Oh-My-God Chess Trivia Photo

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Hi everyone,

Do you where this Oh-my-god photo of GM __________ was taken and when? The event was an unforgettable one!

 

You can find the answer at this Chess King post ;)

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2nd Danzhou GM Chess Tournament begins with top Chinese players

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011


Hello everyone,

Danzhou mid-Autumn song festival

If you're a fan of Chinese chess players then get set to follow the 2nd Danzhou GM Chess Tournament that will take place in Danzhou, Hainan, China from May 14 to 24. It is a 9-game round robin event, with top 10 Chinese players competing. The time control is 90 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Draw offer is not allowed before 30th move. Women's World Champion Hou Yifan is also participating in the tournament. Last year the tournament was won by GM Bu Xiangzhi. You can follow Live games too. Making up the average Elo of 2659 are the following players:

• Wang Hao 2732
• Wang Yue 2714
• Ding Liren 2664
• Bu Xiangzhi 2662
• Ni Hua 2661
• Li Chao B 2656
• Yu Yangyi 2646
• Zhou Jianchao 2636
• Hou Yifan 2612
• Zhou Weiqi 2610

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Ukranian Women's Chess Championship

From May 22 till May 31 the Ukranian Women's Chess Championship is taking place. It's a Swiss system with 41 players fighting for the title of Women's Ukranian Champion. After the 3rd round 8 players are sharing first place among which the ELO-favorite of the tournament Tatiana Vasilevich (on the photo, rating - 2399).

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Women's World Chess Champion

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Hou plays in China Champ

Men and women China Chess Championships started today, May 26. There are 12 players in each group, it's a round robin system. In the open section 15-year old Hou Yifan is playing and we will keep an eye on this very talented young lady. Among women, Zhao Xue is the ELO favorite with the rating of 2531.

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Women's World Chess Champion

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