Zhansaya Abdumalik wins men’s International Chess Tournament
13-year-old Zhansaya Abdumalik from Kazakhstan has won the Men’s International Chess Tournament Brno Open 2013 in the Czech Tour Series.
Norwegian prodigy Carlsen on brink of world chess title
Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen needs just a draw later Friday to be crowned world chess champion after taking an almost unassailable lead against India's Viswanathan Anand in a one-sided contest.
Chess: Zhansaya Abdumalik wins silver at World Junior Chess Championship
13-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player Zhansaya Abdumalik has won silver at the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2013 in Turkey.
Chess: 9-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player is three-time world champion
Kazakhstan children have brought 3 medals -- one gold, one silver and one bronze -- from the World School Chess Championship.
Urkaine wins Women's World Chess Team Championship; Kazakhstan ranked 7th
Ukraine followed by China and Russia won the Chess Championship. Kazakhstan won over Turkey and France, tied with Romania and the United States.
Chess: Astana wants to host Chess Olympiad in 2018
World Chess Federation (FIDE) will consider Kazakhstan's bid to host the Chess Olympiad in 2018.
Chess: Russian and Chinese best players not taking part in World Championship in Astana
Russia's Nadezhda Kosintseva and Tatiana Kosintseva are not playing for the Russian team because of a conflict with their senior coach Sergey Rublevsky.
Chess: Best female chess-players to come to Astana
Kazakhstan was chosen to host the Women's World Team Championship 2013 in September 2012 at the World Chess Federation (FIDE) General Assembly.
Chess: Abdumalik is looking forwards confirmation of International Grandmaster title
It is expected that Zhansaya Abdumalik would become the youngest international grandmaster of Kazakhstan in the beginning of 2013.
Chess: Dinara Saduakassova became the youngest international Grandmaster in Kazakhstan
The World Chess Federation (FIDE) officially awarded Dinara Saduakassova with a title of the International Woman Grandmaster on December 4.
Chess: Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won silver at World Championship
Kazakhstan chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik gained 8.5 points and became second at the World Chess Championship.
Chess: Kazakhstan's Abdumalik among World Championship leaders
Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won over China’s Chu Zhou Tong in the seventh round and scored 6.5 points.
Chess: 15-y.o. Dinara Saduakassova became International Grand Master
Kazakhstan’s Dinara Saduakassova was awarded the International Grand Master title after she won 7 points out of 9 in Istanbul Chess Olympiad.
Pavlodar citizens competed in intellectual games on City Day
Over 100 citizens participated in the chess tournament.
Chess became part of school curriculum in Karaganda schools
Karaganda city authorities decided to introduce chess into the school curriculum after Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's (FIDE President) visit.
Chess might become part of school curriculum
Kazakhstan chess champion Zhansya Abdumalik approached Nursultan Nazarbayev with the idea to introduce chess into the school curriculum.
FIDE wants to build Chess Academy in Astana
FIDE (World Chess Federation) will open a chess academy in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.
Youngest grandmaster of the world from Kazakhstan aims for Top-100 global rating
The world's youngest grandmaster, 12-y.o. Zhansaya Abdumalik, intends to get into the Top-100 world's best chess-players by the end of the year.
11-y.o. Kazakhstan chess-player became world's youngest grandmaster
Zhansaya Abdumalik fulfilled the requirements of the international grandmaster and improved her rating in two tournaments by 102 points.
Chess: Young Kazakhstan chess players created a furor in World Championship
Kazakhstan chess players won three gold and two silver medals in the World School Chess Championship in Romania.