Posted in Brazil, South America, World Youth on Nov 17th, 2011 27 Comments »
The World Youth Championships begin today in Caldas Novas, Brazil. The tournament will have twelve categories (six each for both open and girls). There are 78 countries competing for top honors and titles. There are several Grandmasters on hand including top seed Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2556) of Armenia. The under-18 section has three GMs. The under-12 [...]
Posted in Brazil, Spain, Tournaments on Oct 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
Magnus Carlsen had another inspired win at Bilbao.Photo by Pascal Simon. In a very exciting ending, Magnus Carlsen won the Bilbao Grand Slam by catching Vassily Ivanchuk and then beating him in a tiebreak blitz match. The key win for Carlsen may have been round #9 when he scored a tying win against then-leader Ivanchuk. [...]
Posted in Brazil, Media Stories, South America on Oct 4th, 2011 10 Comments »
Vassily Ivanchuk is leading the Bilbao Masters tournament with a strong performance and was in good spirits after the first half of the tournament. However, his experience in Brazil took a turn for the worse when assailants robbed them at gunpoint 20 meters from the hotel while they waited for a taxi to go to [...]
Posted in Caribbean, Dominican Republic, South America on Mar 19th, 2011 1 Comment »
Allan Herbert of Barbados has sent a message the 2.3 Zonal has begun in the Dominican Republic. The tournament features four Grandmasters and six IMs attempting to earn a spot in the World Championships cycle. Cuban stars Lenier Domninguez and Lazaro Bruzon are the top seeds. The other two GMs are Manuel Leon Hoyos (Mexico) [...]
Posted in Brazil, Scholastic on Aug 1st, 2010 28 Comments »
Justus Williams at the U.S. Chess School. Photo by Elizabeth Vicary. Justus Williams recently participated in a U.S. Chess School program in Dallas along with nine other talented scholastic players. Williams will participate in the Pan-American Youth Championship in Bento Goncalves, Brazil from August 1st to August 11th. It will be Williams’ first international competition. [...]
Posted in Dubai, Middle East, Venezuela on Apr 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
Dubai is a place of intrigue and marvel. A place of hopes and dreams… a chess paradise. It is the home of the world’s only seven-star hotel (pictured right) and the home of the opulent Dubai Chess & Culture Club. In the first week of April the club here hosted its 12th Dubai Open, an [...]
Posted in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Russia, Turkey, USA on Jan 3rd, 2010 20 Comments »
Many of the world’s top chess federations will assemble in the Bursa province of Turkey for the World Team Championships. Some of the notable teams represent perennial powers Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel and USA. Also included in the field is India, the world’s #6 team Despite the fact that World Champion Viswanathan Anand is busy [...]
Posted in Argentina on Aug 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 Mar del Plata – Province of Buenos Aires – Argentina 21 October to 4 November 2009 The International Chess Federation (FIDE), the Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), the Argentina Chess Federation and the Mar del Plata Chess Federation, have the honour to invite all the FIDE National Chess Federations [...]
Posted in Caribbean, South America, Tournaments on Jun 26th, 2008 12 Comments »
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