Stefanova has a rating of 2496 which ranks her first amongst the many women playing in IOCC 2013. The 34 year old Bulgarian native is former World champion who last year was again a finalist but unlucky loser in the 2012 World championship against Ukraine surprise winner Anna Ushenina. Chessdom: How many times have to [...]

There are many of the chess elite at the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013 and GM Hoang Thanh Trang (2495) is amongst those highly regarded at IOCC. Although the Hungarian chessplayer is only seeded 30th, Hoang has shown her class by winning the European Championship in 2013 and after four rounds is fourth in [...]

Mongolia is also present and well represented at the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (I0CC) 2013. One of their best woman players is WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg 2376 and she is also here in Jakarta. Batchimeg, who played in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2012-2014 has started IOCC with a win in the first round. While it [...]

Indian GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (2639) has played in the two previous Indonesia Open Chess Championships (IOCC), in 2011 and 2012. And in the third edition, the 30 year old chessplayer has returned again to play. This chessplayer who loves to play both badminton and soccer was able to come to IOCC because he is [...]

WGM Gulishkan Nakhbayeva is the third Kazakhstan woman chessplayer to have become a woman grandmaster. The humble and personable 22 year old is considered to be her country’s brightest prospect and since making a sensational debut at the World Chess Olympiad 2012 in Istanbul, she has been given significant opportunities to broaden her experience in [...]

GM Alexey Dreev is the sole leader of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013. After 7 round he is on top with 6,0/7. GM Alexey Dreev prevailed in his game against GM Ivan Ivanisevic, which brought him to the first position that he managed to keep today. Here is an interview with GM Dreev [...]

WGM Elisabeth Paehtz is the German representative playing at the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013. So far the 28 year old chess player has yet to hit her best form at IOCC. The 32nd place finisher at the European Championship 2013 held in Belgrade, Serbia, feels that IOCC is very strong and even if [...]

GM Alexander Moiseenko (2703) is the highest rated participant at the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013. So this chessplayer who comes from Ukraine is automatically the tournament’s top seed. Furthermore his standing as the European Champion 2013 not only makes him one of the favourites but a much watched player. So far everything has [...]

The Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2013 which is current in progress in Jakarta, Indonesia, has inspired GM Ivan Ivanisevic to more often visit this South East Asian nation. With a rating of 2632, the Serbian chessplayer is on of the favourites. After three round, Ivanisevic is one of two players till with a perfect [...]

Nigel Short, currently rated 2684, needs no introduction as he is a well traveled globe trotting Englishman and a frequent visitor to Asia. He is not only a chess player, but is also a national team trainer, who has written extensively about the game while continuing to be in demand as a commentator at major [...]