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Press conference on the occasion of 1st ECU Congress in Bar

The city of Bar in Montenegro will host the first ECU Congress from 7-11 October, 2015. On this occasion, a press conference was held yesterday in Bar in the hotel Princess.

GM Kulaots and IM Kiik leading in Heart of Finland Open

Jyväs-Shakki chess club organizes the 25th Heart of Finland Open Chess Tournament from 13-19th July at the JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä, Finland.

The 9-round Swiss tournament is ELO rated and it is possible to reach FIDE title norms.

Estonian players GM Kaido Kulaots and IM Kalle Kiik took the lead with perfect 4/4 score.

Minsk Open 2015 LIVE!

The Minsk International Open Tournament 2015 is taking place from July 15-23, in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.

GM Aleksej Aleksandrov (2613) of Belarus heads the field of 128 players from 4 different countries.

Exercise Chess: King Loek vs King David

On Thursday July 16th 2015 the Leiden Chess Tournament will be officially opened by city council Paul Laudy at the City Hall Square in Leiden.

Tournament website/ LIVE games with analysis/ Standings and statistics

Leiden Chess Tournament 2015 LIVE!

The Leiden Chess Tournament 2015 is taking place from July 16 – 26, in the Leiden Denksportcentrum.

The event is a 9-round Swiss open with total prize fund >  € 5500 and and tempo of play 90′/40 + 30′ + 30″.

Top seed is British champion GM David Howell 2698.

Chess for kids with Down syndrome

Society “Osmi Dan” from Pozarevac, Serbia, which gathers kids with Down syndrome and their parents, has decided to join forces with the local chess club “Dr Pera Mitrovic” and introduce chess to its members.

At the preliminary meeting the kids were delighted with the game, and following further consultation with “Osmi Dan” and the experts, it was agreed to start chess classes and playing sessions.

European Senior Team Chess Championship started in Vienna

The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2015 takes place from 12th to 20th July in Vienna, Austria.

Mr. Christian Hursky and Mr. Johann Pöcksteiner from the Vienna Chess Federation opened the event together with Mrs. Marianne Klicka, President of the Vienna Parlament, and Mr. Kurt Jungwirth, the President of the Austrian Chess Federation.

GM Yue Wang tops 6th Nongxin Cup Danzhou Masters

Wang Yue

The winner GM Yue Wang

The 6th Nongxin Cup Danzhou Masters 2015 took place from July 2-11, in Danzhou, China.

GM Kirill Alekseenko convincing in Polugaevsky Memorial 2015

Lev Polugaevsky Memorial 2015A tournament dedicated to the memory of Grandmaster Lev Polugaevsky took place from 3-11th July at the Polugaevsky Chess Club in Samara, Russia.

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