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World number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has retained his World Chess Championship title, beating U.S. opponent Fabiano Caruana. Following a record-breaking streak of 12 drawn games of regular chess, …
Georgian chess grandmaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili was re-elected president of the European Chess Union. The election was held during the 89th FIDE Congress in Batumi. The only candidate, Azmaiparashvili, was …
Arkady Dvorkovich was elected new President of FIDE (World Chess Federation) at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Sportstarlive reported. He is taking over from fellow …
Georgia’s chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili has been crowned European Chess Champion among senior players after her performance at the tournament in Drammen, Norway earned her the title last weekend. The first-ever …
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov won the chess tournament in the Swiss city of Biel ahead of time trial. Mamedyarov won the tournament one tour before the end of the competition. In the game of the ninth …
The Ethics Commission of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended the organization’s President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE press service reported. The commission’s meeting was held in Zurich on June …
Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov took the second place at the Mikhail Tal Memorial, which was held in Moscow. On the third day of the tournament, the final three rounds of fast chess were played, where …
Head of the Ministry of Education and Science Olga Vasilyeva and head of Kabardino-Balkaria Yuri Kokov signed an agreement on creation of the Chess school in the republic, press service of the government …
At today's election of the Russian Chess Federation president, the head of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov withdrew his candidacy, explaining that he intends to concentrate on working in the international federation. According to …
Azerbaijani grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov has improved his person rating moving up to the second position in FIDE rating list (2814). World Champion Magnus Carlsen is number one with a rating …
The FIDE published the first rating list of 2017. World Champion Magnus Carlsen starts the year as number one with a rating of 2834. The US chess player Fabiano Caruana ranked second with 2811. …
The Azerbaijani men's chess team has achieved the third victory in the European Championship in recent years thanks to their skills and desire to win, and showed their best game, Azerbaijani chess players said, speaking with correspondents of …
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation of winners of the European Team Chess Championship today. As Vestnik Kavkaza earlier reported, Azerbaijani men's chess team - …
The Azerbaijani men's chess team won the European Team Championship held in Crete island of Greece, APA reports. In the final round Azerbaijani chess players played to a draw with the team of Ukraine and finished the tournament with …
The Armenian men’s team lost to Azerbaijan 1.5-2.5 at the sixth round of European Team Chess Championships underway in Crete, Greece, Panorama.am reports. According to the National Olympic Committee, Armenia’s leader …
Zugdidi City Hall awarded the title of honorary citizen to legendary Georgian chess player Nona Gaprindashvili. City authorities organized a special ceremony in honor of the chess player, during which they announced …
Opening ceremony of the 15th FIDE World Cup was held in Tbilisi. The event was attended by Sport Minister of Georgia Tariel Hechikishvili, president of the Georgian Chess Federation Gia Giorgadze, …
Contribution of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and authorities of the republic is very important for the chess world, FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said in an interview with Vestnik Kavkaza on the sidelines of …
Armenian chess player Levon Aronian won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz chess tournament, which is part of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Aronian beat Lenier Dominguez of Cuba and won with 12 points. …
Sergey Karyakin's chess school will open in the international children center Artek. More than 30 thousand children will be able to attend classes. "This is a unique opportunity to popularize this …
