Anna Rudolf’s case updatea look at FIDE ethics codeVandoeuvre open – report with photosThe story of Anna Rudolf – as told by Marie BoyarchenkoInterview with Anna Rudolf – emotional interview with Anna after Vandoeuvre open Anna Rudolf’s case that...
Grand Prix
Grand Prix Qualifiers FIDE is pleased to publish the names of the first batch of players who have qualified for the Grand Prix series 2008/9. Following a request by some of the players who are playing in the matches...
Iowa FIDE Swiss Invitational
Jan 11 – 13, 2008Iowa FIDE Swiss InvitationalTD: Roger W Gotschall 6SS, Game/90 w/30 sec increment. Open to any Iowan with USCF 2000+ or any FIDE rated player.Where: at the Memorial Union, Iowa State University campus, Ames, IA 50011Reg:...
Top US Players for January 2008
Top US Players in January 2008 1 Kamsky, Gata g USA 27262 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 26703 Onischuk, Alexander g USA 26644 Seirawan, Yasser g USA 26285 Shabalov, Alexander g USA 26226 Shulman, Yuri g USA 26147 Ibragimov, Ildar...
Anand and Kramnik share top spot on Jan 2008 list
Top FIDE list for January 20081 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 27992 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 27993 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 27804 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 27655 Svidler, Peter g RUS 27636 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 27607 Shirov, Alexei g...
The best in the world
Here are the top 10 players in the world at the end of 2007. 1 Anand, Viswanathan IND 28012 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 27873 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 27854 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 27695 Leko, Peter g HUN 27556...
FIDE President congratulated Kamsky
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov congratulates the winner of the World Cup 2007 The Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met the winner of the World Cup 2007 Grandmaster Gata Kamsky of USA in the Kalmyk Embassy...
No draw or else!
BIG-BUCKS TOURNEYS TO BAN QUICK DRAWSBy ANDY SOLTISDecember 2, 2007 — FOR most people who play chess, a game is decided when one of the players makes a game-losing blunder. The easiest way for you to improve is simply...
Golf, chess and drug testing
If Tiger is clean, ‘what does it matter what the rest of them are on?’By JIM LITKEAP Sports ColumnistNov 22, 2007 – 07:05:00 CST The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that its drug-testing program would begin in July. No need...
Playing hardball with the IOC
Chess: Served On The Rocks20 Nov 2007 12:32 “It’s a strange situation: ‘chess on ice’ is an Olympic sport. But classical chess isn’t,” told Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the world govertning body for chess (FIDE), the press as he...