Objective: It is important to promote a good and positive image of chess. Attire worn during all phases of the championships and events should be in good taste and appropriate to such a prestigious chess event. Regulations 1. Events regulated by the Dress Code 1.a World Events for Adult Players (over 21 years old) World [...]

Fifteen participants from 5 federations attended the International Organizer Seminar organised by the Barbados Chess Federation on 3-5 May and with financial support from the Continent of the Americas and Development Commission. The excellent seminar room, transport to and from the hotel and other facilities were courtesy of the Barbados Olympic Association. Fourteen persons took [...]

The 5th KIIT International Chess Festival will take place on 20-27th May at the KIIT International School, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The Festival is organized by the All Odisha Chess Association, KIIT University, AICF and Odisha Mining Corporation. The Elite Category is reserved for players rated 2200 FIDE and higher. The tournament will be conducted [...]

The Asian Zone 3.1 Chess Championships were held in Doha with ten nations in men and seven from women taking part in it. The players from Iran dominated in general except for Zhu Chen of Qatar who was too strong in the women’s section. Darini Pouria defeated top seed Ghaem Maghami of Iran to finish [...]

Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted a Grandmaster norm round robin tournament from May 08 to May 12, 2013. This tournament was the 26th in its series and was held in Suite C855 of the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles 90079. The tournament was organized by Ankit Gupta, FA, IO. The participants [...]

WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar, who traveled from distant Indonesia, took a clear first place in Alexander The Great Open by concluding the event with 6,0/7 points. Despite challenging the field with 2 GMs and 6 IMs, her result was rather convincing as she started with four consecutive wins and remained in sole lead until the [...]

FM Ilja Vovk tied on first place with Shirov but got a worse tiebreak score

Russian GM Vladislav Vorotnikov finished in second place

GM Stellan Brynell and FM Linus Johansson arrived second and third, respectively

Pérez defeated Josep Manuel López in the final match