Σκακιστικά νέα

The Superfinals of 71st Russian men’s championship and 68th Russian women’s championship will take place from 24th August till 6th September 2018 in Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast. The venue is Magnezit Palace of Culture.

The 2018 Spanish Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 20-28 August in Linares, Spain.

Zonal 3.5 Chess Championship was held in Daqing from 13 to 20 August.
It was 11 rounds Swiss and 43 players took part in the tournament.

Chess Association of “Tehran” province under the auspices of I.R.

At the end of a marathon 88-move game, Magnus Carlsen emerged as the only victor of the round, joining Mamedyarov and Aronian in a tie for first place. Four out of the five games ended in draws within the first three hours of the day, but the World Champion was determined to put his white pieces to good use.

The European Youth Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 20-29 August 2018 in Riga, Latvia. Players compete in six age groups from U8 to U18, with Open and Girls sections.

Day one of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup produced two early leaders: Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

38th Conca della Presolana is held from 18 to 26 August in Bratto, Italy.
The tournament is divided in 5 sections. In Masters group 49 players are taking part, among them 11 GMs.

The 54th Akiba Rubinstein Memorial is taking place in Polanica Zdrój, Poland from 18-26 August 2018.