1st day Review: Nepomnyaschiy and Dreev tied for the first place at World Rapid Championship
The 1st day of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013 in Khanty-Mansiysk is over.
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: in future classical elo will equal rapid one
The Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated the Grandmaster from Vietnam Nguen Nkong in round 2.
Evgeny Najer: it is obvious that Gata has mixed something up
Our congratulations with victory over Gata Kamsky. Tell us how the game was going on.
FIDE World Rapid Championship has started with the first symbolic move
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships have started In Khanty-Mansiysk. 58 players will take part in both events.
The governors of two Russian regions attended the championship
The governors of two regions of the Urals Federal District — the governor of the Tyumen region, Vladimir Yakushev and the head of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District, Dmitry Kobylkin attended FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships today.
Natalia Komarova: I will cheer for the Ugorian players at the Championships!
Natalia Komarova, the governor of Ugra, answered the Mass Media questions at the press-center of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013. - Natalia Vladimirovna, why is that Ugra holds chess tournaments for so many years? - We are...
Gata Kamsky: I like blitz but to gain a victory in Khanty Mansiysk is not my first consideration
Only in a few hours the first round of the World Blitz Championship will start in the Khanty-Mansiysk Ugra Chess Academy.
