Morozevich and Gashimov to miss 2012 Chess Olympiad due to health reasons Two of the favorites for medals at the 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul – Russia and Azerbaijan – need to make last minute changes in their teams....
Anish leads Biel, Morozevich out
Official website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/en/home/GMT Standings (after Round 3) ELO games points 1. Anish Giri 2696 NED 3 7 2. Wang Hao 2739 CHN 3 6 3. Magnus Carlsen 2837 NOR 2 4 4. Etienne Bacrot 2713 FRA 3 3 5....
Alexander Morozevich withdraws from Biel, Bologan substitutes him
Alexander Morozevich withdraws from Biel, Bologan substitutes him (updated) The start of the 3rd round of the Biel Grandmaster Tournament was 15 minutes late. Alexander Morozevich is not in condition to play the game due to medical problems. The...
Kramnik wins, joins Morozevich at the top of Tal Memorial
Standings after 6 rounds 1. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2769 * . ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 . . 4 2916 2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2801 . * ½ ½ . ½ ½ 1 . 1 4...
Morozevich takes sole Tal Memorial lead
The fifth round of the 7th Tal Memorial is over.Results: 1. Grischuk – Caruana draw2. Radjabov – Carlsen 0-13. Aronian – Morozevich 0-14. Nakamura – Kramnik draw5. Tomashevsky – McShane draw Standings: 1. Morozevich – 42-4. Carlsen, Radjabov, Kramnik...
Caruana wins, Morozevich and Radjabov maintain Tal Memorial lead
The fourth round of the 7th Tal Memorial is over. Results:1. Carlsen – Grischuk draw2. Caruana – Tomashevsky 1-03. Kramnik – Aronian draw4. McShane – Nakamura draw5. Morozevich – Radjabov drawStandings: 1-2. Morozevich, Radjabov – 33. Kramnik – 2,54-6....
Morozevich & Carlsen tie for 1st at Tal Memorial Blitz
Blitz final standings: 1-2. Morozevich and Carlsen – 6½3-4. Grischuk and Radjabov – 5½5-6. Aronian and Nakamura – 57. Tomashevsky – 3½8. McShane – 39. Kramnik – 2½10. Caruana – 2 Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tal Memorial 2012
The 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial will take place from 7th to 19th June, 2012, in Moscow, Russia. Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Radjabov Teimour, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana have confirmed the participation. The venue, tournament format and...
Alexander Morozevich to join Economist SGSEU Saratov
Alexander Morozevich to join Economist SGSEU Saratov Alexander Morozevich will join the famous club Economist SGSEU Saratov for the next season of team events. He should replace Chinese Grandmaster Ni Hua. Alexey Vetrov, the head of Economist, said that...
Morozevich winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial
Alexander Morozevich winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich won the Vladimir Petrov Memorial, which was held in Jurmala, Latvia, by collecting 5 points from seven games in the final stage of the competition. Morozevich won four...