Σκακιστικά νέα

Grandmaster Dragan Paunovic passed away after a heart attack at the age 55, a couple of days after completing the open tournament in LLucmajor.

Several years ago Paunovic suffered heart attack during the Team Championship in Valjevo. He recovered after timely intervention.

Peruvian Grandmaster Julio Granda Zuniga completely dominated the 5th Open Internacional de LLucmajor that was held from 8-15th May at the Club Nautico de LLucmajor, Mallorca, Spain.

Granda Zuniga finished the event with 8,5/9 points, conceding only one draw in the 2nd round and then proceeding to defeat a host of Grandmasters. With 2699,3 live elo the 49-years old Grandmaster is on the brink of joining the elite 2700-club.

The Asian Chess Federation cordially invites Presidents and Delegates of National Chess Federations in Asia to the Asian Chess Summit, a chess family gathering from 28th August to 1st September 2016 in Al Ain, UAE.

The final tournament of the Tatarstan Chess Federation Cup took place on May 14-15 at the Nezhmetdinov Chess Club in Kazan.

16 players competed in mixed format. First, two groups with eight players were held. Top four players from each proceeded to the knock-out section.

The international law firm Quinn Emanuel will represent the interests of the Russian Chess Federation (the – “RCF”) in connection with publication of the false information about the RCF President Andrey Filatov. The engagement agreement has been signed today.

GM Valentin Iotov is the new member of Chessdom.com! He joins the team to bring daily chess fun to the fans, through expert commentary, analysis, videos, and lectures.

GM Viktor Gavrikov

By GM Grigor Grigorov

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding the President of the Russian Chess Federation and FIDE Vice President Andrey Filatov with a medal of Class 2 Order For Merit to the Fatherland, for merits in development of physical culture and sports, and long-standing commitment and diligent work.

The 2016 Kazakhstan Chess Championships for men and women were held from 3-13th May at the Astana International Hotel in Almaty.