Standings after 8 rounds (top 10) Rank Name Rtg FED City age Type Gr Pts BH. SB Res. Vict 1 GM ABASOV, NIJAT 2575 AZE AZE 22 7 38½ 37,25 0 6 2 GM BOGDANOVICH, STANISLAV 2593 UKR UKR...
Istanbul Chess Festival 2013
The 12th International Istanbul Chess Festival is scheduled to take part on 11-18th October at the YTÜ Beşiktaş Campus in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The Festival is organized by the Turkish Chess Education and Development Foundation (TÜRSEV), Turkish Chess Federation, Yildiz...
83rd FIDE General Assembly Minutes and Annexes
FIDE is publishing the Minutes and Annexes of the General Assembly meeting that was held in Istanbul, Turkey, 7-9 September 2012. Please download Minutes and Annexes here. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Istanbul World Chess Olympiad 2012 on DD TV
India’s biggest television network Doordarshan will telecast four exclusive Highlights of the World Chess Olympiad 2012 held in Istanbul, Turkey, on its DD Sports Channel. Filmed and Produced by Vijay Kumar the 30 minutes highlights of each episode will...
Demand for accountability
Chessam demands Olympiad reportWednesday, 19 September 2012 06:29Mphatso Malidadi Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) has asked the leader of delegation Zengani Mkandawire to compile a report following Malawi’s poor performance at the World Chess Olympiad held in Istanbul, Turkey....
Opening ceremony of the Women’s Grand Prix
Only five days passed since the World Chess Olympiad had finished in Istanbul and Turkey once again welcomes participants of another international chess event! The opening ceremony and technical meeting of the 6th stage of FIDE Women Grand Prix...
Top performers of the Women’s Olympiad
Top female performer of the Open Olympiad GM Polgar Judit 2698 Hungary 2744 7.5 10 75.0 3 Top performers of the Women’s Olympiad No. Name Rtg Team Rp Pts. Games % Bo. 1 GM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2524 Russia 2693...
Jamaica ends Chess Olympiad on positive note
Jamaica ends Chess Olympiad on positive noteBertram ScottWednesday, September 12, 2012 AS the curtains came down on the 40th World Chess Olympiad on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey, Jamaica defeated Malta in the Women’s section, while the men were held...
Reception at the Presidential Palace for Olympiad heroes
Reception at the Presidential Palace in honor of the Armenian chess team 10.09.2012 21:36 The President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan held a reception in honor of the members of the...
BBC report: “Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth”
Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth BBC news agency wrote an article and made a report about the Armenian victory at World Chess Olympiad. “Armenia – a tiny, poor country of around three million people – has won the...