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The match is tied 6–6 after the first 12 games, but Anand scores +1=3−0 in the four rapid tie-break games to retain the title. The Spanish chess magazine Jaque publishes its final issue in July. 40th Chess Olympiad is held in Istanbul from 27 August to 10 September. In the open event, Armenia wins the gold, with Russia and Ukraine earning ...
The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to that time. The tourney was slightly smaller at Boston in 1964, with a field of 229. The 1983 Open at Pasadena was the largest ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi , who had played in the ...
The Open section was won by GM Gregory Kaidanov with an 8–1 score. 1993 – The 21st World Open was held from June 29 to July 5 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Philadelphia. It had a $150,000 prize fund (1st place $12,000). It had five sections with 1,127 players. The Open section was won by GM Alex Yemolinsky with a 7½–1½ score.
As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it was a round-robin tournament. Fourteen players were invited to compete. Fourteen players were invited to compete. Besides the reigning US champion, these included the winners of the US Open Chess Championship , the US Junior Championship, and the US Senior Open Championship.
Gareyev has participated in two Chess Olympiads: 2004 Calvià, Spain and 2006 Turin, Italy. Gareyev won the 20th Annual Chicago Open [3] and the 11th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational tournament. [4] Gareyev won the North American Open 2012 and tied for third in the U.S. Chess Championship 2013. He won the U.S. Open with an 8-1 clear-first ...
The FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13 was a series of six chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2014. Veselin Topalov finished first, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov second in the overall standings. Both therefore qualified for the 2014 Candidates Tournament.
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The World Chess Championship 2012 was a chess match between the defending World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the 2011 Candidates Tournament. [1] After sixteen games, including four rapid games , Anand retained his title. [ 2 ]