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Rijeka Pia

Pia Cramling is European Women's Chess Champion

Cramling surpassed Cmilyte after a direct last round duel

Today’s round at the women’s tournament was very interesting, namely, the new European Champion, Swedish Pia Cramling, inflicted the first defeat to Victoria Cmilyte (LTU), which was enough for winning the title in Rijeka. This is the second title of European Champion for Pia, who recorded 8 wins with 2 draws and 1 defeat at this Championship.

 
 
Games festival

Massive chess event in Europe sets yet another record

Games Festival, Thessaloniki, April 5th-18th

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The hunt for the elusive chess norm

By Dr. Rich Rice, Associate Professor at Texas Tech University

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European Individual Chess Championship - Round 9

Nepomniachtchi and Cmilyte take over the helm

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Silvio Danailov holds a reception in Rijeka

Danailov about his candidacy for ECU President and the furute of chess

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Battle of GMs 2010

Wesley So leads the grandmasters field

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Carlsen blogs from Amber rapid and blindfold

two entries on the Arctic Securities blog

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Iranian Chess Championships

GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and WFM Ghazal Hakimifard win the titles

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European Individual Chess Championship - Round 7

Socko leading among women, Jobava and Efimenko tied first in men section

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Iranian Chess Championships

Results and photos by Reza Mahdipour

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Jobava and Efimenko lead EICC 2010

15 players half a point behind

 
 
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Petition from chess players at the 11th EICC in Rijeka

The zero default time questioned again

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New FIDE anti doping rules

FIDE announces the new updated chess doping regulations

Jermuk Ivanchuk

Vassily Ivanchuk wins in Caxias do Sul (Updated)

9-rounds rapid tournament, IM Sandro Mareco with same points but weaker tiebreak

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Silvio Danailov candidate for ECU President

Danailov to hold reception during EICC

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Igor Khekin leads the German Chess Championship

Schachmeisterschaft in Bad Liebenzell, 5th - 13th March, 2010

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Rijeka 2010 with fantastic live video coverage

multiple cameras and professional team bring the EICC experience live

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Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open

he finishes ahead of Malakhatko and Sengupta

Chess Heroes

Chess Heroes celebrates second birthday

More than 800 posts and counting

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European Individual Chess Championship round 1

information, results, photos, and games

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European Individual Chess Championship 2010

round 1 pairings and live games

 
 
Manuel Hoyos

Guingamp International

GM Manuel Leon Hoyos wins the open, Bulgarians rule round robins

Veselin Topalov

Interview with Veselin Topalov

Topalov about Linares and the World Championship match with Anand

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Reykjavik Open 2010

Grandmasters Sokolov, Kuzubov, Gupta and Stefansson shared the first place

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European Individual School Chess 2010

participants list increases

Iranian chess final

Iranian Chess Championship Finals

GM Ghaem Maghami and WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan top seeded

Richard Rapport

Richard Rapport Becomes Hungary's Youngest Grandmaster

WGM Anna Rudolf takes 2nd IM norm at the Gotth' Art Kupa

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Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk becomes champion for peace

She joins Yelena Isinbayeva, Cathy Freeman, Sergey Bubka, and many others in the club

Valerio Piro

A priest to represent the Vatican State at the European Individual Chess 2010

Don Valerio Piro from Neapolis to represent the country