Cuban IM Diasmany Otero shocked the favorites and took the first place at the LIX National and International Mexican Championship Puebla 2013, which was held on 26-31 March at the Complejo Cultural Universitario de la Benemérita Universidad de Puebla. Otero, who lost in the eighth round against top seed Alexander Onischuk, finished with a nice win against [...]

Jiri Stocek and Loek van Wely finished second and third, respectively

It was April 1st and the world’s top chess players were involved in the thrilling finale of the Candidates Tournament in London. But at the same time the Central Chess Club in Moscow was the venue of the fierce fighting between Blondes and Brunettes who set out to determine the prevailing color. This was the [...]

French GM Etienne Bacrot and Ukrainian GM Yuri Solodovnichenko arrived second and third, respectively.

The 2013 Serbian Women Chess Championship was held from 23rd March to 2nd April at the Hotel Gali in Pirot. WGM Maria Manakova justified the top rated position and won the Championship with 8,0/11 points. This is her first national title. WIM Sandra Djukic performed splendidly to finish second with 7,5 points and mark the [...]

The young Norwegian Aryan Tari made a sensational result in the Open Norwegian Championship scoring a GM norm before ever having made any IM norms. The 13-year old, FIDE rated at 2293 on the March list, is considered to be the greatest chess talent in the country since Magnus Carlsen. Last year he became the [...]

The 7th Annual Philadelphia Open was held over the Easter week from March 27-31, 2013, at the upscale, luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cuban GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez and IM Daniel Naroditsky finished at the top of the Open Section with 7/9. Both players led from [...]

The 40th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2013 took place on 27-31 March at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain. The 9-round Swiss open was organized by the Club Polideportivo de La Roda and managed by the tournament director Andres Martinez Cebrian. 235 players from 14 countries took participation, including 18 [...]

Magnus Carlsen has won the Candidates tournament 2013 and will be the official challenger of reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand. The World Chess Championship 2013 is scheduled for November this year, more information soon on Chessdom.com. Magnus Carlsen won the Candidates after a few dramatic last days. He lost the lead against Ivanchuk, but managed [...]

Probably nobody predicted the scenario that has presented itself at the decisive round of the Candidates Tournament in London. Vassily Ivanchuk and Peter Svidler left the time-trouble struggle with winning positions against the leaders. If they are able to convert their advantages, Carlsen will be the overall winner of the event. Update: Both Carlsen and [...]