7th International Chess Festival LIBEREC 2006
Written by Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, id:111 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here ist the information about the possibility still to register without additional charge for 7th International Chess Festival LIBEREC 2006 which will be held on 11.-18.11. 2006 in Liberec (the Czech Republic).
European Rapid Chess Championship 2006 Invitation
Written by Jan Macieja and Agnieszka Fornal-Urban (Poland)
Wednesday, 18 October 2006, id:109 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
The Warsaw Foundation for Chess Development has a great pleasure and an honor to invite chess players from the FIDE zones 1.1-1.9 to the 6th Amplico AIG Life International Chess Tournament -
European Rapid Chess Championship to be held from December 16 till December 17, 2006, in Warsaw (Poland).
Enclosed, please find the General Information and the Application Form approved by the European Chess Union.
All information is available on
www.poloniachess.pl.
We would be very obliged if you kindly sent us the attached form as soon as possible but not later than December 4, 2006.
European Club Cup 2006 - MonRoi's Brilliancy Prize
Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, id:110 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
MonRoi has offered a
Brilliancy Prize for the best game broadcasted by MonRoi. The result of the public voting was...
European Club Cup 2006 - Final Results
Written by Presse OESB
Sunday, 15 October 2006, id:108 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here are the Round 7 report from the Austian Chess Federation and the final results of the ECC-2006.
Women An exciting final brings the last round. Mika Yerevan can´t manage a win against Cheliabinsk. All four games end draw. So Sakartvelo would have won title with a victory against Saratov. However, after two draws Natalija Pogonina stops with a win against Nana Dzagnidze all hopes and makes Yerevan to European Club Cup winner 2006. A great success for Chiburdanidze, Danielian, Khurtsidze and Aginian, who were ranked as number 7 only.
European Club Cup 2006 - Report Round 6
Written by Presse OESB
Saturday, 14 October 2006, id:101 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here is the Round 6 report of the Austrian Chess Federation.
Women Status quo on top of table is unchanged after round 6. Yerevan wins 3,5:0,5 against Herzliya Chess Club. Only Maia Chiburdanidse accepts a draw offer of Irina Botvinnik after 6 moves. Nino Khrutsidze shows excellent form. She scores again full point and has now 5,5/6.
European Club Cup 2006 - Report Round 5
Written by Presse OESB
Saturday, 14 October 2006, id:99 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here is the Round 5 report of the Austrian Chess Federation and some press photos.
Women Preliminary decision in womens competition. Round 5 brings a 2,5:1,5 for Yerevan against Saratov. Maia Chiburdandse wins a benoni against Natalija Pogonina. This is basis for this 4th team win. Now Yerevan has played against nearly all strong team and all chances to win tournament. Only stumbling block could be team of Cheliabinsk, who are second placed in start ranking list, but play bad. Yesterday they lost against St. Petersburg with 0,5:3,5.
European Club Cup 2006 - Report Round 4
Written by Presse OESB
Saturday, 14 October 2006, id:94 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here is the Round 4 report of the Austrian Chess Federation.
Women First team-draw for Yerevan. Maia Chiburdanidse wins against Nana Dzagnidze but Lela Javakhishvili keeps for Sakartvele a 2:2. Russian favorit Krasnoturinsk shows best form in match with Herzliya. Stefanova, Kosintseva Tatiana, Kosintseva, Nadezhda and Maria Kursova win all games. Result is 4:0.
The Cups Are Waiting for Their New Owners
Written by Kateryna Petkevych
Saturday, 14 October 2006, id:100 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
ECC2006 will finish tonight! At the closing ceremony, which starts at 9PM CET, the cups will change their owners.
European Club Cup tournament director Dirk De Ridder and European Club Cup for Women tournament director Werner Stubenvoll have been preparing for the handing over the cups. We are impatiently looking forward to enlightening of this event!
European Club Cup 2006 - Report Round 3
Written by Presse OESB
Friday, 13 October 2006, id:83 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here is the Round 3 report of the Austrian Chess Federation and some press photos.
Women Third win in a row for Nino Khurtsidze and Mika Yeravan. The armenian Team of Maia Chiburdanidse gets a narrow victory against Chess Club Podgorica and has now beaten numbers 1, 3 and 4 of the starting rank list. Nino Khurtsidze wins a decisive game and scores 3 points from 3 games.
European Club Cup 2006 - Report Round 2
Written by Presse OESB
Thursday, 12 October 2006, id:82 Article cached on Friday, 09 May 2008 04:02:09
Here is the Round 2 report of the Austrian Chess Federation and some press photos.
Women Chess Club Podgorica (MNE) and Mika Yerevan (ARM) take lead with victories against Vandoeuvre Checs (FRA) and St. Petersburg. After beating favorit Krasnoturins in round 1, Yerevan again wins against a higher ranked team. Former world champion Maia Chiburdanidze wins on board 1 against Viktorija Cmilyte. This was cornerstone for success of armenian team.