Join Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and FIDE Senior Trainers GM Alexander Chernin and Michael Khodarkovsky at the FIDE Trainers Seminar for Women and for Women's and Girl's Trainers from May 7-9 in Atlanta, Georgia. The event will be held in conjunction with the Burt Lerner National Elementary Championships. Alexandra ... Read More

Wijk aan Zee (NED), January 21, 2009 Drug testing is still relatively rare in chess. However, it does occur in various official events and was carried out during the course of the Dresden Olympiad. Unfortunately, a high proportion of the tests were ... Read More

IM Larry Kaufman wins the 2008 Senior World Chess Championship on  tie breaks!  This tournament was held in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. The competition was held by FIDE and the German Chess Federation. There were 340 participants , ... Read More