European Individual Senior Championship in Davos and EU Youth Championship in Mureck

Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Thursday, 02 November 2006, id:72 Article cached on Monday, 12 May 2008 10:32:51

The 6th European Individual Senior Championship has been the main event of the Chess Summer Festival (August 5-13, 2006) in Davos (Switzerland), one of the most popular tourist places in Europe. With 121 players there were less participants than 2005 in Bad Homburg (Germany), but this championship took place for the first time in Switzerland and with 10 GM, among them Viktor Korchnoi (Elo 2603) playing the first time in an individual senior championship, it was even stronger than the event in 2005.

European Club Cup 2006 - game files

Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Thursday, 02 November 2006, id:115 Article cached on Monday, 12 May 2008 10:32:51

The final version of pgn-files of all games (including round 7 in the women's cup) is now available. Download at the official website www.ecc2006.com or here (registered users).

Vladimir Kramnik - the absolute world chess champion

Written by ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Wednesday, 01 November 2006, id:114 Article cached on Monday, 12 May 2008 10:32:51

When Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) won the rapid chess tie-break match against Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) in Elista, Russia's chess capital, on October 13, 2006, he became the "absolute" world chess champion. This was - hopefully - the end of a story that began in... When exactly?