Moscow Blitz Championship in Gorbushkin Dvor
One of the main events in the chess life of the capital – the final of the Moscow Blitz Championship – will take place on Sunday, 3rd September, at the the media hall of the hypermall “Gorbushkin Dvor”. This...
GMs Alekseev & Kokarev lead Korchnoi Memorial with 1 round to go
Standings after 8 rounds (top 64) http://chess-results.com/tnr297440.aspx Ст.ном Ст.ном. Имя ФЕД. Рейт.Межд. Рейт.Нац. Клуб/Город Очки Доп1 Доп2 Доп3 1 4 GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2614 2613 Санкт-Петербург 7,0 43,5 39,5 37,75 2 3 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2617 2617...
Surprising results at the start of Korchnoi Memorial
Round 1 on 2017/08/16 at 17-00 (top 25 boards) http://chess-results.com/tnr297440.aspx Bo. No. Name Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Rtg No. 1 1 GM Kamsky Gata 2678 0 1 – 0 0 Heinis Vincent 2081 120 2 121 Шошин Борис...
Sochi to host Russian Individual and Team Rapid & Blitz Championships
The Russian Individual and Team Rapid & Blitz Championships among men and women will take place from September 29 (arrival) to October 6 (departure) 2017 in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. Individual Championships will be held from September 29 (arrival)...
Russia-China Junior Match of Friendship
The Russian Chess Federation and Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation announce that the International Russia-China Junior Match of Friendship will be held on August 3-5. This year the tournament will be played in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province....
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Sergey Karjakin
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in Novo-Ogarevo. The Russian leader congratulated Karjakin on sports achievements, and also thanked him for the development of chess. “I want to thank you for what you are doing...
Funny Chess Question On Russian TV Game Show :)
https://youtu.be/2kWUXkRYtTo?t=9m25s One of my students, GM Alex Shimanov just sent me this funny clip of a Russian TV game show that took place yesterday 🙂 The question is which man have I not beaten? 🙂 The segment started at...
Voronezh International Chess Festival Updates after 2 rounds
Rank after Round 2 (top 100) http://chess-results.com/tnr286925.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2648 2,0 2,0 0,0 2,00 4 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2619 2,0 2,0 0,0 2,00 12 GM...
IM Moiseenko leads 2017 Nezhmetdinov Memorial after 6 rounds
Rank after Round 6 (top 50) http://chess-results.com/tnr278156.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED RtgI Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 9 IM Moiseenko Vadim RUS 2528 5,5 24,5 21,5 5,0 2 14 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2508 5,0 24,0 21,0 4,0 3...