9th round U.S. CHESS CHAMPS

The U.S. Chess Championships continue in St. Louis. In the 9th round, S. Shankland won against C. Yoo. J. Xiong – L. Aronian, F. Caruana – A. Liang, R. Robson – A. Lenderman, D. Swiercz – E. Moradiabadi, H. Niemann – W. So, L. Dominguez – S. Sevian drew. Standings after 9th round: 1. F….

Grand Prix Hunedoara

The open tournament (Swiss system, 9 rounds) starts tomorrow in Geoagiu Bai, Romania. 41 participants have been registered, including 8 grandmasters. Starting list

The Russian Blitz Championship has ended

The Russian Blitz Championship was held in Sochi. The men’s tournament was won by Aleksei Pridorozhni, who scored 11 points out of 13. Vladislav Artemiev was half a point behind. Vladimir Dobrov took the third place in additional indicators – 9,5 points. In the women’s tournament, Daria Voit took the first place, scoring 11 points…

4th round of the World Junior Championship

The World Junior Championships in Cala Gonone are continuing. In the open tournament, scored 3.5 points A. Esipenko, A. Kozak, N. Kacharava, F. Svane, A. Gadimbayli, V. Murzin, I. Samusenkov, F. Sonis. The tournament among girls is led by M-J. Ouellet, N. Salimova, M. Kamalidenova, Y. Hrebenshchykova, G. Beydullayeva and E. Goltseva scored 3.5 points…