Σκακιστικά νέα

The 73rd Georgian Championship for women was held from 25th March to 5th April in Tbilisi.

Twelve players with the average elo 2348 competed in the round robin tournament.

IM Lela Javakhishvili emerged convincing winner securing the title with one round to spare. She scored 8/11 points, leaving the second-placed IM Sopiko Khukhashvili point and a half behind.

This is the fourth national title for Javakhishvili, after 2001, 2007 and 2014.

Season 9 of the Top Chess Engine Championship is going to start this May 1st (see the first press release).

The World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin has canceled participation in the upcoming Altibox Norway Chess tournament, Chessdom.com confirmed.

In his first public performance since the Candidates’ tournament Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri, also ambassador of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, plays simultaneous chess in Brussels today.

He will face 25 European Commission employees. Giri will play the simultaneous at the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands at the EU.

Adhiban B, Sethuraman S.P, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Sengupta Deep and Sasikiran Krishnan and their captain Ramesh have become the heroes of the Asian Nations Cup 2016.

With only one unexpected draw against Mongolian Open team, the Indian chess players have won the rest of their matches during the Asian team competition – Asian Nations Cup 2016 in Abu Dhabi. After the last round we wanted to congratulate them with the victory.

A FIDE Seminar for International Organizers was held from 27th to 29th March in Hammamet, Tunisia by the Tunisian Chess Federation under the auspice of the EVE commission, the African Chess Confederation and the Arab Chess Union.

Dear Sirs,

By letters dated 8 May and 2 June 2015, we requested a copy of all invoices sent by ECU to the Bulgarian Chess Federation during the years 2011-2014.

The Indian men’s team won the 20-country Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship while the Chinese women retained their title in the tournament organized by the UAE Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan hotel.

Vidit Santosh Gujrathi is one of the leading Indian Grandmasters, a member of the national open team at the Asian Nations Cup 2016. Vidit has once won the World Youth Champion U-14. Also, he got the bronze medal in the World Junior Chess Championship.