Gawain Jones wins Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011

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

Hi everyone,

Congratulations to GM Gawain Jones for winning the Commonwealth Championship with a score of 9.5/11. He won on tie-break as GM Nigel Short had the same points. 

The Commonwealth Chess Championships took place from June 25 to July 4 in the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino & Convention Resort in the City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, South Africa. The event, an 11-round Swiss, also featured the South African Open Chess Championships. There were over 700 participants with more than 40 titled players, headed by three-time champion GM Nigel Short from England. 

You can access the official website here and find some news on www.chessvibes.com and www.chessdom.com as there was some difficulty in data dissemination. 

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Commonwealth and South African Open Chess Championship from June 25-July 3

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

Hi everyone,

The 2011 Commonwealth & South African Open Chess Championships will be conducted from Saturday June 25, 2011 until Sunday July 3, 2011.

The playing venue will be at the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino & Convention Resort in the City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, South Africa. Guaranteed total prize fund is R150 000 = aprox 15.000 EUR.

The Championships include the following three individual events:
- The 2011 Commonwealth & South African Open Chess Championships (Main event)
- The 2011 Commonwealth & South African Open B - section
- The 2011 South African Open Blitz Chess Championships

Each Commonwealth member country is invited to enter one man and one woman as official entrants into the 2011 Commonwealth & South African Open Chess Championships. Terms for the participation of official entrants will be announced on the tournament website as soon as possible.

Tournament rules:
- The Championship and B-section will be run under the FIDE Laws of Chess over 11 rounds.
- The SA Blitz Championships will be run under the FIDE Laws of Blitz Chess over 9 rounds.
- In order to improve the chances for participants to achieve FIDE norms and ratings, the draw for the Championship section may be accelerated at the discretion of the chief arbiter.

The rate of play for both the Championship and B section will be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. The rate of play for the Blitz Championships will be 5 minutes per player for all moves.

England's Grandmasters Nigel Short and Gawain Jones are currently top seeds in the main tournament.

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Play Chess Cube online qualifier for Commonwealth Chess 2011

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

Hi everyone,

Here is a press release from Chess Cube about their online qualifier for the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2011 and South African Open. Check it out. Anyone can play and win.

Play the online qualifier WARZONE CHESS series between 26 March and 3 April and win entry into the 2011 Commonwealth Championship and South African Open. Anyone can enter! The winner of each Section receives: * Free entry into the tournament Accommodation at the 4-star Peermont Mondior hotel for the duration of the event $1,500 in cash towards flights & expenses Learn more Check out more details at www.chesscube.com From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com