Sunday, January 11, 2015

World Senior Team Chess Championship 2015....Australia Chess Masters - GMs Kazhgaleyev, Khusnutdinov, Papin tie for First Place...

World Senior Team Chess Championship 2015

*[image: official logo]Great number of registrations for the III. World Senior Team Chess Championship 2015 in Dresden* The III. Senior Team Chess Championship from 24 February to 04 March 2015 in Dresden is already breaking all the records for participants two months before the start. After the First World Championship 2004 on the Isle of Man (12 teams) the FIDE Congress 2013 decided in Tallinn that three test events with the new age structure (50+ , 65+ , 50+ female) would take place in Vilnius (2014) and in Dresden (2015 and 2016). Based on the number of participants in Vi... more »

World Cup 2015 - Average rating list

[image: official logo] FIDE is publishing the Top-40 spots of the average rating list from February 2014 to January 2015, which will determine the 18 rating qualifiers and any rating reserves needed for this year's World Cup in Baku. As of today, all players with an average rating of over 2725.00 have qualified to the World Cup 2015, either through rating or via other criteria of the event regulations. FIDE Secretariat 8 January 2015 Name Fed Average Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2872.5833 Aronian, Levon ARM 2808.0000 Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2803.6667 Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2792.1667... more »

Naiditsch Victorious in Basel

GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2731) didn't rest on his laurels a single day after winning Weihnachtsopen. (http://pogonina.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2550 Itemid=1) Instead... more »

How Many Games Did Super GMs Play in 2014?

Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2744), a second of Viswanathan Anand, has become a super GM himself. In 2014 he overtook Maxime Vachier-Lagrave... more »

Georgian Government support for Chess Development Programme 2015-2018

[image: geo logo] On December 30 of 2014, the programme of chess development (2015-2018) has been approved by the government. Programme objectives: • Measures to support promotion and development of chess in Georgia. • Trainings for Georgian National and Age teams to reach to appropriate level and for the players to compete successfully in international competitions. • International competitions shall be held to a high level. Among them: o 2015 – World Grand Prix o 2016 – World Youth (8-12) Championship, Women’s World Grand Prix o 2017 – World Cup o 2018 – European Individ... more »

January 2015 FRL

[image: official logo] FIDE publishes January 2015 FIDE Rating List. The list of top players is published at Top lists page of FIDE ratings website. All players can check new ratings at the main page of FIDE ratings website. Please note rules which are applied to Federations in Arrears.

Federations in Arrears

[image: official logo] In accordance with decisions of Presidential Board in Sochi FIDE publishes the list of Federation in Arrears. Until the arrears have been paid off, players from these Federations cannot participate in any FIDE events that are under the aegis of a) the World Championship & Olympiad Commission or Events Commission, b) Continental competitions that provide qualifiers to any of the aforesaid competitions. The list will be regularly updated. Bahrain Bhutan Comoros Islands Congo Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Indonesia Kyrgyzsta... more »

Season's Greetings 2015

[image: FIDE new year 2015] *Dear friends! * *May your holiday season, as well as the coming year, bring you love, joy, prosperity and peace! * *Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, a Happy New Year and all the best for 2015! * *Gens Una Sumus * *FIDE President * *Kirsan Ilyumzhinov*

Naiditsch Won Weihnachtsopen

GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2731) scored 6.5/7 in Weihnachtsopen and performed at 2855 level Photo from the official site GM Arkadij Naiditsch won... more »

ASEAN University Games 2014 Palembang

Henry Hendratno at CATUR INDONESIA - 1 week ago
PERTANDINGAN cabang catur ASEAN University Games di Gedung Sriwijaya Promotion Center, Jakabaring, Palembang, yang dimulai sejak tanggal 11 Desember 2014 telah berakhir tanggal 18 Desember 2014. Tim Catur Mahasiswa Indonesia yang terdiri dari empat pecatur putra dan empat pecatur putri berhasil merebut empat medali emas melalui nomor perorangan dan beregu putra serta perorangan dan beregu putri, sepertinya mereka tidak mau kalah dengan adik-adik mereka para pecatur pelajar Indonesia yang sukses meraih gelar Juara Umum di World Schools Chess Championships 2014 Brazil dua pekan seb... more »

Exhibition dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of FIDE in Bishkek

[image: official logo] An exhibition of Roman Gumanyuk "Alchemy, east and chess" was opened in Bishkek at the Museum of Fine Arts on December 18. The exhibition dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of FIDE. The exhibition features 33 works, 15 of which - paintings, 18 - miniatures. The artist in his own way, from the inside, wants to show the magic and the mystery of chess. The author held 22 solo exhibitions in museums and galleries in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus and Bulgaria. Participated in exhibitions of Kyrgyz artists in Avignon (France) and Washington USA). He ... more »

26th NATO Chess Championship 2015 in Amsterdam July 6

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 weeks ago
Hello chess blog friends, the NATO chess championship is an annual event and the 2015 edition will be held in Amsterdam. *26th NATO Chess Championship 2015* *Location:* Royal Netherlands Navy Barracks Amsterdam *Time-Period:* July 06 - July 10, 2015 *Modus:* 7 rounds Swiss system, (team/single score) *Teamscore:* Best 4 players of 6 players team *Organisation Committee:* LCol Johan Engelen Ard Dekker *Patronage:* Office International Military Sport Netherlands You can find more details at the official website. *Master Sergeant (MSgt) Robert Keough-2061-Fort Meade, MDPetty Of... more »

Wow Chess Girls in Red 'n White - Name them!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 weeks ago
Hello chess blog friends, your chess trivia today - wow chess girls in red 'n white - can you name them? Can you also say what is their highest achievement in chess? This photo is from the #1 chess portraits database at www.chesspics.com. From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal chess blog at www.chessqueen.com Don't miss Chess Queen™ YouTube Channel

Australia Chess Masters - GMs Kazhgaleyev, Khusnutdinov, Papin tie for First Place

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 weeks ago
Hello chess blog friends, chess in Australia - a short chess news update via FIDE states Grandmasters from Kazahstan Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Rustam Khusnutdinov and Vasily Papin from Russia were the winners of the Category 8 of the Australasian Masters tournament just completed in Melbourne.The final crosstable can be seen here. In the Australasian Masters IM Norm tournament Kanan Izzat from Azerbaijan was the convincing winner. Full results. Box Hill Chess Club hosted the chess events in Melbourne. The Box Hill and the Canterbury Junior Chess Clubs together form one of the largest ch... more »

Friends help Talented Chess Kid before he Loses Vision - You can Help

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 weeks ago
Hello chess blog friends, talented chess kid gets help from the community as doctors say he would lose his vision - Seventh-grader Jonathen Speelman looks like any normal 12-year-old and is a wizard at chess. He even has the trophies to prove it. Three years ago doctors found an incurable eye disorder, retinitis pigmentosa, that will eventually lead to blindness that could happen at any time. Jon's mother says it is painful for her to think about her son going blind. Jon has already learned to read braille and teaches it to other children at a nearby elementary school. But for no... more »

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