Latvian champion GM Igor Kovalenko simply crushed the opposition in the 21st edition of Liepajas Rokade Chess Festival 2014, that took part on 10-12th July 2014 in Liepaja, a city in western Latvia, situated on the Baltic Sea. Kovalenko...
GM Igor Kovalenko with another trophy – Cesme Open 2014
The 2nd International Chess Festival Cesme Open 2014 took place from 14th to 19th June, 2014 in Cesme, a beautiful coastal Turkish city, situated 85 km west of Izmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey’s Aegean Region. The 9-round...
Kovalenko impressive at Baltic Zonal Chess Tournament
The Baltic Zonal Chess Tournament took place from 6th to 12th June, 2014 in Liepaja, a city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. The tournament has started with a formal opening ceremony participating the FIDE President and...
Kovalenko wins the 33rd Zalakaros Chess Festival
The 33rd Zalakaros Chess Festival was held from 23rd to 31st May, 2014 in the Hungarian city of Zalakaros, famous for its thermal bath. The 9-round Swiss Festival with the hefty prize fund in the amount of 16 130...
Interview with GM Igor Kovalenko
Interview with Latvian GM Igor Kovalenko Hello Igor. Congratulations on your victory. Now you are in the leading group. What can say about the last 3 rounds? Thank you. The starting rounds were successful for me. I managed to...
Kovalenko dominates Polugaevsky Memorial
Latvian champion Igor Kovalenko finished in clear first place at the 2013 edition of the Polugaevsky Memorial, which took place on 2 – 10 July in the Russian region of Samara. This tournament was the 6th stage of this...
Kovalenko wins 3rd Ferdynand Dziedzic International Chess Memorial
The 3rd Ferdynand Dziedzic International Chess Memorial was held on March 3rd at Żeromskiego St. 28 (sports hall) in Trzcianka, Poland. The tournament is organized to commemorate Ferdynand Dziedzic, teacher, chess player, successful trainer, chess arbiter and creator of...