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The Games Festival 2012 has begun!

Apr 16, 2012 1 Comment by

The Games Festival 2012 has started today at the Olympic Hall Congress Center, in Porto Carras Grand Resort, Greece. The Festival incorporates two main chess events – the FIDE World Amateur Championship 2012 and the 4th International Open Chess Tournament “Alexander the Great”. A total of 163 chess players from 32 countries gathered to compete [...]

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5th International Open Chess Tournament “Alexander the Great 2013″

Mar 29, 2012 5 Comments by

The “Chess Academy of Thessaloniki” in co-operation with “Thessaloniki & Halkidiki Chess Union”, announces the 5th International Open Chess Tournament “Alexander the Great”, which will be held with open participation and seven (7) rounds Swiss system. The tournament will be held in the 5-star “Porto Carras Grand Resort” on the seaside of Halkidiki, Northern Greece [...]

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GM Giorgi Bagaturov Wins Thessaloniki Open 2011

May 02, 2011 No Comments by

The Thessaloniki International Open “Alexander the Great”, part of the Games Festival 2011, was played from 25th April to 1st May at the Conference Center of Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki. GM Giorgi Bagaturov of Georgia took a clear first place in the Open A with a key last round victory against IM Jordan Ivanov. [...]

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Thessaloniki International Open Had Started

Apr 26, 2011 No Comments

The Thessaloniki International Open “Alexander the Great” had started this Monday at the Conference Center of Grand Hotel Palace and continues until 1st May. 102 players in Open A and 25 in Open B are taking participation. The time control for each player is 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 [...]

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