Σκακιστικά νέα

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2018 was held from 6 to 14 March.
This time the tournament was dedicated to the Chess – King Bobby Fischer.
248 players took part in the tournament.

The Open Iraqi Championship is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 14-19 March 2018 in Baghdad. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

The top chess photographer David Llada took some time of his busy schedule to speak with Chessdom’s editor GM Marian Petrov about “The Thinkers”, chess photography, and his future plans.

Final 2018 GCT Participants and Playing Schedules (for Paris and Leuven)

First Friday Masters March 2018 was held from 3 to 7 March in Puchong, Selangor.
It was 10 players round-robin tournament.
3 players have finished with 6,5 points out of 9.

WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova had the best tie-break. She was followed by IM Nguyen Van Huy and IM Wynn Zaw Htun.

Hello and welcome to Chessdom.com’s coverage and live updates from the 2018 Berlin Candidates.

“26th Ferdowsi Cup” International Chess Festival was held in “Mashhad, Iran” from March 2-9.
The tournament was divided in 3 sections.