Zurich Chess Club Press Release dated November 22, 2016 Kortchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge and Kortchnoi Open Because GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave had to cancel his participation in the Grandmaster Tournament in honor of the chess legend Viktor Kortchnoi for personal...
Gelfand scored in game 2 vs Inarkiev
[Date “2016.07.14”] [Round “2”] [White “Gelfand, Boris”] [Black “Inarkiev, Ernesto”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “E21”] [WhiteElo “2734”] [BlackElo “2730”] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. Rc1 cxd4...
Inarkiev 1/2 Gelfand in game 1 at Magas, Russia
6-game match in Magas, Russia. The time control is 90′ : 30′ + 30″ Official website: http://ruchess.ru/championship/detail/2016/match_gelfand_inarkiev Inarkiev, E. vs Gelfand, B. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6...
Boris Gelfand vs Ernesto Inarkiev match in Magas
A friendly match between European champion 2016 Ernesto Inarkiev and World Vice-Champion 2012 Boris Gelfand will take place on June 12-22 in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia Republic. The match will consist of six games with the following time...
Ivanchuk & Gelfand to miss Chess Olympiad
Ukraine will compete in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku without Vassily Ivanchuk, the long time national team leader. Ivanchuk debuted for the USSR in 1988 in Thessaloniki where he was the 2nd reserve. Already in 1990 in Novi...
Najer & Gelfand tie for 1st at Aeroflot
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds http://chess-results.com/tnr205426.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 1 16 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2664 6,5 4 2647 2 1 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2735 6,5 4 2619 3 27 GM Bartel...
4-way tie for the lead at Aeroflot after 6 rounds
Rank after Round 6 http://chess-results.com/tnr205426.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 1 16 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2664 4,5 3 2642 2 1 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2735 4,5 3 2609 3 27 GM Bartel Mateusz...
Gelfand defeats Morozevich in Zurich
Game 1 GM Morozevich, Alexander vs GM Gelfand, Boris [1/2-1/2] Game 2 GM Gelfand, Boris vs GM Morozevich, Alexander [1-0]
Gelfand-Morozevich match alongside Zurich Chess Challenge
The organizers of Zurich Chess Challenge 2016 prepared a pleasant surprise for all chess enthusiasts – an exhibition match between Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Alexander Morozevich (Russia) will be played on February 13. The main idea of the match...