Chess news - usefulchess.com http://www.usefulchess.com Chess news about tournaments and events en mirabyte Feed Writer 1.0 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:29:50 +0200 http://www.usefulchess.com/kq.gif Chess news - usefulchess.com http://www.usefulchess.com 80 63 Play chess or learn the rules of chess and chess tactics . There are also chess news, problems , studies and chess quiz. Moscow Open 2012 Moscow, Russia

RSSU International Chess Cup Moscow Open 2012 will consist of nine individual tournaments:

-Tournament A - National Cup stage among men
-Tournament B – National Cup stage among women
- Tournament C – RSSU Amateur Chess Cup
- Tournament D – RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup (men)
- Tournament E - RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup (women)
- Tournament F – RSSU Student Cup
- Tournament G – RSSU School Champions Cup
- Tournament H – RSSU School Leavers Cup
- Tournament I – The fifth World Chess Problem Solving Cup]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#moscowopen {0CA8766A-804D-4E3E-A9EE-73F8944C7950} Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:29:43 +0200 Turkish Chess Champ. Kemer, Antalya, Turkey

10 rounds
Swiss system
Time control: 90 mn + 30 mn after 40th move + 30 sec increment for each move .
Men: 309 players Women: 69 players]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#trchess {D867ECF1-82DD-4E64-BD50-08D1D77F9446} Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:28:53 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee final round
Final round (13)

Kamsky, Gata - Topalov, Veselin : 1-0
Van Wely, Loek - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Nakamura, Hikaru : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karjakin, Sergey : ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Caruana, Fabiano - Gelfand, Boris : 1-0
Giri, Anish - Navara, David : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {D23174F0-8B5C-4E07-8A32-C1C4D9C9CDF0} Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:06 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 12 round 12

Topalov, Veselin - Giri, Anish : 1-0
Navara, David - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon : 0-1
Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily : ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Gashimov, Vugar : ½-½
Nakamura, Hikaru - Van Wely, Loek : 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Kamsky, Gata : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {CDE284CB-2C72-409B-8762-F1BF5C9A3E1B} Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:24:12 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 11 round 11

Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin : 1-0
Kamsky, Gata - Nakamura, Hikaru : ½-½
Van Wely, Loek - Karjakin, Sergey : 0-1
Gashimov, Vugar - Radjabov, Teimour : 0-1
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris : 0-1
Aronian, Levon - Navara, David : 0-1
Caruana, Fabiano - Giri, Anish : 1-0
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {2F92E023-8AE8-408F-B4EF-54C48EB7F9D5} Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:16:04 +0200 Gibraltar Masters Gibraltar,

Masters (Open to all): 24 January - 2 February (10-round Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers A (Under 2250): 23 January - 27 January (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers B (Under 2250): 28 January - 1 February (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Amateurs A (Under 1800): 23 January - 27 January (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Amateurs B (Under 1800): 28 January - 1 February (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated) ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#gibraltar {565399CE-C41D-45CF-BDB9-FAB59D88F328} Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:40:14 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 10 round 10

Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano : 0-1
Giri, Anish - Aronian, Levon : 0-1
Navara, David - Ivanchuk, Vassily : 0-1
Gelfand, Boris - Gashimov, Vugar : ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Van Wely, Loek : ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Kamsky, Gata : 0-1
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {B7F7C739-BA9D-4BBC-982D-671844552A32} Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:26:32 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 9 round 9

Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin : ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey : 0-1
Kamsky, Gata - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Van Wely, Loek - Gelfand, Boris : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Navara, David : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Giri, Anish : 1-0
Aronian, Levon - Caruana, Fabiano : 1-0
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {F8B4854B-FBCD-458B-BCF8-F57ED6F22224} Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:21:05 +0200 Queenstown International Final standings, top 3
Rank Players Country Points Tie-break
1- Johansen Darryl K AUS 7,5 7
2- Li Chao B CHN 7,5 6
3- Zhao Jun CHN 7,5 6
Tie Break: The greater number of victories ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#queenstown {1E96ED77-0512-4EF5-8802-EADEB23CAFF2} Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:37:25 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 8 round 8
Topalov, Veselin - Aronian, Levon : ½-½
Caruana, Fabiano - Ivanchuk, Vassily : ½-½
Giri, Anish - Gashimov, Vugar : 0-1
Navara, David - Van Wely, Loek : ½-½
Gelfand, Boris - Kamsky, Gata : ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Nakamura, Hikaru : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {6D67B4A0-E399-49A5-B2EE-271E10BE4C72} Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:14:06 +0200 72nd Armenian Championship final standings
Final standings, top 3
Rank Players Country Points
1- Petrosian Tigran L ARM 7
2- Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 6,5
3- Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 6
]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#armchamp {53468770-2789-4EBD-B1E8-0C37FF58185E} Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:06:09 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 7 round 7

Karjakin, Sergey - Topalov, Veselin : 1-0
Nakamura, Hikaru - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus - Gelfand, Boris : 1-0
Kamsky, Gata - Navara, David : 1-0
Van Wely, Loek - Giri, Anish : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings

 

]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {1AA01A5C-6A77-474F-8359-5D7691EF7E05} Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:12:14 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 6 round 6

Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily : ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Gashimov, Vugar : 1-0
Caruana, Fabiano - Van Wely, Loek : ½-½
Giri, Anish - Kamsky, Gata : 1-0
Navara, David - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Gelfand, Boris - Nakamura, Hikaru : 0-1
Radjabov, Teimour - Karjakin, Sergey : 1-0
Previous rounds and standings

 

]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {7486B656-E049-4F31-8C64-A94BA2B9A2DA} Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:19:13 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 5 round 5

Radjabov, Teimour - Topalov, Veselin : ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Gelfand, Boris : 0-1
Nakamura, Hikaru - Navara, David : 1-0
Carlsen, Magnus - Giri, Anish : ½-½
Kamsky, Gata - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Van Wely, Loek - Aronian, Levon : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Ivanchuk, Vassily : 0-1
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {4436918A-5AEF-4DD6-AF56-4C8B760DB152} Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:10:52 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 4 round 4

Topalov, Veselin - Gashimov, Vugar : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Van Wely, Loek : ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Kamsky, Gata : 1-0
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Giri, Anish - Nakamura, Hikaru : ½-½
Navara, David - Karjakin, Sergey : 0-1
Gelfand, Boris - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {7D6FD38F-16E4-47F2-BA28-871FDDEF9C57} Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:34:28 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee round 3 round 3

Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin : ½-½
Radjabov, Teimour - Navara, David : 1-0
Karjakin, Sergey - Giri, Anish : 1-0
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon : 1-0
Kamsky, Gata - Ivanchuk, Vassily : ½-½
Van Wely, Loek - Gashimov, Vugar : ½-½
Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {13331E57-FD8B-4FB4-A8D6-6113E3866A2D} Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:16:07 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee r-1 & 2 round 2

Topalov, Veselin - Van Wely, Loek : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Kamsky, Gata : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru : 1-0
Caruana, Fabiano - Karjakin, Sergey : 1-0
Giri, Anish - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Navara, David - Gelfand, Boris : ½-½

round 1

Carlsen, Magnus - Gashimov, Vugar: 1-0
Radjabov, Teimour - Caruana, Fabiano: ½-½
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ivanchuk, Vassily: ½-½
Kamsky, Gata - Van Wely, Loek: ½-½
Navara, David - Topalov, Veselin: ½-½
Karjakin, Sergey - Aronian, Levon: 0-1
Gelfand, Boris - Giri, Anish: 0-1




Previous rounds and standings ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {D454940D-8B52-4E47-8F4A-09B98DCBCDCB} Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:44:41 +0200 72nd Armenian Championship Yerevan, Armenia
Round robin

Men : 11 players ; Average ELO: 2565
Women : 11 players ; Average ELO: 2128

Players - Men
Petrosian Tigran L 2636
Andriasian Zaven 2624
Grigoryan Avetik 2621
Melkumyan Hrant 2620
Pashikian Arman 2608
Hovhannisyan Robert 2589
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2569
Minasian Artashes 2525
Grigoryan Karen H 2482
Babujian Levon 2474
Simonian Hrair 2470
]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#armchamp {BB07A2AF-68AE-4E29-A503-87C7E3BC929A} Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:20:14 +0200 Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee January 13 - 29 , 2012
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

Three main groups with 14 players each.
Round robin system.
Grandmaster Group A : Average rating : 2755 Category : 21
 

Participants of grandmaster group A

Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2835
Aronian, Levon ARM 2805
Radjabov, Teymour AZE 2773

Topalov, Veselin BUL 2770
Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2769
Ivanchuk, Vasily UKR 2766

Gashimov, Vugar AZE 2761
Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2759
Gelfand, Boris ISR 2739 16

Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2736
Kamsky, Gata USA 2732
Giri, Anish NED 2714

Navara, David CZE 2712
Van Wely, Loek NED 2692

]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/tatasteelchess.html {6E6BEE63-A95F-48C3-9A8B-070B09AC36BF} Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:19:26 +0200 Rapid Chess - French Grand Prix day 2 Maxime Vachier Lagrave won the first Grand Prix FFE.

Final
Alexandr Fier - Maxime Vachier Lagrave : 0,5-1,5

Results of the semi final and quarter final games ]]> http://www.usefulchess.com/others/chess_news.html#grandprixffe {24C41EA5-C397-44B4-AFF9-FAD599A3E145} Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:54:37 +0200