Today was a well needed rest day in Dresden. This was the first formal opportunity for the players to get out and enjoy some non-chess related activities. The hosts had all sorts of events planned including a fashion show. In other news. The ...
Top boards tighten in Dresden. Russia and Germany split and eight teams are within one point of the leaders. Armenia and the Netherlands had a lot of good games. Remember this year the no draw within 30 moves rule is in full effect. There have...
The cream is rising to the top and Russia may still be a force to be reckoned with. There are only two teams undefeated thus far in the 38th Chess Olympiad being held in Dresden, Germany. Today’s games promise to be exciting. Germany has two tea...
The final turnout of the participants of the Chess Olympiad is now set. “Replacement or new nominations are not possible anymore”, says Werner Stubenvoll of the Technical Administration Panel (TAP). 1270 chess players take part at the Olympiad in ...
There has been a lot of controversy coming out of Dresden in the last 24 hours. It would appear as if their reporting mechanism has broken down. Many sites are reporting erroneous results on games. Even the official site has errors in multiple pl...
WORLD BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ALMATY 2008 ЧЕМПИОНАТ МИРА ПО БЛИЦУ ПО ШАХМАТАМ АЛМАТЫ 2008 The World Chess Blitz Championship shall be organized in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The dates of the event - 7-8 November 2008. 7 November - openi...
