Chess Olympiad — 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002 The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation. Contents … Wikipedia
36th Chess Olympiad — The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open [ Although commonly referred to as the men s division , this section is open to both male and female players. ] and women s tournament, as well… … Wikipedia
1st unofficial Chess Olympiad — The first Team Chess Tournament had been held by coinciding the Games of the 8th Summer Olympics in Paris, 12th 20th July 1924, at Hotel Majestic . The core of the organizing committee were the Frenchmen Pierre Vincent and Alexander Alekhine. 54… … Wikipedia
chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… … Universalium
Chess in China — This article is about international chess (国际象棋; guójì xiàngqí) in China. For Chinese chess , see Xiangqi. China s 2008 Olympiad Team: left to right, Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Ni Hua, Wang Hao China is a major chess power, with achieve … Wikipedia
Chess — This article is about the Western board game. For other chess games or other uses, see Chess (disambiguation). Chess From left to right: a whit … Wikipedia
CHESS — The Jewish contribution to chess on an appreciable scale dates from the middle of the 19th century. There is no basis for the claim that Jews invented chess, or that King Solomon played the game, as is related in the Midrash (Ginzberg, Legends 4 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Index of chess articles — Contents 1 Books 2 General articles 2.1 0–9 2.2 A … Wikipedia
Oscar Quiñones (chess player) — Oscar Carillo Quiñones (born 14 January 1941, Lima) is a Peruvian chess master. He took 9th at Lima 1959 (Borislav Ivkov and Luděk Pachman won),[1] finished 15th at Mar del Plata 1961 (Miguel Najdorf won), tied for third through fifth place at… … Wikipedia
1972 in chess — Events in chess in 1972;Top playersFIDE top 10 by Elo rating July 1972# Bobby Fischer USA 2785 # Boris Spassky URS 2660 # Tigran Petrosian URS 2645 # Lev Polugaevsky URS 2645 # Viktor Korchnoi URS 2640 # Lajos Portisch HUN 2640 # Anatoly Karpov… … Wikipedia
