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30.06.2006
White Nights festival
After 7 rounds Rafael Altshul and Alexey Utkin share the first place with 6 points. They are closely followed by 7 players with 5.5.
more [source: www.totalchess.spb.ru]
30.06.2006
Rector's Cup - FINEC 2006
After 4 rounds Vitiugov and Matlakov keep the lead with 3.5 points. Brodsky and Khairullin are a full point behind.
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30.06.2006
CHESS OLYMPIAD STAMPS IN ARMENIA
Series of postal stamps is released in Armenia, following the country's win in the 37th Chess Olympiad.
more [source: newsarmenia.ru]
29.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS - RUBLEVSKY WINS!
In the last round Karjakin defeated Volokitin, and other games ended in draws. The final results: 1.RUBLEVSKY 7.5/11, 2. Ivanchuk 7, 3. Bologan 6.5, 4-6. Grischuk, Mamedyarov and Shirov - 6, 7-8. Areschenko and Nisipeanu - 5, 9-10. Karjakin and Ponomariov - 4.5. 11-12. Volokitin and Harikrishna - 4.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
29.06.2006
IRINA LEVITINA BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION IN BRIDGE!
Irina LEVITINA, a famous Leningrad chess player, and formerly one of the strongest players of the world, a couple of days ago won the Bridge world championship in women's pairs in Italy (together with Kerri Sanborn). Our congratulations!
more [source: www.worldbridge.org]
29.06.2006
FINEC TOURNAMENT
The University of Economics and Finances (FINEC) continues to produce pleasant surprises, which look especially nice against the background of stagnating chess life in other universities of our city. Everybody is already accustomed to FINEC teams playing in Russian Club championships (and the women's team wins medals in each event), and FINEC students winning medals in junior world championships. Now FINEC has organized a tournament with grandmaster norm. GMs Brodsky, Yevseev and Zagrebelny give a chance to fullfill the norm requirements to St. Petersburg juniors Vitiugov, Lanin, Matlakov, and Khairullin from Perm.
more [source: e3e5.com]
29.06.2006
White Nights Festival
The White Nights festival took start in the city chess club. Gritsenko from Ussurijsk leads after 4 round with a perfect score. Altshul, Ivanov, Kazakevich, Mukhin, Orlov, Sivokho and Smirnov have 3.5.
more [source: chigorin.ru]
27.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the Round 9 Ponomariov defeated Karjakin, Shirov def. Harikrishna, Grischuk def. Volokitin, and other games were drawn: Areschenko-Rublevsky, Ivanchuk-Bologan and Mamedyarov-Nisipeanu. The standings with two more rounds to play: Rublevsky 6.5, Ivanchuk 6, Bologan 5.5, Grischuk, Mamedyarov and Shirov - all 5, Areschenko and Nisipeanu - both 4, Volokitin and Ponomariov - both 3.5, Karjakin and Harikrishna - both 3.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
25.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the Round 7 Rublevsky defeated Harikrishna, Areschenko def. Volokitin, Ivanchuk def. Nisipeanu, Shirov drew vs. Bologan, Mamedyarov drew vs. Karjakin and Grischuk drew vs. Ponomariov. Rublevsky leads with 5.5 out of 7, Ivanchuk and Bologan are a full point behind, Grischuk trails by 1.5 points.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
23.06.2006
'White Nights' starts on June 23
'White Nights', a traditional chess festival, starts on June 23 in the Chigorin club. It ends on 1st of July.
more [source: chigorin.ru]
23.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the Round 6 Rublevsky def. Bologan, Volokitin def. Shirov, Nisipeanu def. Areschenko, Harikrishna def. Mamedyarov, Karjakin drew vs. Grischuk and Ponomariov drew vs. Ivanchuk. The current standings: Rublevsky 4.5, Bologan 4, Volokitin, Grischuk, Ivanchuk - all 3.5, Mamedyarov and Shirov - both 3, Nisipeanu and Harikrishna - both 2.5, Areschenko, Karjakin, and Ponomariov - all 2. Tomorrow is a rest day.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
22.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the Round 5 Rublevsky def. Volokitin, Bologan def. Harikrishna, and the games Shirov-Nisipeanu, Areschenko-Ponomariov, Ivanchuk-Karjakin and Grischuk-Mamedyarov were drawn. The standings: Bologan 4, Rublevsky 3.5, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Mamedyarov and Shirov - all 3, Volokitin 2.5, Areschenko 2, Karjakin, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov and Harikrishna - all 1.5.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
21.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the Round 4 Rublevsky def. Nisipeanu, Ivanchuk def. Mamedyarov, Grischuk def. Harikrishna, and other games were drawn: Ponomariov-Shirov, Volokitin-Bologan and Karjakin-Areschenko. Viorel Bologan leads the field with 3/4, while six players have 2.5 - Volokitin, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Mamedyarov, Rublevsky and Shirov.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
20.06.2006
Announcement of our publications
In the near future an interview with Honored trainer of Russia, Boris POSTOVSKY, will be published on our site. It is dedicated to a discussion of the trainer's role in team events. Grandmaster Vassily YEMELIN prepares an article about the 79th St. Petersburg championship. Maxim NOTKIN will conclude the voting for the best game of May and analyze the most brilliant encounters. We will publish articles by Mark DVORETSKY, Sergey IVANOV, and Evgeny SVESHNIKOV. Any changes in the publication policy linked with vacation of the editorial staff will be announced separately.
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20.06.2006
e3e5 recommends
An interview with Sergey Dolmatov is published in today's issue of the Sport Express daily sports newspaper (in Russian).
more [source: www.sport-express.ru]
20.06.2006
ALEXANDER KENTLER. CROSSROADS
AN INTERVIEW THAT MIGHT HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN - the editor writes about the St. Petersburg city championship.
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20.06.2006
AEROSVIT IN FOROS
In the third round Bologan defeated Nisipeanu, Mamedyarov def. Areschenko, Rublevsky def. Ponomariov, Shirov def. Karjakin, Ivanchuk drew vs. Grischuk, and Volokitin drew vs. Harikrishna. After 3 rounds Bologan and Mamedyarov have 2.5 points and lead the race, Volokitin and Shirov are half a points below.
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
19.06.2006
Maxim Notkin: best games of May
IM Maxim NOTKIN presents 20 best games of May, unannotated. The results of the contest and the analyses of the selected games will be published later.
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19.06.2006
ALEXANDER KENTLER. CROSSROADS - THE WEAKEST LINK
The editor rises the issue about the Russian men's team performance at the Chess Olympiad in Turin.
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19.06.2006
FOROS - 2 ROUNDS, 3 LEADERS
In the first round of the international tournament in Foros, Crimea, Ukraine, Volokitin defeated Ponomariov, Bologan beaten Karjakin, and Mamedyarov saw off the challenge of Rublevsky. The games Nisipeanu-Harikrishna, Areschenko-Ivanchuk and Shirov-Grischuk were drawn. In the second round all games ended peacefully - Nisipeanu-Volokitin, Karjakin-Rublevsky, Mamedyarov-Shirov, Grischuk-Areschenko, Harikrishna-Ivanchuk and Ponomariov-Bologan..
more [source: www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua]
