The 5-star Makedonia Palace Hotel and its owner, mega-investor Ivan Savvidis, are FIDE’s sponsors for the 12-player Grand Prix Chess Tournament in the historic city of Thessaloniki from 22 May to 3 June 2013. Participants include former FIDE World Champions Veselin Topalov, Ruslan Ponomariov and Rustam Kasimdzhanov, while the total prize fund of the 6-tournament [...]

Final report

Carlsen has a big chance to catch Karjakin in his game against Hammer tomorrow

The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings in a gripping tiebreak final. After splitting a pair of rapid games, GM Gata Kamsky won $30,000 and his fourth title in an Armageddon game against GM Alejandro Ramirez, who was seeking his first title. Article by FM Mike Klein. In all three hours of competition, and for [...]

Tatiana Kosintseva is sole third half a point behind the leaders

Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou are Korinthia Chess Academy “Argonaftis” are organizing the 3rd International Tournament Isthmia 2013 on 18-25th August at the Alkyon Hotel in Vrachati, Korinthia, Greece. Prefecture of Peloponnisos, Municipality of Velo Vocha and Regional Unity of Korinthia are supporting the event. The tournament will be held over 9 rounds of Swiss system in [...]

WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar from Indonesia convincingly won Alexander The Great Open that concluded yesterday in Porto Carras, Greece. The interview was performed after the third round. Chessdom: Irene, many people were wondering how come you flew from distant Indonesia to compete in Alexander The Great Open, so now I am passing the same question [...]

Kamsky and Ramirez will play a two-game rapid match of 25′ + 5” tomorrow

Karjakin is on 4/4, a point and a half ahead of Nakamura

Anna Ushenina defeated her challenger for the world championship, Hou Yifan