Friday, September 19, 2014

Bilbao Masters & European Club Cup....World Mind Games Online Tournament 2014...World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2014....AJI CUP 2014, SEMARANG, NON MASTER OPEN, CEPAT, 21 SEPTEMBER 2014, Hadiah Total Rp.2.2 Juta.....WALIKOTA CUP SURABAYA 2014, OPEN, CEPAT, 20-21 SEPTEMBER 2014, Hadiah Total Rp.17 Juta...FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2014....

Changes of the article 11.3.b. of the Laws of Chess

*[image: official logo]Changes of the article 11.3.b.of the Laws of Chess * *To all Arbiters: * Dear Colleagues, During the 2014 Tromso FIDE Congress the Rules Commission, in order to reflect to the Anti cheating Committee’s request, altered the wording of the article 11.3.b. The following was included in the Minutes of the Tromso Anti Cheating Committee Meeting of the 8 August 2014: c. The Rules Commission reported that they have altered Law 11.3b in the Laws of Chess to reflect the request of the ACC. The new text reads: *During a game, a player is forbidden to have a mo... more »

Bilbao Masters & European Club Cup

Photo from the official site Bilbao, Spain is hosting both the Bilbao Masters super tournament and the European Club Cup from... more »

Arkadij Naiditsch Won Grenke Classic 2014

Arkadij Naiditsch defeated former European champion Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu in the very 1st round and went on to win the... more »

World Mind Games Online Tournament 2014

[image: Mind Games Online tournament] *SportAccord set to launch the biggest ever World Mind Games Online Tournament* The wait is almost over for online gaming enthusiasts! SportAccord begins the countdown to the launch of the 4th edition of the World Mind Games Online Tournament on the 15th of September. The tournament, featuring Bridge, Chess and Go, is being organized by SportAccord in partnership with RSportz, the community-based global sports network and online platforms BridgeBase Online, Chess.com and Pandanet. The online tournament also marks the countdown to the 4th Sp... more »

World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2014

[image: WYCO logo 2014] The Hungarian Chess Federation (HCF) will organize the 2014 World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Győr, Hungary, from 12th December (arrival) to 22nd December (departure). The World Youth U16 Olympiad will be conducted under the auspices of Federation Internationale Des Echecs (FIDE). INVITATION REGULATIONS REGISTRATION FORMS Official website E-mail contact of the event: wyco2014@chess.hu

AJI CUP 2014, SEMARANG, NON MASTER OPEN, CEPAT, 21 SEPTEMBER 2014, Hadiah Total Rp.2.2 Juta

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GM Caruana - GM Topalov annotated by GM Naiditsch

By GM Arkadij Naiditsch, #1 German chess player Best FIDE rating: 2737 The rise of the new superstar Fabiano Caruana began... more »

1 Square Meter

By WGM Irina Bulmaga, Romania. Best FIDE rating: 2410 Summer ended quite a few days ago, but it feels that it... more »

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Overall Standings 2013-2014

[image: official logo] *FIDE Women's Grand Prix Overall Standings 2013-2014* [image: Overall womens standings 2013-2014]

David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at... more »

FIDE Grand Prix Series 2014-2015

[image: official logo] *FIDE Grand Prix Series 2014-2015* *Names* *Fed* *Qualifying* *Rating* *Rank* *Baku 2014* *Tashkent 2014* *Teheran 2015* *Khanty 2015* Caruana, Fabiano ITA Rating List 2801 3 x x x Grischuk, Alexander RUS Rating List 2789 4 x x x Nakamura, Hikaru USA Rating List 2782 7 x x x Karjakin, Sergey RUS Rating List 2777 8 x x x Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA World Cup 2013 2768 9 x x x Giri, Anish NLD President Nominee 2758 11 x x x Dominguez, Leinier CUB Rating List 2756 13 x x x Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE Rating List 2756 12 x x x Gelfand... more »

Veterans' Support Programme

[image: official logo] FIDE and ACP are proud to announce the veterans' support programme, which is aimed to help the chess legends, who dedicated their life to our beloved game. According to the decision of the joint FIDE-ACP panel, this year six distinguished veterans will get the award (5.000 USD each) as an appreciation for their contribution to chess. Please, find below the names of awardees: [image: Spassky] [image: nona] *Boris Spassky (Russia)* *Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) * *[image: leonard barden]* *[i... more »

WALIKOTA CUP SURABAYA 2014, OPEN, CEPAT, 20-21 SEPTEMBER 2014, Hadiah Total Rp.17 Juta

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FIDE President at the Moscow Blitz Chess Championship

*[image: DSC 7952]Alexander Morozevich and Valentina Gunina are winners of the 68th Moscow Blitz Chess Championship* The Moscow Blitz Chess Championship Finals were held on 6th of September in the open air by the tradition since 1948. The playing venue of this year tournament was the summer ground of the VDNKh cultural centre (All-Russian Exhibition center). The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the President of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) Mr. Valery Telichenko were the honorable guests of the tournament. At the opening ceremony, the FIDE President ... more »

FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2014

[image: official logo] FIDE is happy to announce that both the World Champion Magnus Carlsen and the Challenger Vishy Anand have signed the World Championship Match contract and preparations are proceeding as planned. The World Championship Match will take place in Sochi, Russia between the 7th and the 27th of November. FIDE President invites the two Prime Ministers of Norway and India to the opening ceremony and to the "first move". The FIDE President has also decided to invite all World Champions to the ceremony, which will take place on November the 7th. FIDE wishes both playe... more »

Fabiano Caruana Won Sinquefield Cup with a Big Margin

Fabiano Caruana won all the 5 mini-matches at Sinquefield Cup and scored 8.5/10 - a fantastic result! Photo from the official... more »

Hou Yifan Wins FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2013-2014

Hou Yifan tied for first place with Ju Wenjun at Sharjah and won the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series Image from the... more »

Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun are the winners of Grand Prix in Sharjah

[image: Sharjah-closing-06] Ju Wenjun and Hou Yifan became the winners of the 6th stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Sharjah. In the 11th round World Champion Hou Yifan defeated Alina L’Ami to catch her compatriot Ju Wenjun, who saved an important half a point in the game against Tatiana Kosintseva. The fight for the bronze medal lasted till the end of the round and as a result four players Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, Harika Dronavalli, Zhao Xue and Anna Ushenina shared the third place. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs needed a draw to keep the third place in the tournament but lost to Harik... more »

Sharjah Women’s Grand Prix: Round 10

*[image: Sharjah-round10-23]Round 10: leaders keep their positions* After the tenth round of the Women’s Grand Prix in Sharjah Ju Wenjun keeps leading. She drew with Humpy Koneru as well as Hou Yifan did against Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, so the winner of the tournament will be determined in the last round. Batchimeg Tuvshintugs is on the third place one point behind of Hou Yifan. Anna Ushenina split a point with Zhao Xue and keeps chances for the bronze medal as she placed fourth before the last round. Zhu Chen and Harika Dronavalli defeated Tatiana Kosintseva and Elina Danielian r... more »