The Chess Players Society of Nigeria

This is Michael Adams’ third appearance in the Staunton Memorial, and his cumulative score with the white pieces are 11.5/13! In this year’s edition Adams is leading with 4.5/5 points and has displayed a stunning performance of 2886. Second is Dutch GM Loek van Wely with 3.5/5, followed by Smeets, Timman and Short with 3.0/5 each. 87-year-old Bob Wade still has to score. Rounds 3-5 reports.

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“We express our worry about the current dangerous situation near Cabardino-Balkaria,” writes a group of participants in the Women’s World Championship scheduled to take placed from August 28th to September 18th 2008 in Nalchik, a city in the Caucasus region of southern Russia. The proximity to the Russian-Georgian armed conflict region is the reason. Open letter.

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It obviously did them good: the players at the Second FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi came back in a fighting mood. Two fighting draws and five decided games provided great entertainment for the spectators. After the dust had settled four GMs were in the lead, with three lurking half a point behind. We bring you results, videos and highlights from the games.

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It obviously did them good: the players at the Second FIDE Grand Prix Tournament in Sochi came back in a fighting mood. Two fighting draws and five decided games provided great entertainment for the spectators. After the dust had settled four GMs were in the lead, with three lurking half a point behind. We bring you results, videos and highlights from the games.

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