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09.08.2007
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 4 results: P.Acs – V.Korchnoi 0-1, P.Harikrishna – C.Balogh 1/2, F.Berkes– Hou Yifan 1/2. Standings: Balogh, Korchnoi 2.5/4; Acs, Berkes 2; Harikrishna, Hou 1.5.
more [source: www.ase.hu]
09.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
B.Macieja and K.Lie drew their game and keep leading on 4.5/5. Nine players are half a point behind including V.Epishin. M.Carlsen scored 3.5 points.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
08.08.2007
Grand Duchess Awards L.Belavenets
Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova, who is visiting Russia these days, presented a monogram with her mother's name Leonida Georgievna to grandmaster and remarkable children's chess teacher Lyudmila Belavenets, website of the Russian Orthodox Church reports.
more [source: www.patriarchia.ru]
08.08.2007
In Memory of Maxim Sorokin
40 days after the untimely death of grandmaster Maxim Sorokin we
publish some of his memorable games commented by his friend GM Ruslan
Scherbakov.
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08.08.2007
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 3 results: C.Balogh – V.Korchnoi 1-0, P.Acs – Hou Yifan 1-0, P.Harikrishna – F.Berkes 1/2. Standings: Acs, Balogh 2/3; Berkes, Korchnoi 1.5; Harikrishna, Hou 1.
more [source: www.ase.hu]
08.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
B.Macieja POL and K.Lie NOR lead on 4 points after round 4. Seven players scored 3.5 including V.Epishin. M.Carlsen has 3 points.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
07.08.2007
Vlissingen 2007
Vlissingen 2007
8 players lead on 4/4 including WGM Marie Sebag of France who beat Rustam Kasimdzhanov himself.
more [source: www.hztoernooi.nl]
07.08.2007
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 2 results: V.Korchnoi – P.Harikrishna 1/2, F.Berkes – P.Acs 1-0, Hou Yifan – C.Balogh 1-0. Standings: Korchnoi 1.5; Acs, Berkes, Balogh, Hou 1; Harikrishna 0.5.
more [source: www.ase.hu]
07.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
9 chessplayers scored 3/3 in Tromsø. V.Epishin has 2.5 points, M.Carlsen 2.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
06.08.2007
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
Round 1 results: Hou Yifan – V.Korchnoi 0-1, C.Balogh – F.Berkes 1-0, P.Acs – P.Harikrishna 1-0.
more [source: www.ase.hu]
06.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
In the 2nd round M.Carlsen beat Nick De Dirmian (2540) to score 1.5 of 2. 22 participants have 2/2.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
05.08.2007
Vlissingen 2007
47 players scored 2 of 2, all rating favourites among them.
more [source: www.hztoernooi.nl]
05.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Curiously, the only draw in the first round belongs to Magnus Carlsen (2710) who could not outplay Brede Hagen (2034)!
Human power is not infinite indeed... Rest 48 games were decided.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
05.08.2007
5th Gyorgy Marx Memorial
The opening ceremony of the event took place yesterday in Paks, Hungary. It is a double round robin with 6 players: GMs P.Harikrishna IND 2664, V.Korchnoi SUI 2610, F.Berkes HUN 2597, C.Balogh HUN 2568, P.Acs HUN 2530 and WGM Hou Yifan CHN 2523. Round 1 will begin at 15.00 today.
more [source: www.ase.hu]
04.08.2007
Vlissingen 2007
11th open chess tournament takes place in Vlissingen NED on August 4th-11th. The three Elo favourites are R.Kasimdzhanov (UZB 2683), M.Krasenkow (POL 2660), S.Tiviakov (NED 2648). The 1st round starts today at 18.30, tomorrow two rounds will be played at 11.30 and 18.30.
more [source: www.hztoernooi.nl]
04.08.2007
Arctic Chess Challenge 2007
Right away after his success in Biel, Magnus Carlsen (2710) starts in an open event in Tromsø (Norway), bidding for Chess Olympiad 2014. 15 GMs participate including B.Socko (POL 2660), V.Gashimov (AZE 2655), A.Moiseenko (UKR 2641), M.Gurevich (TUR 2633) and other famous chessplayers. Note a time control unusual for modern opens: 7 hours. Round 1 begins today at 16.00 local time.
more [source: www.arcticchess.org]
04.08.2007
Anna Sharevich behind the Chess Board
The best Belarussian woman chessplayer looks for sponsors so that a team from Belarus could go to the European Club Cup. With this purpose she makes photo sessions in underwear and participates in beauty competitions. (In Russian).
more [source: www.pressball.by]
04.08.2007
40th Biel Chess Festival
GM Mikhail Ulibin of Russia won the Brainstore Master open in Biel on 8.5/11. L.Kritz GER, C.Bauer FRA, and M.Rodshtein ISR scored 8 points. N.Vitiugov of St. Petersburg finished on 7.5, M.Makarov on 7 points.
more [source: www.bielchessfestival.ch]
04.08.2007
150 Chess Hotels!
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said that the organization plans to build 150 chess hotels and centres all over the world in the form of chess pieces. Three Russian towns are lucky: Samara, Ekaterinburg and Khanty-Mansiysk. (In Russian).
more [source: og.ru]
03.08.2007
40th Biel Chess Festival – Carlsen wins!
Round 9 results: M.Carlsen – T.Radjabov 1-0, Bu Xiangzhi – L.van Wely 0-1, B.Avrukh – A.Grischuk 0-1, J.Polgar – Y.Pelletier 1/2, A.Motylev – A.Onischuk 1/2.
Final standings: 1-2. Carlsen, Onischuk 5.5/9; 3-6. Pelletier, Polgar, Grischuk, Radjabov 5; 7-10. Bu Xiangzhi, van Wely Motylev, Avrukh 3.5. Onischuk and Carlsen determined a winner of the tournament on tie-break: two rapid and two blitz games were drawn and then Carlsen (Black) won the decisive game 5/4 min.
more [source: www.bielchessfestival.ch]
