Ukrainian female chess players continue to secure victories across the world Ukrainian Anna Ushenina won the European Women’s Chess Championship that took place in the Romanian town of Mamaia. The Kharkiv city resident’s victory follows a similar triumph demonstrated by...
Bank Lviv Open Chess Tournament 2016
The Bank Lviv Open Chess Tournament 2016 is scheduled to take place from 14-16 March, in Lviv, Ukraine, sponsored by Bank Lviv. The event is going to be held parallel to the Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between...
2016 Women’s World Championship LIVE!
Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2016 between the current World Champion Maria Muzychuk of Ukraine and her challenger, Hou Yifan of China (former World Champion 2010-2012, 2013-2015) takes place in Lviv, Ukraine, on March 1-18, 2016. The first game...
Costly blunder in time pressure
Hou Yifan won the second game of the Women’s World Championship Match and after 2 games the score is 1.5:0.5 in her favor. The first two moves of the second game were the same as in the first round...
3rd Memory of Nebesna Sotnya 2016 Rapid 2016 LIVE!
The 3rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Memory of “Nebesna sotnya” is taking place on 21st February 2016, in Lutsk, Ukraine. The event is organized by the Volyn Region Chess Federation, in collaboration with the Ukrainian Chess Federation in an 11-round Swiss...
IM Artur Frolov wins 1st Lviv Tradition Tournament 2016
The 1st Lviv Chess Tradition Tournament 2016 was a 12-player IM-group round robin tournament, which took place from January 25-31, at the Hotel Nton, in the splendid city of Lviv, situated in western Ukraine. The event was a second category closed tournament, valid for...
GM Natalia Zhukova receives the state Order of Princess Olga II
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has awarded Natalia Zhukova with the state Order of Princess Olga II for her high achievements in the sport of chess and her European Women Chess Title in 2015. Zhukova was awarded with...
GM Volokitin wins 2015 Ukrainian Chess Championship
GM Andrei Volokitin is the 2015 Chess Champion of Ukraine. The tournament was held in Lviv from the 3rd of December to the 14th of December 2015. Volokitin won over GM Martin Krastiv (2nd place) and GM Zahar Efimenko (3rd...
Ukrainian Natalya Buksa pulled off HUGE upset to win World Girl’s Championship in Russia
Ukrainian Natalya Buksa wins World Chess Championship in Russia President Poroshenko congratulates Buksa on her victory Another Ukrainian victory over Russia on the chess board. Ukraine-born Natalya Buksa has won the Youth World Chess Championship held in Russia’s town of...
Ukrainian President gives green light for Women’s World Championship 2016
Poroshenko creates organizing committee to prepare and conduct chess match for world champion title among women in 2016 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the decree on creating an organizing committee to prepare and conduct the chess match for world...