Le Quang Liem is the World Blitz Chess Champion!
The results of the World Blitz Chess Championship were known on 10 June in the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk. 60 chess players from 18 countries were fighting for the title of t he World Blitz champion. The Russian grandmaster...
Check and mate: Ugra Chess Academy is ready to amaze
Khanty-Mansiysk is hosting one of the next big chess competitions already for the 8th time. There is nothing to be surprised: Khanty as well as the Ugra chess Academy became the second home for many chess players, coaches and journalists....
GM Efstratios Grivas comments the most interesting games of the WRCC 2013
(1) Movsesian,Sergei (2699) — Cheparinov,Ivan (2678) [A29] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.d3 0–0 9.a3 Be6 10.Be3 f6 11.Rc1 Nd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Ne4 c6 14.b4 Rf7 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.bxc5 Nc8 17.Qa4...
An open air tournament was organized in Khanty-Mansiysk
An open air tournament gathered 83 chess fans in Khanty-Mansiysk. The chess amateurs as well as the veterans of the sport — the oldest sporsman became 84 recently — took part in the tournament.
GM Efstratios Grivas comments the most interesting games of the WRCC second round
(1) Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2753) — Khairullin,Ildar (2658) [D35]
FIDE World Blitz Championship 2013 & FIDE World Rapid Championship 2013
Will be held in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) from 06 to 10 of June 2013.
