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Cheparinov Wins 2012 Bulgarian Open

Submitted by SonofPearl on Mon Feb 6, 2012 10:39am.

Top seed Ivan Cheparinov (pictured) won the 34th Bulgarian Open Championships on superior tie-breaks after finishing level with three others on a score of 7½/9 points. While many of his closest rivals took quick draws in the final round Cheparin... Read more »

Aeroflot Open 2012

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Feb 5, 2012 1:52pm.

The 11th Aeroflot Open will take place from 6-17 February 2012 in the Hotel Cosmos, Moscow. The Aeroflot Open has grown into one of the biggest and strongest Open tournaments in the world, and once again in 2012 the winner will earn an invitati... Read more »

Yaroslav Zherebukh Wins In Moscow

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Feb 5, 2012 10:04am.

Yaroslav Zherebukh from Ukraine has won the round-robin event for young masters at the RSSU Chess Cup in Moscow. After a slow start the 18 year-old Zherebukh (pictured) won six games in a row to claim victory with a 7/9 score. Maxim Matlakov of ... Read more »

RSSU Cup Nears Conclusion

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sat Feb 4, 2012 4:01am.

The International RSSU Chess Cup in Moscow (previewed here) ends on Sunday after a busy week, featuring many different competitions. The impressive chess festival has two separate round-robin competitions for 10 young men and women players, and a... Read more »

Lev Aronian: I Won't Play In Azerbaijan

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:40pm.

Armenian GM Lev Aronian, currently ranked #2 in the world and recent winner of the 2012 Tata Steel tournament has issued an open letter to FIDE making it clear that if Azerbaijan is chosen as the host country for the 2012 Candidates tournament, he... Read more »

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Gibraltar 2012: Short Wins Tie-Break Playoff

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu Feb 2, 2012 10:42am.

There was a dramatic tiebreak playoff at the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Masters, after Hou Yifan drew her final round game with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and was caught on 8/10 points by England's Nigel Short, who beat Krishnan Sasikiran. Short won th... Read more »

Gibraltar Finale: The Stage Is Set

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Wed Feb 1, 2012 2:02pm.

Hou Yifan is poised to create history by becoming the first female winner of the Gibraltar International. She told me that her win over Polgar hadn't sunk in as anything special and she wasn't thinking about the enormous cash rewards first place... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 9: Hou Yifan Strikes Again!

Submitted by SonofPearl on Wed Feb 1, 2012 11:05am.

FLASH REPORT The women's world champion Hou Yifan is having an amazing tournament in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Masters. She had already beaten three 2700+ players (Zoltan Almasi, Judit Polgar and Le Quang Liem) to be the joint leader ... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 8: Sprint To The Finish

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:22am.

Mickey Adams remains the favorite, but there are many contenders, including Hou Yifan who is having a fantastic tournament. The top results from round eight: 1 3 GM Adams Michael 2724 6 ½ - ½ 5½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2747 2 2 15 GM Shor... Read more »

Lindenwood Launches Collegiate Chess Program

Submitted by SonofPearl on Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:42am.

PRESS RELEASE Lindenwood Launches World-Class Collegiate Chess Program University Offering Chess Scholarships, Forming Team for Competition Lindenwood University is putting out a call for some of the finest young chess players in America and ab... Read more »

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Gibraltar Round 7: Adams In Front

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:49am.

The results of the top games in round seven: 1 2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2747 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Negi Parimarjan 2641 22 2 3 GM Adams Michael 2724 5 1 - 0 5 GM Howell David W L 2603 27 3 11 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2700 5 ½ - ½ 5 GM Gopal G N ... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 7: Hou Yifan Vs. Judit Polgar!

Submitted by SonofPearl on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:35am.

January has been an excellent month for fans of top-quality chess, and with the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Masters in full swing the excitement isn't over yet! After six completed rounds the big English guns of Nigel Short and Mickey Adams claim ... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 6: Setting The Table

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:19am.

The big result of round 6 was to set up the historic encounter between Hou Yifan and Judit Polgar in round 7. 1 35 GM Gopal G N 2566 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Adams Michael 2724 3 2 41 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2535 4½ ½ - ½ 4½ GM Sasikiran Krishnan 27... Read more »

Lev Aronian Wins Tata Steel 2012

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:46am.

Official Website Final Report An anti-climactic repetition of moves in what was hoped would be the crowning duel of the final round in one of the most combative chess events in recent years, earned Armenia’s Levon Aronian an unshared 10,000-... Read more »

NEWSFLASH: Lev Aronian Wins Tata Steel 2012

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:22am.

FLASH REPORT The world's #2 ranked player Lev Aronian has won the 2012 Tata Steel tournament after a quick draw in the final round with close rival Teimour Radjabov. Aronian finishes with a score of 9/13 - 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses (to Magnus... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 5: The Straights Narrow

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:10am.

At the midway point the leaderboard has shrunk, though there are many players on 4/5. The rain has departed and the view of the Mediterranean Sea in the sunshine is spectacular. There are special events every evening. Judit Polgar and Mickey Ada... Read more »

Aronian Nearly Home In Tata Steel

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:34pm.

Official Website Round 12 Report Armenian GM Levon Aronian is certain of netting at least a fair share of the 10,000-euro first prize in Grandmaster Group A at the 74th annual Tata Chess Tournament. A victory with black over World Title Challeng... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 4: Calm Before The Storms

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:54am.

There were a few more draws on the top boards today in Gibraltar. 1 25 GM Hou Yifan 2605 3 ½ - ½ 3 GM Adams Michael 2724 3 2 30 GM Brunello Sabino 2581 3 ½ - ½ 3 GM Short Nigel D 2677 15 3 5 GM Le Quang Liem 2714 2½ 1 - 0 3 GM Felgaer ... Read more »

Navara Beats Aronian In Tata Steel

Submitted by SonofPearl on Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:25pm.

Official Website Round 11 Report The 10,000-euro first prize in Grandmaster Group A at the 74th annual Tata Steel Chess Tournament was up for grabs again after an exciting eleventh round played havoc with the standings on Friday. Tournament lead... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 3: Short Standing Tall

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:08am.

Nigel Short crushed Mamedyarov to remain atop the super field in Gibraltar. He allowed no counterplay in applying the Spanish Inquisition. Hou Yifan continued her perfect run, smashing Almasi. Adams sacrificed a pawn for pressure and prevailed a... Read more »

Gibraltar Round 2: Svidler Stopped!

Submitted by FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:03am.

A quick report as the games were posted late. Make sure you check out the live GM commentary from 3pm local time. 4 GM Jussupow Artur 2569   ½ - ½   GM Svidler Peter 2749 1   2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2747 1 - 0 GM Nabaty Tamir 2... Read more »

ACP and FIDE Agree Close Cooperation

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:05pm.

PRESS RELEASE On Thursday January 19th, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the newly elected Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) President GM Emil Sutovsky. The meeting took place after preliminary talks between GM E. Sutovsky, FI... Read more »

Moscow Open 2012

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:56am.

The International RSSU Chess Cup, featuring the Moscow Open 2012 will run from 28 January - 5 February. The chess festival has eight different events, including two round-robin competitions for 10 young men and women players. There are also two... Read more »

Chess Journalist In Tournament Ban

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:37am.

The recent Reggio Emilia tournament won by Anish Giri in Italy certainly delivered lots of excitement on the board, but there was some off-the-board disquiet about the last-minute exclusion of defending champion Vugar Gashimov from the event. Gas... Read more »

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Aronian Keeps Up The Pace In Tata Steel

Submitted by SonofPearl on Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:35pm.

Official Website Round 10 Report Armenian GM Levon Aronian seemed well on his way to win the 10,000-euro first prize in Grandmaster Group A of the 74th annual Tata Steel Tournament at Wijk-aan-Zee on Wednesday. With just three more rounds to go ... Read more »

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