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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)

16.06.2009
The tournaments Alushta summer 2009-5 and 2009-6 have started

15th of June was the start day of «Alushta summer 2009-5» – the GM tournament (look here) and «Alushta summer 2009-6» – the IM tournament (look here). The tournaments have gathered chess players from India, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Both tournaments will be held till 25 of June.

Foto: International Grandmaster Kovalev Andrey (Belarus)

03.06.2009
The tournaments Alushta summer 2009-2 and 2009-3 have started
On the 2-nd of June the GM tournament «Alushta summer 2009-2» (look here) and IM tournament «Alushta summer 2009-3» (look here) have started. Famous Grandmasters – trainers (Sergey Dolmatov (Russia) и Alexander Goloschapov (Ukraine)) have brought their students to the tournaments.

01.06.2009
Khader Sami is the winner of the GM tournament “Alushta summer 2009-1”

The two round tournament «Alushta summer 2009-1» has finished today. Hader Sami, the chess player from Jordan, who took 13 points in 16 games has won the tournament. The second place took IM Kovalenko Igor who has 11 points; the third place took Amanov Zhanibek. To see the tournament table, pictures with tournament participants or to download the games click here.

08.05.2009
Men and club teams Championship of Ukraine

Men Championship of Ukraine will be held in Alushta from 10 till 20 of May 2009. Club teams Championship of Ukraine will be held in Alushta from 20 till 29 of May 2009. Tournaments will be held in Tourist Recreation Centre «Chaika» (Krasmoarmejskaya str. 11). The cost of accommodation in TRC «Chaika» is: accommodation in room for three persons — 60 hrivnas (hrv.) , in room for two — 70 hrv., in single room — 80 hrv., higher comfort room (for two persons) — 80 hrv. per person or 120 hrv. for one person accommodation. Three time feeding — 60 hrv. (breakfast — 18 hrv., lunch — 24 hrv., dinner — 18 hrv.). Participation conditions are on the site of Chess Federation of Ukraine.