January 2012 A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 1 to 4 February 2012 in Moscow, Russia, by the Russian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The... Read more |
Friday, 13 January 2012 A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 24 to 27 May 2012 in Linz, Austria, by the Austrian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The... Read more |
Wednesday, 11 January 2012  FIDE-endorsed Asean Chess Academy is seeking experienced trainers who speak fluent English to train in east Asia. The trainers will be assigned to various Asian territories for a term contract of... Read more |
Wednesday, 11 January 2012  FIDE have decided to try a new venture which is creating new Blitz and Rapid play Rating Lists. These will first appear 1 July. Hastings is often in the forefront... Read more |
Wednesday, 11 January 2012  From 6 to 9 January 2012 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Chennai, India, by the All India Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE. The Lecturers were... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012  From 21 to 27 November 2011 the 12th Internet based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held, organized by the Confederation of Chess for America in cooperation with the Chess Federation of... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 From 19 to 25 November 2011 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Caldas Novas, State of Goias, Brazil by the Brazilian Chess Federation and under the auspices of FIDE.... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 From 5 to 9 December 2011 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in London, England, by Chess in Schools and Communities and the Chess Arbiters' Association, in cooperation with the... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 From 9 to 18 December 2011 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Lisbon, Portugal, by the Portuguese Chess Federation, under auspices of FIDE. The lecturer was IA Carlos Oliveira... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012  From 13 to 16 December 2011 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Lusaka, Zambia, by the Chess Federation of Zambia, in cooperation with the Africa Chess Union and under... Read more |
Tuesday, 10 January 2012  A FIDE Arbiters' Seminar is going to be organized from 4 to 8 April 2012 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, by the Uzbekistan Chess Federation and under the auspice of FIDE. The... Read more |
Saturday, 31 December 2011  FIDE Trainers’ Seminar for FIDE Trainers’ TitlesSingapore 26-30.12.2011Dear Participants,Here are the results (FIDE Titles) that we decided that they should be distributed to you. In order to finalise our decisions... Read more |
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- FIDE Trainers' Seminar in Yangon, Myanmar - RESULTS
- Chess will be Compulsory in Schools in Tamil Nadu, India
- FIDE Trainers' Seminar in New Delhi, India
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- Promotional visit to South Africa
- Upcoming FIDE Arbiters' Seminars
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Moscow, Russia
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Linz, Austria
- Trainers Wanted
- World's First FIDE Rated Blitz Event
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Chennai, India-RESULTS
- El Salvador 12th Internet based FIDE Arbiters' Seminar - RESULTS
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Caldas Novas, Brazil - RESULTS
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in London, England - RESULTS
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Lisbon, Portugal - RESULTS
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Lusaka, Zambia - RESULTS
- FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- FIDE Trainers' Seminar in Singapore - RESULTS
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