Chess

The 2012 Romanian Chess Championships for men and women took place from 13th to 21st February at the Great Hall of the Hotel Casino in Sarata Monteoru. The start of the competitions was delayed for two days due to heavy snow and blocked roads. Men’s championship

When Justin Sarkar, a soft-spoken and genial international master, was younger, he cut a distinctive figure at the chess board. He would sit slightly askew with his head turned to one side, and he would look down to avoid looking at his opponent. Sarkar, now 30, st

The ACP Women Cup Rapid took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, 17th-21st February 2012. Anna Muzychuk, Kateryna Lahno and Nadezhda Kosintseva were the top seeds in this 12 player all-play-all. Pia Cramling and Nana Dzagnidze finished on 8/11. Official website has not on

The Chebanenko Memorial Rapid took place Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012. The event was an open on the first day and an 8 player knockout on the second. Viktor Bologan edged out Arkadij Naiditsch in a final sudden death game in the final. Games from the final

Final crosstableRk.NameRtgFED123456789101112Pts.1GMCramling Pia2491SWE*1?1?1?1???18.0GMDzagnidze Nana2535GEO0*?01111?1118.03GMLahno Kateryna2557UKR??*???11?1?17.54GMMuzychuk Anna2580SLO01?*?01?11?17.05GMChiburdanidze Maia2500GEO?0??*??01?116.06GMKosintseva Tatiana2

The 1st Fiji International Open Chess Championship, to be held May 5-12, 2012, is set to become the biggest tournament in Fiji chess history. With airfares to Fiji with both http://www.airpacific.com/ and http://www.virginaustralia.com at historic lows, big turnout

Tretyakov Gallery to host chess crown battleFebruary 21, 2012RT.comChess masters Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand will get an artistic surrounding for their duel as one of Moscow finest art museums, the Tretyakov Gallery was chosen to host their world championsh

FIDE to receive 10-12 million Euros for the coming cyclesFebruary 21, 2012 - 14:24 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke about plans for a new Men’s Grand Prix and the sale of the rights to the World Cha

The ACP Women Cup is under way in Tbilisi, Georgia and will continue until 21st of February. Round robin tournament with twelve participants is played with the time control of 20 minutes per game with an increment of five seconds per move. Three more rounds were pl

Abierto IRT Internacional “Triple Frontera de America” was organized by Juan Antonio Bella on 16-19th February in Monte Caseros, Argentina. The 7-round Swiss tournament gathered 60 players and among them five Grandmasters. Uruguayan Grandmaster Andres R