Armenian chess players one point behind leader 12:20 19/08/2011 » Sport GMs Avetik Grigoryan, Zaven Andriasian and Hrant Melkumyan have scored 4.5 points each out of 6 and are sharing 3rd-13th places with a group of participants at the...
Universiade in Shenzhen Update
Universiade in Shenzhen R4 Wednesday, 17 August 2011 07:23 The 26th Summer Universiade, aka Summer Games for University Students, is currently going on in Shenzhen with chess as one of the sports included. A total of 88 men and...
Universiade Shenzhen 2011
Universiade Shenzhen 2011 Sunday, 14 August 2011 07:32 The 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen was opened by His Excellency Mr Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China on 12th August. This is the Summer Games held every...
2940+ performance by the reigning Chess Queen
Official website: http://rostov2011.fide.com Standings after 7 rounds Rank Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts Rp 1 GM Hou Yifan 2575 CHN * 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1...
Armenia Gold, China Silver, Ukraine Bronze
Rank table – World Team Championship Rk. SNo Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 1 2 Armenia 9 5 4 0 14 22.5 0 2 4 China 9 6 1 2 13 22.5 0 3 8 Ukraine...
The final countdown for Gold, Silver, and Bronze
Round 9 on 2011/07/26 at 10:00 Bo. 5 India Rtg – 10 Russia Rtg 0 : 0 1.1 GM Harikrishna Pentala 2669 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2746 1.2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2681 – GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2711 1.3 GM...
China and Ukraine within striking distance in the final round
With big wins today, China and Ukraine have closed the gap to just 2 points from Armenia. Ukraine will have a shot at Armenia in the final round while China takes on Hungary. If China beats Hungary and Armenia...
Closing the gap on Armenia
Round 8 on 2011/07/25 at 15:00 Bo. 10 Russia Rtg – 9 Israel Rtg 4 : 0 1.1 GM Grischuk Alexander 2746 – GM Roiz Michael 2669 1 – 0 1.2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2711 – GM Smirin Ilya...
Armenia inching closer to the WTC title
With just 2 rounds to go, Armenia has taken a commanding 3 point lead (2 pts = win, 1 pt = tie) over China and Ukraine. The addition of superstar Movsesian has given Armenia a big boost. Crosstable after...
GM norms for Ju and Harika
1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess TournamentJu Wenjun convincing winner with 6,5 points The 1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament was held from 13th to 23rd July in Hangzhou, China. Ten top women players competed in the round robin event...