England’s leading junior player Yang Fan Zhou scored his first GM result at the Big Slick International at Purley. An eighth-round victory over Alexander Longson left Yang Fan needing just a draw in his final game and he won...
Big Slick Chess Tournaments
The 3rd Big Slick International is taking place from the 22nd to 30th June 2013 at Big Slick, Unit 10, Royal oak centre, Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 2BG, England. Tournament format: FIDE rated 10 player, nine round, all-play-all...
3rd Big Slick Chess International
The 3rd Big Slick International will take place from the 22nd to 30th June 2013 at the following address: BIG SLICK, UNIT 10, ROYAL OAK CENTRE, BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, SURREY CR8 2BG ENGLAND Tournament format: FIDE rated 10 player,...
Duchess of Cornwall plays chess at Telegraph tent
Duchess of Cornwall plays chess at Telegraph tent 6:25PM BST 23 May 2013 On the opening day of the Hay Festival the Duchess of Cornwall plays chess with Hay primary pupils at the Telegraph tent The Telegraph’s chess-themed tent...
An excellent initiative for young chess talent in England
The London Young Masters International Chess Tournament by Adam Raoof England has a bunch of young talented chess masters who need this event to become Grandmasters, the next Magnus Carlsen! A ten player all-play-all chess tournament featuring seven young International...
3 players tie for the lead at Hastings after 6
Leaders after 6 rounds (full standings here) Last year final top 10 standings 1 GM SENGUPTA, Deep 7.0 IND 2558 2549 2 IM DAS Arghyadip 7.0 IND 2476 2491 3 GM EDOUARD, Romain 6.5 FRA 2636 2598 4 GM ISTRATESCU, Andrei...
Gearing up for Hastings Chess Congress
Town gearing up for annual chess contest Published on Saturday 22 December 2012 06:00 FINAL preparations are underway for this year’s Hastings International Chess Congress, which kicks off next Friday (December 28). The event, which is in its 88th...
Golden chess future for the UK
Yang-Fan Zhou shows UK chess has prospects for a golden futureLeonard Barden The GuardianFriday 21 December 2012 07.03 EST The London Classic Open was low-key beside Magnus Carlsen’s record-breaking victory in the main event, but its outcome could be significant...
£600,000 chess board for the holidays?
King Charles I chess board sells for record £600,000 By Telegraph reporters 10:12AM GMT 11 Dec 2012 The chess board that King Charles I took with him to his execution has sold for a record £601,250. The board, made...
Melkumyan and Van Kampen win London CC FIDE Open
Final standings (top 35): London Classic FIDE Open Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar