4 July 2011
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011
Hi everyone,
Congratulations to GM Gawain Jones for winning the Commonwealth Championship with a score of 9.5/11. He won on tie-break as GM Nigel Short had the same points.
The Commonwealth Chess Championships took place from June 25 to July 4 in the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino & Convention Resort in the City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, South Africa. The event, an 11-round Swiss, also featured the South African Open Chess Championships. There were over 700 participants with more than 40 titled players, headed by three-time champion GM Nigel Short from England.
Hi everyone,
The Commonwealth Chess Championships took place from June 25 to July 4 in the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino & Convention Resort in the City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng, South Africa. The event, an 11-round Swiss, also featured the South African Open Chess Championships. There were over 700 participants with more than 40 titled players, headed by three-time champion GM Nigel Short from England.
You can access the official website here and find some news on www.chessvibes.com and www.chessdom.com as there was some difficulty in data dissemination.
