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GM Alexander Ivanov winner of Boston Chess Congress

18 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The 5th Annual Boston Chess Congress was held from 6-8th January at the Hyatt Boston Harbor – Logan Airport, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston MA.

The event had six sections: Premier, U2100, U1900, U1700, U1500 and U1250. The playing format was 5-round Swiss with the time control 40/100, SD/30, d10.

In the Premier section with 38 participants GM Alexander Ivanov took a clear first place with 4,5/5 points.

Final standings:

Ernesto Inarkiev to play in FIDE Grand Prix

18 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The Memorandum on Cooperation was signed by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Alikhan Kharsiev, Russian State Duma Deputy and founder of Adi-Ahmad Sports Club (Troitskoe village, Republic of Ingushetia) on Monday, January 16 in the RCF Chess Museum.

European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017

17 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 will be held from 16th to 24th August in Rymanów Zdrój, Poland, at the PST “Stomil” Rymanów Zdrój, which is the official venue of the tournament.

The organizers of the Championships are PST “Stomil” Rymanów Zdrój and Polish Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union.

26th Paul Keres Memorial

17 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

The Estonian Sports Association Kalev organized the 26th Paul Keres Memorial – Dedicated to Paul Keres 101 from 14-15th January at the Original Sokos Hotel Viru in Tallinn, Estonia.

The 11-round Swiss event with 102 participants was played with the rapid time control 15′+5”.

Farrukh Amonatov claims Delhi Open

16 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

Top seeded Grandmaster Farrukh Amonatov from Tajikistan emerged clear winner of the 15th Delhi International Open after completing the event with 8,5/10 points.

Local GM Ghosh Diptayan and GM Marat Dzhumaev from Uzbekistan shared the second place with 8 points each.

The 15th Delhi International Open was organized by Delhi Chess Association and took place from 9-16th January at the Ludlow Castle Sports Complex Civil Lines in New Delhi, India.

Women’s World Championship 2017 – Pairings

16 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

FIDE announces the first round pairings for the forthcoming Women’s World Championship to be held in Tehran, Iran.

Murtas Kazhgaleyev winner of Ivan Bukavshin Memorial Blitz

13 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

A blitz tournament commemorating the late Ivan Bukavshin (1995-2016) was organized on 12th January in SDYuSShOR #4 in Togliatti, Russia.

More than 60 chess players, including students and coaches of the Russian Grandmaster Center, gathered to pay their tribute to the talented sportsman.

Tata Steel Chess 2017 LIVE!

13 Jan, 2017by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

Tata Steel Chess 2017, the first super tournament of the year, is going to take place 14-31 January in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands.

Yet another year of chess show is ahead in Wijk Aan Zee with the participation of Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Pentala Harikrishna, Pavel Eljanov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Dmitri Andreikin, Wei Yi, Richard Rapport, Loek Van Wely, and Baskaran Adhiban.