The “Chess Academy of Thessaloniki”, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and the Greek Chess Federation have the honour of inviting all national chess federations and eligible players in the FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 to be held in the 5-star Porto Carras Grand Resort in Halkidiki, Northern Greece from 16 April (1st round) to [...]
In a dramatic last round of the World Amateur Chess Championship, Romanian players kept better concentration and scored wins on top two tables. Stefan Parlog beat Euclides Roberto Ferreira to claim the Championship and earn FM title. Radu-Cristian Toma, constantly present on the top boards, won against the Greek challenger Odyseas Kesidis and kept the [...]
After a fierce battle on top boards in round eight, the World Amateur Chess Championship is heading into completely unclear finish. Stefan Parlog beat his fellow Romanian Radu-Cristian Toma to take over the first place. Toma is still sharing the second, joined by Euclides Roberto Ferreira from Curitiba, Brazil, and local player Odyseas Kesidis. It [...]
Laszlo Nagy, who sported perfect score prior to this round, succumbed with White pieces to Romanian junior Radu-Cristian Toma (photo) and slipped down to shared second place. Toma is now sole leader with 6.5 points and is set to play against Stefan Parlog on Saturday. Complete results, standings and round 8 pairings are posted bellow. [...]
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