Kramnik Went Fishing

You could already see the highest building in the center of Belgrade in my previous report. Back then your correspondent didn't know that the "heart" of the European Chess Union - the main office - is located exaclty in this building. 

Wijk aan Zee, De Moriaan. History is made here. 

Sopiko Guramishvili had a walk in Chennai three days before the start of the first game of the worldtitle match. She sent us the photos. 

Some play at the World Cup, while others are only getting ready to participate in it once. The International Chess Academy, the opening of which was covered on our website, is working in Tbilisi, Georgia.   

Round 4 of the A-Group at Tata Steel Chess was held at Rijksmuseum located in Amsterdam.

The traditional tournament named after Anatoly Karpov has started in Poikovsky. Below you can find extracts from the commentary Alexander Andreevski, the director of the event, gave Chess-News.

"The solemn opening ceremony, which took place in sports complex Neptun, went vividly.