chess in Israel

Gorstein Ido won the Israeli Championship

In Arad ended the championship of Israel. The tournament with a prize fund of ₪85,000 (₪20,000 – 1st place) was attended by 32 players, 7 grandmasters. technical results: 1 place. Gorshtein I – 7.5 2nd place. Kochavi O – 6.5 3rd place. Borukhovsky A -6.5 final position Official site

Israel Championship. Standings after the 8th round

The Israeli Championship continues in Arad. Before the last round, I. Gorshtein is in the lead — 7 , A. Boruchovsky is a point behind, O. Kochavi is one and a half behind. Dates:  from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up:  32 participants, 7 grandmasters Official website Standings after the…

Israel Championship. Standings after the 7th round

The Israeli Championship continues in Arad. I. Gorstein is in the lead — 6, A. Boruchovsky, Kochavi Ori, Ya. Sokolovsky are a point behind. Dates:  from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up:  32 participants, 7 grandmasters Official website Standings after the 7th round

Israel Championship. Standing after the 5th round

The Israeli championship continues in Arad. I. Gorshtein leads with 4.5 points, A. Borukhovsky and Kochavi Ori are half a point behind Dates:  from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up:  32 participants, 7 grandmasters Position after round 5Official website

Israel Championship. Standings after the 4th round

The Israeli Championship continues in Arad. I. Gorshtein is in the lead – 4 points, A. Boruchovsky is half a point behind, 4 participants are a point behind. Dates: from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up: 32 participants, 7 grandmasters Standings after the 4th round Official website

Israel Championship. Standings after the 3rd round

The Israeli Championship continues in Arad. I. Gorshtein and Y.Parkhov are in the lead – 3 points each, A. Boruchovsky is a shelf behind, 10 participants, including T. Nabaty, E. Postny, are a point behind. Dates: from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up: 32 participants, 7 grandmasters Standings after the…

Israel Championship. Standing after round 2

The Israeli championship started in Arad. After 2 rounds, D. Gorodetsky, Ya. Parkhov, I. Gorshtein, S. Dvoyris, Ya. Sokolovsky scored 2 points each Rating favorites:  T. Nabati, E. Postny, O. Kobo.Dates:  from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ — 1st place)Line-up:  32 participants, 7 grandmasters position after round 2Official website

The Israeli Chess Championship begins in Arad

The Israeli Chess Championship starts in Arad. Rating-favorites: T. Nabaty, E. Postny, O. Kobo.Dates: from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ – 1st place)Composition: 32 participants, 7 grandmasters Starting rank Official website

The World Team Championship will be held in Jerusalem

The World Team Chess Championship will be held in Jerusalem (Israel) from November 19 to 26. 12 teams will compete in the tournament. The national teams will be represented by such strong players as R. Wojtaszek, V. Ivanchuk, A. Giri, J. Van Foreest, M. Vachier-Lagrave, G. Vidit, N. Sarin, H. Niemann, A. Shirov, T. Radjabov,…