The Quiet Emergence of Emilio Pagan
The rookie reliever has thrived as garbage time king, but is he ready for a bigger role?
The rookie reliever has thrived as garbage time king, but is he ready for a bigger role?
BIDDING PROCEDURE FOR THE FIDE WORLD BLITZ & RAPID CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 (MEN & WOMEN)
1. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure for the FIDE World Blitz & Rapid Championships 2017 (Men & Women).
Having sold over 6 million copies in just four months — making over $150 million in the process — "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is a bona fide blockbuster hit.
The party shocked all of us by choosing the political road less travelled, choosing not to rush to occupy positions of power but instead playing politics like chess, writes Onkgopotse JJ Tabane.
A broad cooperation within FIDE
A venture crowned with success was the initiative of The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, to organise the Match of the Millenials: USA vs.
FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos is visiting Egypt to attend the African Clubs Champions CUP held in Cairo by the Egyptian Chess Federation and the Eastern Company.
Mr. Makropoulos...
Seattle now unbeaten in last six matches
A slogging chess match for most of the game, the Seattle Sounders were given the opportunity to play 11 v. 10 for the final few minutes when Jelle Van Damme cleared through Nicolas Lodeiro.
1. Biel. Etienne Bacrot is leading Biel with a fine score of 4/5, with wins against Rafael Vaganian (round 2), Alexander Morozevich (round 4), and Noel Studer (round 5). He hasn't played his fellow 2700s Pentala Harikrishna or David Navara yet, but it's still a very good performance thus far.
Essex at the British 2017
The 2017 British Championships congress started today in Llandudno. This is the first British in its new slimline format, covering 9 days instead of the hitherto 14, running from 28 July - 6 August.
After the welcome and introduction by chairman Bob van de Velde, Michael Negele took the rostrum for a presentation of his new book on Paul Felix Schmidt 'A Winning Formula' and its genesis. When the Schmidt project was first presented to us at the KWA meeting in October 2015 in Kiel...
It's out
The July ECF Grading List is published today on the ECF Grading Database website. Click the image (right) or the link below. We have also prepared a link to the Essex CA list (link below).
Creta Maris Beach Resort will host four chess events from 27th of October to 7th of November 2017.
Four chess events are set to take place from 27th of October to 7th of November in the Creta Maris Beach Resort (*****) Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.
Dortmund 2017 wasn't the most exciting tournament in chess history, but at least it finished with a bang. When we left off a few days ago, after round 4, Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Mathias Bluebaum were tied for first with +1 scores, while Wang Yue and Vladimir Kramnik were tied at the bottom on -1.
I don't plan to cover this event except in passing, but it's an interesting enough tournament that those of you looking for some high-level chess action between now and the Sinquefield Cup may want to have a look.