The 20th edition of the Sigeman Chess Tournament was organized by Limhamn Chess Club on 9-16th May in Malmö, Sweden. This year the event had a round robin format with eight players. The additional sponsorship boosted the level of the tournament which featured the strongest lineup ever. The Italian champion Fabiano Caruana won the competition [...]
GM Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine successfully concluded the competition on Cuba to win his 6th trophy from the Elite Group of the traditional Capablanca Memorial. The 47th Capablanca Memorial was held from 3rd to 15th May at the Riviera hotel in Havana, Cuba. The Elite Group was a six-player double round robin. Ivanchuk confidently held [...]
One of the most successful coaches for young talents.
Dramatic finishes punctuated an unpredictable day at the 2012 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship.
For the 22nd time in a row the town of Jyväskylä organises the most important chess tournament of its country, the Heart of Finland Open.
The match for the title of World Robot Chess Champion will be held Saturday, May 19 on Strastnoy Boulevard. KUKA Monstr (Germany) and CHESSka (Russia) will battle it out for the title. On the same day, the German visitor with artificial intelligence will play a demo match against one of the world’s strongest human players [...]
Teaching chess at school may significantly improve pupils’ mathematics learning abilities, according to a study by INVALSI
The International Open Chess Tournament Albena 2012 will take place from 26th May to 3rd June at the Albena Sports Hall, in Albena, Bulgaria. The 9-round Swiss open is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, Chess Club “Dobrich – Albena” and Albena JSCo. Albena is one of the most popular resorts on the Bulgarian Black [...]
Commentary by the European Team Chess Champion GM Naiditsch.
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