THERE are only 40 active grandmasters of chess recognized in the U.S. Valley-dweller Varuzhan Akobian is No. 11. And he can read you like a book. “I can tell by a person’s body language what they are ...

The First Annual Paradise Ridge Winery Grand Master Chess Match. Event promoter: Thomas Southerland Presents. (Promoter and organizer of the Akobian - Shulman Match.) World famous Grand Masters ...

Two of the world’s best chess players took on 26 kids Monday in a match of speed chess, a prelude to a three-day invitational in Santa Rosa. The boy rested his head on a picnic table overlooking a ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday, January 22, 6th tour of the 72nd Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee (Holland) was held. In the 6th tour, grandmaster group B participant, Armenian chess player ...

July still has 10 days to go, but the month is already shaping up as a very productive one for California GM Varuzhan Akobian. As noted here last week, Akobian won a nine-player speed playoff to take ...

MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So tries to stay on top as he clashes with fellow Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian in the sixth round of the US Chess Championship in St. Louis, Missouri Tuesday. So, 23, drew ...

7th and 8th rounds of Corus Chess Festival held on January 23 and 24 in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee. Armenian grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian in the 7th round met with Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania) ...

GM Parimarjan Negi was part of a 10-way tie for the World Open title after scoring 6.5 points from nine rounds at Arlington on Sunday. As per the rules, the top two players based on tie-break scores, ...