Archive for March, 2009

Record participation at the Games Festival

Mar 20, 2009 No Comments by

Good marketing leads to good success. This is the case of the traditional Games Festival which this year has a significant boost of players. In the chess section more than 600 players are expected, featuring GM Grivas, GM Bojkov, GM Vladimir Georgiev and many other top class participants. Adding the 300 participants in the bridge [...]

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3rd Bridge international festival

Mar 20, 2009 No Comments by

The OAMTH Duplicate Bridge Club of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Bridge Federation, and Event Consulting – Event Travel organize the 3rd Bridge international festival. The venue of the event is the Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki. The tournament consists of individual, pairs, and swiss events. The games will be played 29 April – May 3 and [...]

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World School Chess Championships

Mar 20, 2009 3 Comments by

The “Galaxias” Chess Club of Thessaloniki and the Greek Chess Federation have the honour of inviting National Chess Federations, and eligible players in the World School Championship 2009 organised in Thessaloniki, Greece from 26th April (Arrival) to 4th of May (Departure) 2009.The first winner in each open age category is the FIDE World School Champion [...]

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World Amateur Chess Championship

Mar 17, 2009 2 Comments

Participants: This is the first list of participants for the World Amateur Chess Championship. Clicking on the name of the players displays information for each participant. The latest news can be found on the main page of the official site, for full information about the tournament, follow the sections on the right. Note: The lists [...]

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