XIX Pan American Youth Festival 2008 Villa Carlos Paz, Provincia de Córdoba – Argentina June 29 – July 6, 2008 The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), the Federación Argentina de Ajedrez and the Asociación de...

Click Here for Complete Details and Results: National Open at Las Vegas International Festival 1st Place GM Kamsky, Gata 2nd Place GM Fressinet, Laurent 3rd Place GM Petrosian, Tigran L 4th Place GM Kolev, Atanas 5th Pla...

FIDE President guarantees Topalov-Kamsky Match FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has announced that the World Championship Challenger Match between Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Gata Kamsky (USA) will take place in Lvov...

PRESS RELEASE Presidential Board Meeting, Athens 31st May & 1st June, 2008 The FIDE Presidential Board (PB) held its third 2008 Meeting at the Royal Olympic Hotel under the auspices of the Greek Chess Federation. The...

Marshall Chess Club History – Jose R. Capablanca, Worlds Chess Champion. Pictured while playing a flock of games at the Marshall Chess Club, New York. He won twenty-two of the matches, and tied three, losing none. ...

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Las Vegas International Chess Festival:  2008 National Open Championship The National Open is one of the longest running, premier open tournaments. First established in the 1960′s by Ed Edmondson, the event has bee...

2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Championships: It’s a Wrap ! GM Yury Shulman won the 2008 FKB U.S. Championship with a 7-2 score, while IM Anna Zatonskih won the 2008 FKB U.S. Women’s Championship after a long and exhaust...

Yury Shulman Wins the 2008 U.S. Championship and Anna Zatonskih Wins the 2008 U.S. Women’s Championship! Congratulations to Anna Zatonskih for winning the 2008 U.S. Women’s Championship ! This is a definite h...