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15.08.2007 World Youth U16 Olympiad 2007
34 children teams mostly of Asian countries took part in the event held in Singapore, August 4th to 12th. The three medal winners are: India, Hungary and Philippines all having finished with 16 match points of 20. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made a speech at the closing ceremony of the Olympiad.
more [source: www.singaporechess.org.sg]

15.08.2007 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival
GMs Bassem Amin EGY and Levan Pantsulaia GEO took the lead with 3 points of 3. 7 players including D.Khismatullin of Russia scored 2.5
more [source: chess-results.com]

15.08.2007 5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 9 results: F.Berkes – V.Korchnoi 1-0, P.Harikrishna – Hou Yifan 1/2, P.Acs – C.Balogh 1/2. Standings: Harikrishna 5.5/9, Acs and Balogh 5, Korchnoi and Berkes 4.5, Hou 2.5. The last round will begin at 11.00 CET today.
more [source: www.ase.hu]

14.08.2007 Chess Classic Mainz 2007
The largest rapid chess and Chess960 festival has started today in Mainz, Germany. The main events are Chess960 Rapid (Aug 14-16) and Rapid Chess (Aug 17-19) world championships. The excellent four will fight for both titles: V.Anand, L.Aronian, E.Bacrot and R.Kasimdzhanov. Various open tournaments will take place also.
more [source: www.chesstigers.de]

14.08.2007 Joel Lautier at the "Echo of Moscow" Radio
On August 11th famous French grandmaster Joel Lautier, now a businessman living in Moscow, was the guest of the "Echo of Moscow" radio station and took part in a conversation about problems of rich and poor men in Russia. The record is in the link below (in Russian).
more [source: www.echo.msk.ru]

14.08.2007 Russia – China Match
4th Scheveningen match between Russia and China teams will be held in Nizhniy Novgorod on August 18th to 31st. Two legs of 5 rounds will be played between men and women teams. Men: Russia – E.Alekseev 2689, D.Jakovenko 2735, E.Inarkiev 2663, A.Timofeev 2650, E.Tomashevsky 2654; China – Bu Xiangzhi 2685, Ni Hua 2683, Zhang Pengxiang 2649, Wang Hao 2626, Wang Yue 2696. Women: Russia – T.Kosintseva 2502, N.Kosintseva 2475, E.Kovalevskaya 2454, E.Tairova 2410, E.Korbut 2445; China – Huang Qian 2410, Ruan Lufei 2433, Wang Yu 2384, Shen Yang 2439, Zao Xue 2500. See online games at RCF website.
more [source: russiachess.org]

14.08.2007 5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 8 results: Hou Yifan – P.Acs 0-1, V.Korchnoi – C.Balogh 1/2, F.Berkes – P.Harikrishna 1/2. Standings: Harikrishna 5/8, Acs, Korchnoi and Balogh 4.5, Berkes 3.5, Hou 2.
more [source: www.ase.hu]

13.08.2007 Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
The long-time leader K.Lie lost to V.Gashimov in round 9, and Alexander Moiseenko of Ukraine managed to outrun him by a "final spurt" and won the event on 7.5/9. M.Carlsen shared places 2-4 with Lie and Gashimov having scored 7 points. B.Macieja, S.Agdestein, B.Socko, M.Brodsky and M.Gurevich scored 6.5, V.Epishin and V.Burmakin of Russia 6.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]

13.08.2007 5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 7 results: P.Harikrishna – V.Korchnoi 1-0, C.Balogh – Hou Yifan 1-0, P.Acs – F.Berkes 1/2. Standings: Harikrishna 4.5/7, Korchnoi and Balogh 4, Acs 3.5, Berkes 3, Hou 2.
more [source: www.ase.hu]

12.08.2007 A.Kashlinskaya's Success
13 years old WFM Alina Kashlinskaya of Moscow performed excellently at the WGM tournament in Croatia. She shared 1st place with WIM N.Maisuradze of Georgia (7/9) and reached WGM norm.
more [source: sah.posluh.hr]

12.08.2007 17th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival
70 chessplayers of more than 20 countries participate in the Master Tournament in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the main event of the annual chess festival (August 12th-20th). The top seeds are: E.Miroshnichenko UKR 2671, B.Jobava GEO 2644, L.Pantsulaia GEO 2611, E.Ghaem Maghami IRI 2610, K.Asrian ARM 2608, A.Aleksandrov BLR 2605.
more [source: chess-results.com]

12.08.2007 Vlissingen 2007 is over
Final leading standings: 1-4. IM F.Caruana ITA, GM S.Tiviakov NED, IM R.Appel GER and FM M. De Jong NED - 7.5/9; 5-9. GMs M.Krasenkow POL, R.Kasimdzhanov UZB, D.Barua IND, O.Romanishin UKR and FM L. D'Costa ENG - 7.
more [source: www.hztoernooi.nl]

12.08.2007 Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Round 8 leading standings: K.Lie 7/8, A.Moiseenko and M.Gurevich 6.5, B.Macieja, V.Gashimov, V.Epishin, M.Brodsky and M.Carlsen 6.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]

11.08.2007 5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 6 results: V.Korchnoi – Hou Yifan 1/2, F.Berkes – C.Balogh 1/2, P.Harikrishna – P.Acs 1-0. Standings: Korchnoi 4/6, Harikrishna 3.5, Acs and Balogh 3, Berkes 2.5, Hou 2.
more [source: www.ase.hu]

11.08.2007 Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Round 7: K.Lie keeps leading on 6.5/7. A.Moiseenko scored 6, V.Gashimov, V.Epishin, M.Gurevich, M.Brodsky, J.Hammer and M.Carlsen 5.5.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]

10.08.2007 Vlissingen 2007
After round 7 Sergei Tiviakov NED is at the head of the leading group of 6 players having scored 6/7. R.Kasimdzhanov, D.Stellwagen, O.Romanishin and 8 players more scored 5.5 points.
more [source: www.hztoernooi.nl]

10.08.2007 European Women Rapid and Blitz Championships
The same chessplayers won medals of the European Women Blitz Championship in Predeal, Romania, having changed only the ranking order: 1. A.Muzychuk SLO 13/15, 2. S.Gvetadze GEO 12, 3. V.Cmilyte LTU 11. The largest Romanian open tournament starts today in Predeal, GM Andrei Istratescu 2629 being the Elo favourite.
more [source: www.chess-predeal.com]

10.08.2007 5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 5 results: V.Korchnoi – F.Berkes 1-0, Hou Yifan – P.Harikrishna 0-1, C.Balogh – P.Acs 0-1. Korchnoi won the first leg with 3.5/5, Acs scored 3 points, Balogh and Harikrishna 2.5, Berkes 2, Hou 1.5. Today is the day off.
more [source: www.ase.hu]

10.08.2007 Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Round 6: K.Lie beat M.Gurevich and leads alone on 5.5/6. A.Moiseenko, V.Epishin, J.Hammer and V.Mikhalevski scored 5 points, M.Carlsen has 4.5.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]

09.08.2007 European Women Rapid and Blitz Championships
Viktorija Cmilyte LTU 2467 became the European rapid chess champion. The competition took place in Predeal, Romania, on August 8th-9th. Cmilyte scored 7 of 9 as well as silver an bronze medallists Anna Muzychuk SLO 2456 and Sopio Gvetadze GEO 2371. 52 chessplayers of 9 countries participated in the tournament. Today the Blitz Championship is taking place.
more [source: www.chess-predeal.com]

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