News from ‘Previews’
May 23, 2013
FIDE World Junior Chess Championships 2013 for boys & girls under 20 will be held in Hatay, Turkey, from 12th September (arrival) to 27th September (departure) 2013. Each National Federation can enter one (1) player born on or after 1st January 1993 in each of the boys (open) and girl categories, totaling a maximum of [...]
May 22, 2013
Beersheba or the “Capital of the Negev desert” as is often referred to, it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of approximately 200,000. The municipal chess club of the city, the country’s largest one, is celebrating four decades of highly successful local and international activity. The highlight of these festivities will be [...]
May 21, 2013
The 4th Danzhou Grand Master Chess Tournament takes place in Danzhou, Hainan, from 20 May to 29 May 2013. Ten Chinese Grandmasters compete in the round robin tournament. Wang Hao, Wang Yue and Li Chao b are not present, but Ding Liren, the 2011 winner Yu Yangyi, the 2010 and 2012 winner Bu Xiangzhi are [...]
May 21, 2013
The final preparation for Makedonia Palace Grand Prix in Thessaloniki is in progress. The playing room is being arranged and the technicians are placing big screens in cafe Salonika next to the reception. The opening ceremony will start at 18:30 and the technical meeting will follow at 20:30, when the pairings will be announced. Most [...]
May 20, 2013
Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club and Abu Dhabi Sport Council organize the 20th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival which will take place from 30th June to 8th July. The Festival consists of the Master Tournament (for players rated above 2200 FIDE and Abu Dhabi players), Open Tournament (for U2200 players), Junior Tournament (for U15 [...]
May 19, 2013
The European Chess Club Cup 2013 will take place on 19-27 October, 2013, in the conference center of the 5-star Rodos Palace Convention Resort which is regarded as one of the finest deluxe hotels on the island of Rhodes. Rodos Palace offers luxurious accommodation, exquisite dining facilities and numerous recreational amenities, on a superb location [...]
May 17, 2013
The 2013 Commonwealth Open Chess Championship will run concurrently with the South African Open Chess Championship, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the South African Open Blitz chess Championship. These Championships will be held at The Boardwalk Hotel, Convention Centre and Spa in the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa from [...]
May 16, 2013
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 [...]
May 16, 2013
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 [...]
May 14, 2013
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 [...]