1st. World Chess Games for Disabled24th. – 30th. October 2011 in Dresden The tournament is going to take place on a biennial basis (2011 – 2013 – 2015, etc) The first three tournaments will be hosted and organised by...
Shogi and XiangQi on MTV
The TV-feature that has been produced and aired by MTV’s magazine GAME ONE (that is aired by the German-language music-channel VIVA too) and that has covered JAPANESE CHESS (aka “Shogi”): The TV feature that has been produced and aired...
Dortmund round 5 matchups
Runde 5, 25. Juli, 15 Uhr 6-5 Le – Ponomariov1-4 Meier– Nakamura2-3 Kramnik – Giri Official website: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2011/home-mainmenu-1.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Kramnik off to a good start in Dortmund
Dortmund crosstable after 1 round 1 Meier,G 2656 XX ½ ½ 2 Kramnik,V 2781 XX 1 1 3 Giri,A 2701 XX ½ ½ 4 Nakamura,H 2770 ½ XX ½ 5 Ponomariov,R 2764 0 XX 0 6 Quang Liem,L 2715...
German Chess Federation criticizes FIDE head
German chess federation criticizes chess game with GaddafiJun 14, 2011, 15:10 GMT Saarbruecken, Germany – The German chess federation (DSB) has criticized the trip of the president of the sport’s controlling body (FIDE) to Libya. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov played a...
Another cheating scandal
Player caught cheating at German Championship 4 June 2011, 18.15 CET | By Peter Doggers A participant of the German Championship, which concluded on Friday in Bonn, was caught cheating. FM Christoph Natsidis used a chess program on his...
2 tie for 1st at German Championship
GM Khenkin, who led for most of the event, drew top seed, GM Fridman, in the final round. This opened the door for GM Gustafsson to catch up with a final round win over GM Tischbierek. Final top 10...
Khenkin maintains German Championship lead after 7
Leaders after 7 rounds 1. Khenkin, Igor g 2620 5½ 2. Stern, Rene m 2483 5 3. Buhmann, Rainer g 2579 5 4. Gustafsson, Jan g 2646 5 5. Fridman, Daniel g 2661 4½ 6. Tischbierek, Raj g 2431...
Khenkin leads German Championship after 6
Leaders after 6 rounds 1. Khenkin, Igor g 2620 +23 +14 +15 =5 =4 +13 . . . 5 2. Buhmann, Rainer g 2579 =28 =20 +26 =8 +15 +7 . . . 4½ 3. Huschenbeth, Niclas m 2502...