6/8/2024 – The Romanian Chess Federation started the Romania Grand Prix in 2022 with the objective of providing young Romanian players the chance to play in strong tournaments in their home country. The federation has made great efforts to make Romania the new European Chess Capital. The total prize fund in the entire GP 2024 is €175000, €30000 for each of the five Grand Prix events and €25000 for the Finals. | Photo: Federația Română de Șah
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This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.
In this two-volume course GM Ganguly turns calculation into a trainable skill with a structured path for any level.
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Play a tournament in the same arena as Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi
Press release Text: Gabriel Grecescu
GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) won the first leg in Bucharest on 24th March. There are still four more legs left. The second leg will be held at Cluj-Napoca on 13th and 14th June. A total of 290 players including 20 GMs, 11 IMs and 3 WGMs have registered from 16 countries across the world. That's not all, you will get to play in the same arena as Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi. The VIP guest will be Vishy Anand. So register now if you have not yet.
The Romania Grand Prix began in 2022 as a need to provide to young Romanian chess players the opportunity to compete in a strong tournament in their home country. Additionally, the Romanian Chess Federation initiated efforts to establish a new European "Chess Capital."
Cluj Grand Prix Rapid (13-14 June 2024) - sneak peek | Video: Federația Română de Șah
Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid 2024 - festivitatea de premiere | Video: Federația Română de Șah
Bucharest GP Rapid 2024 Top 3 (L to R): 3rd GM Anton Korobov (UKR) 8.5/9, 1st GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) 8.5/9 and 2nd GM Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) 8.5/9 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah
The beautiful trophies for the prize winners | Photo: Federația Română de Șah
For more photos of Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid 2024, please click here.
In 2023, the RGP saw significant growth compared to 2022:
• 1,775 players participated (+72%)
• 37 countries were represented (+30%)
• Total prize fund reached 175,000 EUR (+25%), with Romanian chess players winning 67,000 EUR (41,000 EUR by juniors and 26,000 EUR by adults).
The goal for 2024 is to attract over 2000 players from more than 40 countries. The first leg in Bucharest set a new record with 442 players from 20 countries.
Bucharest Grand Prix Rapid 2024 - the biggest chess tournament in Romania | Video: Federația Română de Șah
Also, starting this year, during each event we will host a tournament for the kids that are learning chess in schools, on the national program Education thru Chess.
The next leg will take place in Cluj Napoca on June 13-14, during the Sports Festival. You can register here. This event will feature chess among other popular sports and will be held in the same arena where Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf will play a demonstrative tennis match. The VIP guest will be Mr. Viswanathan Anand.
The one and only Vishy Anand will be the VIP guest at Cluj Napoca leg of the GP to be held on 13th and 14rh June 2024 | Photo: Federația Română de Șah
Tennis legends - Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi will play a demonstrative tennis match at the same arena as Vishy Anand | Photo: Coadic Guirec / Bestimage
The chess summer in Romania will continue with the following events:
• Brașov - 15-21 July - total prize 30.000 EUR - prizes for each rating category
In this course, you’ll learn how to take the initiative against the London and prevent White from comfortably playing their usual system by playing 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 Nh5.
London System Powerbase 2026 is a database and contains in all 11 285 games from Mega 2026 and the Correspondence Database 2026, of which 282 are annotated.
The London System Powerbook 2026 is based on more than 410 000 games or game fragments from different opening moves and ECO codes; what they all have in common is that White plays d4 and Bf4 but does not play c4.
In this course, Grandmaster Elisabeth Pähtz presents the London System, a structured and ambitious approach based on the immediate Bf4, leading to rich and dynamic positions.
Opening videos: Open Spanish (Sipke Ernst) and Classical Sicilian (Nico Zwirs). Endgame Special by Igor Stohl: ‘Short or long side’ – where should the defending king be placed in rook endgames? ‘Lucky bag’ with 35 master analyses.
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The Queen’s Gambit Declined Exchange Variation with 5.Bf4 has a great balance between positional play and sharp pawn pushes; and will be a surprise for your opponents while being easy to learn for you, as the key patterns are familiar.
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