Nanjing Super Chess Tournament 2010Anand, Topalov, Carlsen, Gashimov, Wang Yue, and Bacrot The Nanjing Super Chess Tournament will take place 18th-30th October 2010. It will be one of the top closed events of the year with the participation of...
Russian women beat China in spite of loss by Kosteniuk
China 1.5 – 2.5 Russia1. Hou, Yifan ½-½ Kosintseva, Tatiana2. Ju, Wenjun 0-1 Kosintseva, Nadezhda3. Zhao, Xue 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra4. Huang, Qian 0-1 Gunina, Valentina [Event “Women’s Olympiad”][Site “Khanty-Mansiysk”][Date “2010.09.25”][Round “5”][White “Zhao, Xue”][Black “Kosteniuk, Alexandra”][Result “1-0”][ECO “E00”][WhiteElo “2469”][BlackElo “2524”]...
Only 4 teams remain perfect at Women’s Olympiad
The #1 and #2 seed are facing off against one another in round 5. This may determine the outcome for the Gold medal. Both teams struggled in round 4 by winning with the smallest possible margin. Bulgaria has Stefanova...
Aiming for an Olympiad medal
Wang HAO: “WE WANT TO BE IN THE TOP-3” W.H.: The first game turned out not to be very difficult, but somehow I feel very tired… – Which result will be considered successful for your team?W.H.: It will be...
2,500 year old chess piece in China
2,500-year-old chess pieces found in China2010-09-20 17:00:00 Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Chess pieces dating back 2,500 years have been found in a tomb in China’s Hebei province. Ten chess pieces were found next to a skeleton in a Western...
Shirov wins Shanghai Masters with 1 round to spare
Round 5 results: Aronian 0-1 KramnikWang Hao 0-1 Shirov Standings after 5 rounds: Shirov, A GM ESP 2749 3 2 0 11 points Kramnik, V GM RUS 2780 1 3 1 6 points Aronian, L GM ARM 2783 1...
China Supports the “One World. One Vision.” Team!
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I will publish articles, letters, and information from both parties when I receive them. China Supports the “One World. One Vision.” Team! http://www.onefide.com 93 National Federations Now Support the “One World. One Vision.”...
LIVE games from Shanghai
Click here to view the LIVE games. Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2010/en/ 1-2. Aronian, Shirov 2.0 (5 points)3. Kramnik 1.5 (3 points)4. Wang Hao 0.5 (1 point) Round 4 pairings: Aronian vs. Wang HaoShirov vs. Kramnik Chess Daily News from Susan...
Aronian sole leader in Shanghai
Round 2 results: Aronian, Levon – Shirov, Alexei ½ Wang Hao – Kramnik, Vladimir ½ Standings after 2 rounds: 1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2783 1½ 2-3. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2749 1 2-3. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2780...
Struggling to capture imagination of the masses in China
Chess still struggling to capture imagination of the masses in ChinaLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Saturday 21 August 2010 China is a unique phenomenon in world chess. The team only began to compete in around 1970 but within 30 years was...