GM Nigel Short has regained his #1 ranking status in the UK. He scored 8/10 in the Staunton Memorial event to break 2700 and at the same time passing Mickey Adams in the rating chart. Is he the oldest...
UK takes big lead
ROUND 8 (15.8.9) WHITE BLACK RESULTS GM Smeets (5) GM Adams (4) 0.5 – 0.5 GM Sokolov (4.5) GM Short (6) 0.5 – 0.5 GM L’Ami (4) GM Howell (3.5) 1 – 0 GM Van Wely (5) GM McShane...
Short to break 2700 again?
Short is in excellent form at the Howard Staunton Memorial. He is now 5/6 against 2600+ competition. He is on his way to break 2700 again. Can he do it? Round 6 results: WHITE BLACK RESULTS GM Van Wely...
Staunton Memorial starring Short and Timman
7th Staunton Memorial 2009 UK (Scheveningen) 1 Short,N 2684 4.0/5 2 McShane,L 2620 3.0/5 3 Howell,D 2614 2.5/5 4 Adams,Mi 2699 2.5/5 5 Jones,G 2554 0.5/5 Netherlands (Scheveningen) 1 Van Wely,L 2655 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 3.0/5 2...
Ditching the chess column?
Greig put in check over Standard’s chess moveguardian.co.uk – UK All the usual wit and insight from Ray Snoddy at the Broadcasting Press Guild lunch yesterday. But also a fair bit of outrage at the new-look London Evening Standard,...
Dyfed Chess Congress
38th Dyfed Chess Congress2:38pm Wednesday 4th March 2009Tivyside Advertiser The annual Dyfed Chess Congress held at the Fishguard Bay Hotel over the week-end had an International flavour, as amongst the seventy-seven players taking part was English Grandmaster, Stewart Haslinger...
UK chess
Hoping for chess successJun 23 2008 by Dave Robson, Evening Gazette CHILDREN were left picking up the pieces when an MP checked in with an unusual gift. Redcar MP Vera Baird, and English Chess Federation President, Normanby resident Gerry...
In search of stars for Isle of Man
Isle of Man blues for BritsBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01amBST 03/10/2007 Yet another Eastern European carve-up marked the end of the 16th Monarch Assurance tournament at Port Erin on the Isle of Man. Although this event is to be...
China wins match by 8 points
China edged UK by the score of 4.5 to 3.5 in round 6 to win by a margin of 8 points. China also wins the match score 5-1. GM Adams, Michael 2724 – 2523 Hou, Yifan WGM 1-0GM Short,...
China wins big today
Picture from the official website GM Wang, Hao 2626 – 2724 Adams, Michael GM 1/2GM Zhang, Pengxiang 2649 – 2683 Short, Nigel GM 1/2GM Rowson, Jonathan 2599 – 2523 Hou, Yifan WGM 1/2GM Ni, Hua 2681 – 2536 Pert,...