Chess Festival Groningen

Today, Evgeny Romanov became the winner of the Groningen Chess Festival with a full point lead: 7½ out of 9. Against Panda Sambit he had a tough job initially, but eventually he managed to secure victory. In the meantime, his greatest rival, Valery Kazakouski, had blundered in a good position against the revelation of the […]

The youngest participant at the Groningen Chess Festival is eleven-year-old Yohan Ghoshfrom New Jersey, USA. He is in Groningen with his parents and his younger sister Leora, andthey enjoy their chess holiday very much: ‘I’d like to play more international tournaments.’The Groningen Chess Festival is a tournament of youth. Many young players make their firststeps […]