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GM Anton Kovalyov convincing in Foxwoods Open

The 12th Foxwoods Open was held on 22-26th January at Foxwoods Resort Casino & Hotel, Rt 2, Mashantucket, Connecticut.

The tournament was played in six sections and over 9 rounds of Swiss system. The Open section is FIDE rated and title norms were possible.

5th International Chess Festival Terre degli Elimi

Alessandro Monaco: We have reached the fifth edition of our festival and the balance can only be positive: four years of passionate efforts in which we have continuously improved the technical level of our tournaments thanks to the accurate selection of the many foreign chess masters who have participated, often for the first time in Sicily.

The few brave participants of 2010 became the 100 protagonists of the success of 2013, and so this year’s “Terre degli Elimi” becomes of age and finally goes to 9 rounds of play and fully international.

1st Individual FIDE Zone (1.10) Championship 2014

1. Invitation

The Cyprus Chess Federation and FIDE Zone 1.10, with the support of ECU and the FIDE Events Commission, are pleased to invite the members of Zone 1.10 to the 1st Individual FIDE Zone (1.10) Championship 2014, which will be held in Larnaca, Cyprus on 21–30th April 2014.

2. Tournament System

Magnus Carlsen to play in Caxias do Sul, Brazil

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will visit Brazil from 4th March to participate in the 13th Torneio Aberto Internacional de Xadrez “Festa da Uva” in Caxias do Sul, IM Dragan Stamenkovic of Ponto do Xadrez confirmed for Chessdom.

The first event will be a blind simul with visually impaired players on 6th March, followed by a lecture.

First Move at Tradewise 2014

The First Move of the 2014 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival at The Gibraltar Masters tournament took place this afternoon at the Caleta Hotel.

At precisely 3pm (Gibraltar time) James Humpreys, Chairman of Tradewise Gibraltar Insurance Ltd, the main sponsor of this event made the first move on the top board against top seeded player Grandmaster Michael Adams, England’s No.1 and ranked 13th in the world.

Zurich Chess 2014 LIVE!

Zurich Chess Challenge is set to take place from 29th January to 4th February, 2014, in the largest city in Switzerland, Russian Chess Federation announced.

Georgian Chess Championship 2014 LIVE!

The Georgian Chess Championship 2014 will be daily with computer analysis by Komodo, Stockfish, and Houdini on Chessdom.com. Click here for full standings

Simen Agdestein and Tania Sachdev with simul during day 1 of Gibraltar 2014 (games)

Simen Agdestein (2627) and Tania Sachdev (2442) played a simul at the start of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. Replay all games with analysis. See also day 1 report here

Tradewise Gibraltar Festival has started (day 1 report)

Opening move at amateurs and challengers section (photo Sophie Triay)

Opening move at amateurs and challengers section (photo Sophie Triay)

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