Canadian GM Anton Kovalyov won his first round match at the World Cup in Baku, defeating former FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov in a blitz playoff.
192 players are currently playing in the Montreal Open this weekend, including three GMs (Le Siège, Roussel-Roozmon, Sambuev) and ten other titled players fighting for the $6250 prize pool. The second round started about an hour ago.
GM Bareev's transfer is now official. He is now the highest rated player in the country, ahead of GM Kovalyov.
GM Bareev, who recently moved to Toronto, intends to focus on teaching, but has already played in some tournaments in Canada, including the 2015 FIDE Kitchener Masters.
The FIDE World Chess Cup takes place from September 10 – October 5, 2015, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Canadian GM Anton Kovalyov and 2015 Canadian Champion IM Tomas Krnan compete. Info and links to live games...
Time and Date.
The weekend before Halloween
Saturday, October 24th, 2015
At the Public Library in
Williams Lake B.C.
Tournament Details.
An Open, Swiss format. 6 Rounds. Time control of 30 minutes each.
Andrei Filatov, FIDE vice-president and president of the Russian Chess Federation, has proposed Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the current FIDE president, to run for FIFA presidency.
The current FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has already stated that he would resign from his position following a corruption scandal.
In this week's game, White managed to completely squeeze Black and dictate the game. It is a great example of a situation where the initiative was much more important than the material
The perfect score bonus is now at $190 in the open section!!
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