2015-03-31

Women's Chess Championship 2015 Semifinal tie-breaks: LIVE!



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Schedule

Date Event Time
March, 16 Arrival of the participants
Opening Ceremony 
19.30
Round 1 - 64 players
March, 17 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 18 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 19 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 2 - 32 players
March, 20 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 21 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 22 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 3 - 16 players
March, 23 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 24 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 25 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 4 - 8 players
March, 26 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 27 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 28 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 5 - 4 players
March, 29 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 30 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 31 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Rest day - April, 1
Round 6 - 2 players
April, 2 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 3 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 4 Game 3 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 5 Game 4 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 6 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 7 Closing Ceremony



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2015-03-29

World Women's Chess Championship 2015: Results from quarter finals



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The Women's World Chess Championship takes place on March 17 – April 7 in Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana, Estosadok, CS Galactica, Achipsinskaya street, 12).

Standings after round 1

Results

Standings after round 2

Results

Standings after round 3

Results

Standings after Quarter finals

Results

Players who qualify for the Semifinals


Player Fed Rtg
Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2526
Harika, Dronavalli IND 2492
Player Fed Rtg
Cramling, Pia SWE 2495
Pogonina, Natalia RUS 2456

Watch LIVE! Semifinals starting tomorrow



Schedule

Date Event Time
March, 16 Arrival of the participants
Opening Ceremony 
19.30
Round 1 - 64 players
March, 17 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 18 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 19 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 2 - 32 players
March, 20 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 21 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 22 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 3 - 16 players
March, 23 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 24 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 25 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 4 - 8 players
March, 26 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 27 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 28 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 5 - 4 players
March, 29 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 30 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 31 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Rest day - April, 1
Round 6 - 2 players
April, 2 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 3 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 4 Game 3 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 5 Game 4 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 6 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 7 Closing Ceremony



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2015-03-26

World Women's Chess Championship 2015: results from round 3



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The Women's World Chess Championship takes place on March 17 – April 7 in Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana, Estosadok, CS Galactica, Achipsinskaya street, 12).

Standings after round 1

Results

Standings after round 2

Results

Standings after round 3

Results

Players who qualify for round 4


Player Fed Rtg
Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2526
Koneru, Humpy IND 2581
Player Fed Rtg
Pogonina, Natalia RUS 2456
Zhao, Xue CHN 2527
Player Fed Rtg
Cramling, Pia SWE 2495
Muzychuk, Anna UKR 2552
Player Fed Rtg
Arabidze, Meri GEO 2374
Harika, Dronavalli IND 2492

Watch LIVE! Round 4 starting tomorrow



Schedule

Date Event Time
March, 16 Arrival of the participants
Opening Ceremony 
19.30
Round 1 - 64 players
March, 17 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 18 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 19 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 2 - 32 players
March, 20 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 21 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 22 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 3 - 16 players
March, 23 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 24 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 25 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 4 - 8 players
March, 26 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 27 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 28 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 5 - 4 players
March, 29 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 30 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 31 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Rest day - April, 1
Round 6 - 2 players
April, 2 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 3 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 4 Game 3 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 5 Game 4 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 6 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 7 Closing Ceremony



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2015-03-25

1st International Chess Open Amic Hotels 2015



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The 1st International Open Chess Amic Hotels is held at Amic Horizonte hotel. The tournament is sponsored by the hotel group that joins the WinterChess program to promote chess and tourism.

In this first edition we have more than 80 players representing 16 countries, 10 of which have the title of Grandmaster, 11 International Masters and 7 FIDE Masters.

Moments before the start of the games, Marga LLABRES Amic Hotels Group, with the president of the FBE, Carles Vich, made the kick off in the first table with the Ukranian grandmaster Fedorchuk, No. 1 ranked player with 2650 FIDE elo points.

The director of the event is Sebastià Nadal (FIDE).



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2015-03-24

Polish Individual Championships 2015



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The Budimex Polish Women's Individual Championship and the LOTTO Individual Polish Championships will take place between 24 March and 1st April. Both will be in Swiss system, 9 rounds each.
           

Players - Men

GM Grzegorz GAJEWSKI
Date of birth: July 19, 1985 on. Club: CFC Hetman Katowice Ranking: 2648

GM Matthew BARTEL
Date of Birth: January 3, 1985 r. Club: : CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2627

GM Bartosz Socko
Date of Birth: 10 November 1978. Club: CFC Hetman Katowice Ranking: 2623

GM Dariusz Świercz
Date of Birth: 31 May 1994. Club: CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2622

GM Alexander Mist
Date of Birth: January 7, 1983 r. Club: UKS "Captain" Grudziadz Ranking: 2597

GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Date of Birth: 26 June 1998. Club: MKS MOS Wieliczka Ranking: 2597

GM Michal OLSZEWSKI
Date of Birth: September 23, 1989 on. Club: Chess Academy Gliwice Ranking: 2567

GM Kamil Dragun
Date of birth: June 25, 1995 r. Club: CFC Stilon Gorzow Wielkopolski. Ranking: 2558

GM Jacek TOMCZAK
Date of Birth: 5 March 1990. Club: Chess Academy Gliwice Ranking: 2554

GM Casper PIORUN
Date of Birth: November 24, 1991 r. Club: CFC Stilon Gorzow Wielkopolski. Ranking: 2528

IM Daniel SADZIKOWSKI
Date of Birth: 20 January 1994. Club: CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2500

GM Andrei Maksimenko
Date of Birth: December 7, 1969 r. Club: : ŻTMS "Tower" Żnin Ranking: 2495

IM Michael MATUSZEWSKI
Date of Birth: January 6, 1993 r. Club: TS Wisła Kraków Ranking: 2463

IM Marcin Sieciechowicz
Date of Birth: March 27, 1992 on. Club: CFC "Copper" Legnica Ranking: 2447

IM Matthew Kołosowski
Date of Birth: 23 July 1992. Club: WKS Copernicus Ranking: 2443

m Peter BRODOWSKI
Date of Birth: February 18, 1989 r. Club: MKS with MDK Trzcianka Ranking: 2435

m Maciej KLEKOWSKI
Date of birth: September 5, 1992 r. Club: TS Wisła Kraków Ranking: 2434

GM Mirosław GRABARCZYK
Date of birth: 3 January 1971. Club: ŻTMS "Tower" Żnin Ranking: 2433

IM Marcin Krysztofiak
Date of Birth: 18 June 1986. Club: ŻTMS "Tower" Żnin Ranking: 2410

FM Arkadiusz SKAWIŃSKI
Date of birth: May 4, 1988, the. Club: SzUKS Gostmat 83 Gostynin Ranking: 2388

FM Wojciech PRZYBYLSKI
Date of Birth: January 11, 1985 on. Club: Chess Academy Gliwice Ranking: 2378

res. IM Paul Weichhold
Date of Birth: 16 June 1994. Club: CFC "Warsaw Sharks" Warsaw Ranking: 2404



Players - Women


WGM Jolanta ZAWADZKA
Date of Birth: February 8, 1987 r. Club: : CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2422


WGM Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska
Date of birth: October 28, 1987 r. Club: MKSz Rybnik Ranking: 2414


WGM Joanna MAJDAN-GAJEWSKA
Date of Birth: 9 June 1988. Club: - Ranking: 2405


WGM Iweta Rajlich
Date of Birth: March 16, 1981 on. Club: CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2398


WGM Klaudia Kulon
Date of Birth: 13 March 1992. Club: MKS with MDK Trzcianka Ranking: 2310


WIM Anna IVANOV
Date of Birth: 7 April 1995. Club: CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2281


WFM Anna Warakomska
Date of birth: 3 September 1992. Club: CFC "Javen Hancza" Suwalki Ranking: 2238


Edith WIM JAKUBIEC
Date of Birth: March 3, 1981 r. Club: SzSON ZAGŁĘBIE Mining oak wood Ranking: 2184


WCM Mariola WOŹNIAK
Date of Birth: 17 March 1998. Club: CFC Polonia Wroclaw Ranking: 2178


m Agata SMARSZ
Date of Birth: November 13, 1988 r. Club: CFC Lech Poznan WSUS Ranking: 2119


Schedule

Round 1 starts on 24 March, 15:00 CET.


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2015-03-23

World Women's Chess Championship 2015: Results from round 2



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The Women's World Chess Championship takes place on March 17 – April 7 in Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana, Estosadok, CS Galactica, Achipsinskaya street, 12).

Standings after round 1

Results

Standings after round 2

Results

Players who qualify for round 3


Player Fed Rtg
Koneru, Humpy IND 2581
Galliamova, Alisa RUS 2484
Player Fed Rtg
Sebag, Marie FRA 2482
Pogonina, Natalia RUS 2456
Player Fed Rtg
Muzychuk, Anna UKR 2552
Javakhishvili, Lela GEO 2481
Player Fed Rtg
Arabidze, Meri GEO 2374
Cmilyte, Vktorija LTU 2530
Player Fed Rtg
Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2529
Harika, Dronavalli IND 2492
Player Fed Rtg
Cramling, Pia SWE 2495
Gunina, Valentina RUS 2528
Player Fed Rtg
Zhao, Xue CHN 2527
Khotenashvili, Bela GEO 2513
Player Fed Rtg
Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL 2552
Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2526

Watch LIVE! Round 3 starting tomorrow



Schedule

Date Event Time
March, 16 Arrival of the participants
Opening Ceremony 
19.30
Round 1 - 64 players
March, 17 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 18 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 19 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 2 - 32 players
March, 20 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 21 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 22 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 3 - 16 players
March, 23 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 24 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 25 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 4 - 8 players
March, 26 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 27 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 28 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 5 - 4 players
March, 29 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 30 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 31 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Rest day - April, 1
Round 6 - 2 players
April, 2 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 3 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 4 Game 3 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 5 Game 4 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 6 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 7 Closing Ceremony



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2015-03-22

Aloha Chess Players: Hawaii Chess Festival 2015



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Judit Polgar against French students: Simul LIVE!



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2015-03-19

World Women's Chess Championship 2015: Round 1 Tie-breaks



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The Women's World Chess Championship takes place on March 17 – April 7 in Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana, Estosadok, CS Galactica, Achipsinskaya street, 12).

Standings after round 1

Results

Players who qualify for round 2 
Arabidze, Meri (GEO)
Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (SCO)
Cmilyte, Viktorija (LTU)
Cramling, Pia (SWE)
Galliamova, Alisa (RUS)
Gaponenko, Inna (UKR)
Girya, Olga (RUS)
Goryachkina, Aleksandra (RUS)
Gunina, Valentina (RUS)
Harika, Dronavalli (IND)
Huang, Qian (CHN)
Javakhishvil,i Lela (GEO)
Ju, Wenjun (CHN)
Khotenashvili, Bela (GEO)
Koneru, Humpy (IND)
Kosintseva, Tatiana (RUS)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (RUS)
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina (RUS)
Krush, Irina (USA)
Lei, Tingjie (CHN)
Marrero Lopez, Yaniet (CUB)
Melia, Salome (GEO)
Muzychuk, Anna (UKR)
Muzychuk, Mariya (UKR)
Pogonina, Natalija (RUS)
Sebag, Marie (FRA)
Shen, Yang (CHN)
Socko, Monika (POL)
Stefanova, Antoaneta (BUL)
Tan, Zhongyi (CHN)
Ushenina, Anna (UKR)
Zhao, Xue (CHN)


Watch LIVE! Round 2 starting tomorrow



Schedule

Date Event Time
March, 16 Arrival of the participants
Opening Ceremony 
19.30
Round 1 - 64 players
March, 17 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 18 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 19 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 2 - 32 players
March, 20 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 21 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 22 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 3 - 16 players
March, 23 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 24 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 25 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 4 - 8 players
March, 26 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 27 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 28 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Round 5 - 4 players
March, 29 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 30 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
March, 31 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
Rest day - April, 1
Round 6 - 2 players
April, 2 Game 1 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 3 Game 2 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 4 Game 3 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 5 Game 4 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 6 Tie breaks 3:00 p.m. local time
April, 7 Closing Ceremony



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Erwin L'ami winner of Reykjavik Chess Open 2015



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Congratulations to GM Erwin L'ami for winning Reykjavik Chess Open 2015!


Closing ceremony



Results


Rk.
Name FED RtgI Pts.
1 GM L'ami Erwin NED 2605 8.5
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2727 8
3 GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2514 8
4 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2601 7.5
5 GM Naroditsky Daniel USA 2633 7.5
6 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2756 7.5
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2676 7.5
8 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2566 7.5
9 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2651 7.5
10 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2625 7.5
11 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2560 7.5
12 GM Danielsen Henrik ISL 2514 7.5
13 GM Jussupow Artur GER 2573 7.5
14 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2603 7.5
15 GM Gao Rui CHN 2533 7
16 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2646 7
17 GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn ISL 2554 7
18 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2642 7
19 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2564 7
20 IM Norowitz Yaacov USA 2422 7
21 GM Grover Sahaj IND 2519 7
22 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2496 7
23 WGM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 2357 7

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2015-03-18

Judit Polgar against French students



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Match des Championnes à Porto-Vecchio (2013)
Photo: French Chess Federation

Despite her retirement from top-level competitions last summer, Judit Polgar has remained quite active and she will be in France on March 22 in order to play a simultaneous exhibition against French students for the 22nd edition of the EY Chess Trophy.

This competition will take place on March 21 and 22 in the EY headquarters in the Tour First in La Defense (3 km from Paris). It consists of a rapid (15’+3”) tournament by team of 4 players from the same university ended by a simultaneous exhibition against a grandmaster.

Around 30 teams are expected, and the 8 first teams of the tournament will earn the right to play against Judit Polgar: each team has 1h30 to finish the game, and the members of a team can discuss before playing a move. Since the creation of the tournament, none of the invited grandmaster ever managed to score a 8-0 against the students, even if some of them were quite close: Kramnik (2005, +7, =1) , Aronian (2012, +7, -1), Vachier-Lagrave (2013, +7, -1). As regards to Judit challenge,  the average level of her opponents will be considerably higher in comparison with the previous editions (around ten titled players expected, including a grand master). She is fully aware of that and she will come prepared to show that she remains on top despite her retirement from competitions.

The games of the tournament and the simultaneous exhibition will be broadcast live here.

Schedule

March 21 14h30 Round 1
March 21 15h20 Round 2
March 21 16h10 Round 3
March 21 17h00 Round 4
March 21 10h00 Round 5
March 22 10h50 Round 6
March 22 11h40 Round 7
March 22 16h00 Simultaneous exhibition versus Judit Polgar




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