Archive for December 1st, 2011

2011 London Chess Classic

Posted in England, Europe, Tournaments on Dec 1st, 2011 26 Comments »

The four 2800-rated players will repeat (from the 2011 Tal Memorial) the headlining of a super-GM event as the London Chess Classic begins with the opening ceremonies on tomorrow. World Champion Viswanathan Anand and world’s #1 player Magnus Carlsen will be joined by fellow 2800s Levon Aronian (new addition) and Vladimir Kramnik. Carlsen has won […]

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2011 Botswana Closed

Posted in Africa, Botswana, Tournaments on Dec 1st, 2011 1 Comment »

The Botswana Closed Tournament will be held at University of Botswana starting Friday, 2nd December 2011 to Sunday, 4th December 2011. The drawing of lots will be on Wednesday, 30th at sedibeng @ 19:00. The Botswana Chess Calendar comes to an end with resounding bang as the best chess brains in the country lock horns […]

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