ACP General Assembly 2008

The ACP General Assembly 2008 will take place on the 18th of November, at 3 p.m., on a free day of the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (Germany).

Ali Nihat Yazici has been reelected President of the Turkish CF!

We congratulate him and wish a lot of success in his future endeavors in the field of chess!

ACP Board

Press-Release of International Grandmaster Valentina Golubenko

Let me thank all the people who helped me on my way to the World Youth Chess Champion title which I have deserved in Oct 2008, being citizen of Russia and representing the Croatian Chess Federation:

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Vishy Anand retains his title!

We congratulate Vishy Anand for having convincingly defended his world crown in Bonn and wish him a lot of success in further events!

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CHESS TOURNAMENT MAGISTRAL

On Thursday, October 30th at 15.45 the Chess Tournament Magistral Casino de Barcelona 2008 will start. This year the Tournament is organized by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by the Casino of Barcelona (Group Peralada), Barcelona City Hall, Catalonian Sports Council and Hotel Icaria of Barcelona.

The Venue of the Tournament is the Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21 ), the dates are from October 30th to November 7th, 2008, and the games will start at 16.00.

3rd ACP World Rapid Cup will take place in Odessa from February 6th to 8th 2009

Bank PIVDENNY will once again be the organizer and financial partner of the 3rd ACP World Rapid Cup.

The 3rd ACP WRC will be a KO tournament. The time control will be 20 minutes per game with an increment of 5 seconds per move.

The prize fund will be USD 136,000.

16 players will fight for the Cup: 13 grandmasters who performed best in the ACP Tour 2007/2008 + 3 Wild Cards given by the organizers.

For further information:

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I Masters of Olalachess Academy Training Camp

Chess is a great game to play, but it’s nicer when you win. This is the chance to make the right move and improve quickly! Just subscribe to :

ACP proposals regarding European Club Cup

As agreed during the ECU-ACP meeting in Plovdiv in April, we are submitting our proposals to the ECU General Assembly 2008

4th ACP Tour and 1st Women Series have come to an end!

Congratulations to Vassily Ivanchuk and Victorija Cmilyte for their convincing victories!

New ACP Coordinator for Latin America

The ACP Board has nominated WGM Carolina Lujan (ARG) as Coordinator for Latin America
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Karen Asrian (1980 - 2008)

Obituary : Karen Asrian (1980 - 2008)

Agreement of cooperation

between the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP)

and Turkish Chess Federation (TCF)
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