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Murtas Kazhgaleyev
Murtas Kazhgaleyev ( kk, Мұртас Мұратұлы Қажығалиев, Mūrtas Mūratūly Qajyğaliev; born 17 November 1973) is a Kazakhstani chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 1998. In 2004, he tied for first with Slim Belkhodja in the 27th Syre Memorial in Issy les Moulineaux. Kazhgaleyev competed in the Chess World Cup 2005: he knocked out Evgeny Alekseev in the first round to reach round two, losing to Teimour Radjabov and thus exiting the competition. He won the men's individual rapid tournament at the 15th Asian Games in Doha. In 2007 he tied for 3rd–9th with Dmitry Svetushkin, Vladimir Malakhov, Evgeny Vorobiov, Pavel Smirnov, Vladimir Dobrov and Aleksej Aleksandrov in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament. At the 2007 Asian Indoor Games, which took place in Macau, Kazhgaleyev won two silver medals, in the men's individual classical tournament and in the men's individual rapid event. In September 2009 he finished first in the Paris C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 38. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, Germany. There were 146 teams in the open event and 111 in the women's event. In total, 1277 players were registered. Both tournament sections were officiated by international arbiter Ignatius Leong (Singapore). In a change from recent Olympiads, the number of rounds of the Swiss system were reduced from 13 to 11 with accelerated pairings. For the first time, the women's division, like the open division, was played over four boards per round, with each team allowed one alternate for a total of five players. In another first, the final rankings were determined by match points, not game points. In the event of a draw, the tie-break was decided by 1. Deducted Sonneborn-Berger; 2. Deducted sum of match points; 3. Game points. The time contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess At The 2006 Asian Games – Men's Individual Rapid
The men's individual rapid competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held from 2 December to 4 December at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall. Schedule All times are Arabia Standard Time ( UTC+03:00) Results ;Legend *DNS — Did not start *WO — Walkover John_Carpenter_was_disqualified,_prompting_his_teammates_John_Taylor_(athlete).html" ;"title="John_Carpenter_(athlete).html" "title="Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">men's 400 metres running in a walkover. Americ ... Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Summary References Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Chess at the 2006 Asian Games - Men's individual rapid Chess at the 2006 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parimarjan Negi
Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the second youngest grandmaster in history at the time. As of July 2021, he is the seventh youngest player to achieve this feat. Negi is an Indian and Asian champion. He played on the top board for the bronze medal-winning Indian team in the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, Norway. He was granted the Arjuna Award in 2010 by the Government of India. Chess career Parimarjan Negi won the under 10 division at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in 2002 in Tehran. He achieved his first grandmaster norm at the 2005/06 Hastings International Chess Congress. Soon after he earned his second GM norm at the 4th Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament in Delhi. Negi earned his third and final GM norm on 1 July 2006 by drawing with Russian Grandmaster Ruslan Sherbakov at the Chelyabinsk Region Superfinal Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wijk Aan Zee
Wijk aan Zee ( literally ''Neighborhood at Sea'') is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament (formerly called the Corus chess tournament or the Hoogovens tournament) takes place there every year. Due to its seaside location, Wijk aan Zee has become a popular destination among tourists. This is reflected in the village economy, which consists to a large extent of bars and hotels. Cultural Village of Europe 1999 In 1999, Wijk aan Zee named itself "Cultural Village of Europe", recognizing the special nature of village life in general. This was three years after the Danish village of Tommerup had claimed such a title, but this time a large project was to ensue. Wijk aan Zee came together with villages from England, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, Denmark, The Czech Republic and Hungary in an effort to determine the role and future of villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens Tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel to form the Corus Group in 1999, after which the tournament was called the Corus Chess Tournament. Corus Group became Tata Steel Europe in 2007. Despite the name changes, the series is numbered sequentially from its Hoogovens beginnings; for example, the 2011 event was referred to as the 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Top grandmasters compete in the tournament, but regular club players are welcome to play as well. The Masters group pits fourteen of the world's best against each other in a round-robin tournament, and has sometimes been described as the "Wimbledon of Chess". Since 1938, there has been a long list of famous winners, including Max Euwe, Bent Larsen, Tigran Petrosian, Paul Keres, Lajos Portisch, Boris Spassky, Mikhail Botvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris City Chess Championship
The first Paris City Chess Championship was held in 1925. Since 1989 the title of Paris Champion has been awarded to the highest-placed French player licensed in Île-de-France , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = CEST , utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 , blank_name_sec1 = Gross regional product , blank_info_sec1 = Ranked 1st , bla ... for the current and previous season. : References {{Chess national championships Chess competitions Chess in France 1925 in chess 1925 in French sport Recurring sporting events established in 1925 Chess Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a population of about 680,000 and an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal as a trading post by the Ming dynasty in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was transferred to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of " one country, two systems".. The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess At The 2007 Asian Indoor Games
Chess at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games was held in Macau International Shooting Range, Macau, China from 26 October to 3 November 2007. Medalists Blitz Rapid Standard Medal table Results Blitz Men's individual 2 November =Preliminary round= =Knockout round= Women's individual 2 November =Preliminary round= =Knockout round= Mixed team 3 November * Two match points were awarded to a team to score at least 2½ points in a match and one match point was awarded to a team to score 2 points in a match. Rapid Men's individual =Team competition= 26–27 October =Knockout round= 27 October Women's individual =Team competition= 26–27 October * Shadi Paridar of Iran tied with Gulmira Dauletova in score on board 1 but defeated the latter in the play-off. =Knockout round= 27 October Mixed team 26–27 October * Two match points were awarded to a team to score at least 2½ points in a match and one match point was awarded to a team to score 2 points in a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksej Aleksandrov
Aleksej Aleksandrov (born 11 May 1973) is a Belarusian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997. Aleksandrov is a five-time Belarusian champion and played on the Belarusian national team at the Chess Olympiad, the World Team Chess Championship and the European Team Chess Championship. He competed in the FIDE World Championship in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004, and in the FIDE World Cup in 2017. Selected tournament results * 1991: Victory at the USSR Junior Chess Championship * 1992: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship * 1996: Victory at the Belarusian Chess Championship, Victory at Gistrup * 1998: Victory at a tournament in Kstovo * 2000: Second at European Individual Chess Championship * 2000: Victory at the Petroff Memorial in St. Petersburg * 2001: Victory at the 17th open at Bad Wörishofen * 2002: Shared victory at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow * 2003: Shared victory at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow * 2005: Victory at Inautomarket Open in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Dobrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Dobrov (Russian: Владимир Добров; born April 13, 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster with a FIDE rating of 2478 as of May 2021. Dobrov obtained the title of International Master in 2001 and subsequently the title of grandmaster in 2004. Schooling At the age of 15, Dobrov entered the Department of Chess of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (1999-2009). He studied in the Department of Chess at the same time as Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Potkin, and Alexandra Kostenyuk under the leadership of Evgeny Pavlovich Linovitsky. Chess Career He was Russian Chess Champion U-20 and in 2007 tied for 3rd–9th with Dmitry Svetushkin, Vladimir Malakhov, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Pavel Smirnov, Evgeny Vorobiov and Aleksej Aleksandrov in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament. He has won tournaments around the world, most of them in rapid chess, such as the Latin American Blitz Chess Tournament in Venezuela (2012), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Smirnov (russian: Павел Смирнов; born 27 April 1982 in Mezhdurechensk) is a Russian chess Grandmaster. Chess career In 2001 he was a member of the Russian junior team in the first China vs Russia match that took place in Shanghai. Smirnov finished runner-up in the 2002 Russian Chess Championship. In 2004 Smirnov reached the fourth round of the FIDE World Chess Championship, where he lost to Teimour Radjabov and therefore was eliminated from the competition. He knocked out in the previous rounds Lázaro Bruzón, Abobker Elarbi, and Levon Aronian. In the same year he came first in the 8th World University Chess Championship in Istanbul and in the Tigran Petrosian Memorial in Yerevan; Smirnov won the latter scoring 7.5 points out of 9, half point ahead of Vassily Ivanchuk. He competed in the Chess World Cup 2005, where he was eliminated in the first round by Dmitry Bocharov. In 2007 he played for Tomsk-400 team that won the Russian Team Chess Championship a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Vorobiov
Evgeny Evgenievich Vorobiov ( Russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Воробьёв) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Career In 2007 he tied for 3rd–9th with Dmitry Svetushkin, Vladimir Malakhov, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Pavel Smirnov, Vladimir Dobrov and Aleksej Aleksandrov in the 3rd Moscow Open tournament. Evgeny Vorobiov qualified for the Chess World Cup 2011, where he was defeated by Emil Sutovsky Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky is the FIDE CEO since 2022. Previously he served as FIDE Director-General (2018-22). He was the ... in the first round. In 2012, Vorobiov won the Vila de Sitges. References External links *Evgeny Vorobiovchess-games at 365Chess.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vorobiov, Evgeny 1976 births Living people Russian chess players Chess grandmasters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
