FIDE publishes the list of titles approved by the General Assembly held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 11-13 September 2016. More here: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9828-list-of-titles-approved-by-the-general-assembly-in-baku-azerbaijan.html GM FED Preotu, Razvan CAN Moussard, Jules FRA Lomsadze, Davit GEO Heimann, Andreas GER Svane, Rasmus GER Gledura,...
Webster newest IM Eric Rosen
Chess champ from Skokie earns rare international title Mike IsaacsContact Reporter Pioneer Press – Chicago Tribune “I want to keep playing. I want to play in tournaments and be better and better. I want to travel and play in...
Webster – SPICE new “official” GM and IM
FIDE publishes the list of titles approved by the Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 7-8 September 2015. GM Bai, Jinshi CHN Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando ESP Haub, Thorsten Michael GER Schroeder, Jan-Christian GER Mihok, Oliver HUN Ashwin, Jayaram...
Pascua to receive IM title
Pascua to get IM title with assistance from BMC readerHarley F. Palangchao After 25 years of drought, Baguio will have an international master in chess by August this year. Thanks to 20-year-old Haridas Pascua for putting back Baguio in...
Filipino player needs 165 Euros to apply for IM title
I have various people coming forward to help pay for this fee. IM-elect Pacua, please contact me ASAP so we can take care of your title. – Susan Baguio’s chess wizard needs funds to fully claim IM titleHarley F. Palangchao...
IM from Uganda
FIDE, the world’s Chess governing body has awarded Uganda’s 20 year old Elijah Emojong the title of International Master (IM) following his splendind performance at the Zone 4.2 Africa Chess Championship that was held in Cairo, Egypt from April...
1st ever IM from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka produces its first International MasterBy Malinda Seneviratne Sunday, 10 February 2013 00:00 It was way back in 1980 that Sri Lanka got her first internationally rated chess player. L.C. Goonetilleke, then an undergraduate at Colombo University did well...
Samuel Sevian fulfills International Chess Master norm
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian 12-year-old Samuel Sevian (U.S.) fulfilled an International Master norm two rounds before the end of Metropolitan tournament, ongoing in Los Angeles. Now Sevian has scored 4,5 points out of 7 to top the standings together with...
World’s newest GMs and IMs
GM Gabuzyan, Hovhannes ARM Stojanovic, Dalibor BIH Ninov, Nikolai BUL Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel CUB Pozo Vera, Sandro CUB Munoz Pantoja, Miguel ESP Perez Mitjans, Orelvis ESP Charnushevich, Aliaksei FRA Paichadze, Luka GEO Kraemer, Martin GER Milov, Leonid GER Grover,...
Mehsana gambit Ankit is Gujarat’s youngest IM
Mehsana gambit Ankit is Gujarat’s youngest IMPublished: Wednesday, Apr 25, 2012, 15:45 ISTBy DNA Correspondent | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA After his thunderous performance in the 14th Dubai Open Chess Championship recently, 17-year-old Ankit Rajpara of Mehsana is...