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GM Miroslav Tosic claims Belgrade Trophy

The 27th Belgrade International Open Championship (Belgrade Trophy) was held from 24th November to 2nd December in Obrenovac. 182 players competed in the nine round Swiss event.

Grandmaster Miroslav Tosic and IM Dusan Lekic shared the first place with 7,5 points each. Tosic counted a slightly better tie-break and is awarded with the winner’s trophy.

Anand: I didn’t get a grip on Carlsen’s style

Anand says his opponent has refined his style a lot and is stronger and more effective with it.

Akhil is yet to turn three but inadvertently knows how to make all the right moves that helps ‘Papa’ Viswanathan Anand forget his pain and play without rules.

In the days after the World chess championship match, an understandably disappointed Anand has found an unlikely stress-buster in his son. Clearly, the five-time World champion will take time to deal with the situation but he is firmly on the recovery course.

Grandmaster Sethuraman S P Wins Hyderabad Open

Chennai based ONGC employee Grandmaster Sethuraman S P won the premier section of 2nd Hyderabad International Grandmasters Chess Tournament after drawing with Grandmaster Merab Gagunashvili of Georgia in the eleventh and final round that concluded here at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda today.

34th Memorial Edoardo Crespi in Milan

The 34th Memorial Edoardo Crespi is taking place from 30th November to 8th December in the large tournament hall of Chess Club in Milan, via Sant’Uguzzone 8.

The main event is Master Group which is being played over nine rounds of Swiss system.

On 4th December two minor Groups, Open A (elo 1750-2050) and Open B (U1800) will start. Both events will be played over 7 rounds Swiss.

On 6h December two more events will start – Open C for Beginners and Open Under 16.

4th ITT Jahv McGregor Tournament in Bogota, Colombia

The 4th ITT Jahv McGregor Open Tournament is being held from 4th to 8th December at the Centro Comercial Americas Outlet Factory in Bogota, Colombia.

The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss pairings. 239 participants from 16 countries are signed up, including 17 Grandmasters and 44 International Masters.

Last year winner was GM Lazaro Bruzon

Sethuraman moves closer to title in Hyderabad Open

With just one round remaining, Grandmaster S P Sethuraman with eight points moved closer to clinch the trophy as he defeated compatriot Vidit Santosh Gujarathi in the penultimate round of the 2nd Hyderabad International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indoor Stadium, Yousufguda on

14th Bangkok Chess Club Open

Bangkok Chess Club has the honour of inviting all chess players to participate in the 14th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2014 from 12th to 19th of April 2014 at the 5-star Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel.

The 13th Open hosted more than 300 players from 40 countries, and this year the tournament is expected to be the biggest and strongest open tournament ever held in Thailand.

Shirov vs Dubov LIVE!

The Moscow based Center for New Technologies “Digital” will host a match between GM Daniil Dubov (2641) and GM Alexei Shirov (2685) on 2-8th December.

The match is organized by ChessTV and sponsored by businessman Oleg Skvortsov.

The match will consist of six games with FIDE time control 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec (from move one).

121st New Zealand Chess Congress

The 121st New Zealand Chess Congress is scheduled to take place on 2-12th January at the Alexandra Function Centre, Green Lane, in Auckland.

Schedule:
2-3rd January – New Zealand Rapid Championship
3rd January – New Zealand Lightning Championship
4th-12th January – 121st New Zealand Championship and Major Open

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