Chennai FIDE Trainers Seminar
Written by Jovan Petronic
Monday, 12 May 2008, id:471 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
Lecturers' report from the recently concluded FIDE Trainers'/Instructors' Seminar held in Chennai (India)
Chennai FIDE Seminar 2008 (.pdf-file, Size:1.318,0kB)Homecoming of European Champion Sergei Tiviakov
Written by www.ChessVista.com / photo: Frits Agterdenbos
Tuesday, 06 May 2008, id:469 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
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www.ChessVista.com / photo: Frits Agterdenbos
European Champion Sergei Tiviakov was given a warm greeting by the Dutch Chess Federation when he arrived at Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol) on Sunday 4 May.
Karpov coaches German National Teams
Written by Dr. Markus Keller
Sunday, 04 May 2008, id:465 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
For the first time Anatoly Karpov teaches the German national teams in preparation for Chess Olympiad 2008.
Nicola Palladino (1932-2008)
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Sunday, 04 May 2008, id:464 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
Nicola Palladino, the former President of the Italian Chess Federation "Federazione Scacchistica Italiana", died in Milan. He has devoted his life to chess. He organized the super tournament in Milan 1975 (Lajos Portisch/HUN ahead of Anatoly Karpov/URS, Tigran Petrosyan/URS and Ljubomir Ljubojevic/YUG) and the world chess championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi in Merano in 1981. Within the World Chess Federation FIDE he served as Chairman of the Chess in Schools Committee for many years and chaired the Verification Commission. In 1995 he was made an Honorary Member of FIDE.
Italian Chess FederationAward Man of the Future: Anatoly Karpov
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Sunday, 04 May 2008, id:463 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
During his second visit to Cuba in April 2008, the 12
th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov (Russia) was honoured as "Man of the Future" by Havana's Computer Science University.
European Individual Championships - gold medals
Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel
Saturday, 03 May 2008, id:462 Article cached on Friday, 04 July 2008 09:07:37
GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED) and GM Kateryna Lahno (UKR) are the winners of the
9th European Individual Chess Championships (men/women) in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) with 8.5/11 each. The final tie-break matches for silver and bronze medals (4
th round men / 3
rd round women) start today (May 3) at 16.40 local time.
Official website:
www.eicc2008.com