Σκακιστικά νέα

Dmitry Andreikin (2732) joins Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016 as one of the heavy favorites.

The 17th annual NordWest Cup is now underway in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany till the 24th of January. 368 players are taking part in the tournament. All of the players were separated by age in three groups – A, B and C.  Groups B and C have already concluded their matches, but group A is still ongoing.

Ukraine Grandmaster Solodovnichenko Yuri, 4.5 points, shared the lead with four more players after the fifth round of the 8th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament 2016 for Sakthi Group Dr N Mahalingam trophy, held at Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, Nehru Stadium, Chennai here today.

Dear All, I have read more than once, Mr. Filatov’s interview published on FIDE web site, and besides giving an excellent view of Russian chess and the tasks he faces as President of the RCF, he gives his personal point of view about FIDE and its future about which I would like to comment.

Ukraine Grandmasters Solodovnichenko Yuri & Bernadskiy Vitaly, 4.0 points, shared the lead with perfect score after the fourth round of the 8th Chennai Open International Grandmaster Chess tournament 2016 for Sakthi Group Dr N Mahalingam trophy, held at Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, Nehru Stadium, Chennai here today.

The 2016 Paracin Open is taking place from 19-24 January, in the Serbian city of Paracin.

The event is a 9-round Swiss FIDE open tournament, valid for international rating and norms. A total of 78 players from 4 different countries take part, including 1 GM, 1 IM and 7 FMs.

Top seed is Bulgarian player GM Vladimir Dimitrov (2424).

Last year’s winner was IM Mladen Milenkovic.

The 2016 Croatian Men’s Chess Championship is taking place from 19-29 January, at Valamar Diamant Hotel, in Porec, Croatia.