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28.02.2012
Calendar of tournaments for 2012

On our website a calendar and the position of the tournament in Alushta on the year 2012. We Draw Your attention to the open-tournament, which will be held from 29 June to 7 July, with a guaranteed prize fund of $ 5,000, regardless of the number of participants.

23.10.2011
Anastasia Bodnaruk: return to Alushta

For the first time I got this wonderful city at the age of four. In the eight-year — I took part in a blitz-tournament, which was held in the city chess club. And only eleven years later I came back in Alushta, in order to take part in a grandmaster tournament. The chess club is not in sight, but the chess life in the city thrives in the boarding house «Kaissa», which is headed by a big fan of chess art international arbiter Galperin Leonid Zinovievich…

06.10.2010
Aleksander Moiseenko and Anna Sharevich held preparations for the Olympics in Alushta

Alexander Moiseenko, being the member of Ukraine national team, has become an olimpic champion. Anna Sharevich the leader of Belarus national team has also showed good result. The photo report of their training in our town is for your attention.

26.09.2010
Young chess players from Estonia and Iran back in Alushta!

Estonian champion Anna Sagadieva and European champion Kirill Chukavin this year came in Alushta not for the first time.
It has become a tradition for them to make preparations for important competitions in Alushta …

Champion of the European Union under 8 years (2010) — Kirill Chukavin

25.08.2010
Ruslan Ponomariov – a winner of the super tournament in Dortmund (the secrets of training)

Traditional Tournament in Dortmund has ended with a clear-cut victory of the Ukrainian grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov. Many people are interested how leading chess players prepare to such important competitions? Our small photo report will show Ruslan Ponomariov's method of preparation in the city of Alushta.

16.06.2010
The tournaments Alushta summer 2010-3 and 2010-3.1 have started

14 and 15th of June was the start day of «Alushta summer 2010-3» – the GM tournament (look here) and «Alushta summer 2010-3» (look here). The tournaments have gathered chess players from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Both tournaments will be held till 25 of June.

10.06.2010
The tournaments Alushta summer 2010-2 have started

On the 2-nd of June the GM tournament «Alushta summer 2010-2» (look here) and have started.

24.05.2010
Starting festival «Alushta summer 2010»

23rd of May was started two tournaments with norms of the international grand master and the international master festival «Alushta summer 2010». Starting tournaments Alushta summer 2010-1 and Alushta summer 2010-1.1 have collected very interesting structure in boarding house «Kaissa»: to traditional participants from Russia, Ukraine, Armenia and Azerbaijan chess players from Iran, Georgia and even Malta have joined. To look standings, photos of participants, and also download games GM tournament you can here, and tournament with norm of the international master here.

Foto: chessman Harandi, Hootan (Iran)

23.03.2010
Chess Festival "Alushta summer -2010"

From May, 22 till October, 7, 2010 the chess festival «Alushta summer — 2010» will pass in Alushta town. In the program of festival are open tournaments with a prize fund of 5000$ in each, children tournaments, tournaments with the norms of International Grandaster and Master, rating tournament, and also the session of Gennady Kuzmin chess school.
You can see the Festival Regulation here.

05.07.2009
Interview with grandmaster Sergey Dolmatov

The interview with Sergey Dolmatov was conducted in Alushta in Crimea, Ukraine, when three pupils of the Russian grandmaster participated in two June 2009 tournaments. The English translation is prepared by the Chess Today team.

— What do you consider to be your highest success as a player?

29.06.2009
Open-tournament “Alushta summer 2009”

An open tournament «Alushta summer 2009» which has already become traditional has started on the 28th of June. This year has not become an exception: after the ceremonial opening 27 participants of the tournament has seat to the chess board to fight for prizes. We anticipate the major battle to be between International Grandmasters: Kovchan Alexander, Ajrapetjan Yuriy, Andreev Eduard and Shtyrenkov Veniamen. To track the tournament and to see the list of participant click here

Foto: International Grandmaster Kovchan Alexander (Ukraine)