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The quest for a third IM norm

1/4/2020 – Improving one's chess rating is a tough task at every level, especially when one reaches an apparently insurmountable plateau. As we go up the rating ladder, things only get more difficult, as Anatole Vlachos (pictured) and Thal Abergel explain in this article by DHANANJAY KHADILKAR. A look into what it takes to go from FM to IM, and from IM to GM. | Photo: Dhananjay Khadilkar

Brothers in arms

8/17/2019 – Not just grandmasters, but brothers too! Dimitrios Mastrovasilis tied for first in the Francophone International in Paris this week, a half point ahead of his brother Athanasios. DHANANJAY KHADILKAR chatted with Dimitrios (pictured in jacket) and Athanasios (in the black t-shirt) during the tournament for a glimpse of life in a professional chess family. | Photo: D. Khadilkar

5th International Chess Meeting of the Francophone Countries

11/26/2017 – The Fifth International Chess Meeting of the Francophone Countries took place from October 28th to November 4th, in Yasmine Hammamet in Tunisia. Here is a report about the tournament which was played throughout the Meeting. A French version is available for our French speaking readers.
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