ACP Newsletter

A wild second round at the Science Park
by Yuri Garrett

Two decisive games, with a spectacular win by Anna Muzychuk, and an interesting novelty in the Ruy Lopez make for a yet another interesting day of chess at the ACP Golden Classic.

The ACP, in collaboration with Science Park Amsterdam Chess, is proud to announce the "ACP Golden Classic" that will take place in Amsterdam from 14 to 22 July, in the same venue and at the same time as the Dutch Championships and the SPA Open.

The ACP Board has received an official letter from the number of world's leading chess federations, with the request to react on the public statement of the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici: http://www.fide.com/images/stories/NEWS_2012/Olympiad_2012/statement_of_...

The Women's World Blitz Championship 2012 organized by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation in Batumi has come to an end.

The championship was dominated by Valentina Gunina from Russia, who scored 13 points in 15 games. The silver medal went to Natalia Zhukova from Ukraine and the bronze to Anna Muzychuk representing Slovenia, both with 10.5.

The Women's World Rapid and Blitz Championships are followed by the spectators from all over the World - the official website of the championship has been visited by chess fans from over 130 countries.
The championships are also heavily covered in chess, sport and mainstream media. Below, just a few examples:

TV reports:

Dear Chess friends

The Women's World Blitz Championship 2012, organized by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation, is taking place in Batumi, Georgia.
The prize fund is 41000 USD.

After 8 rounds, Valentina Gunina from Russia, the European Blitz Champion 2012, is leading with a perfect score.

Video report:

Dear Chess friends,

The Women's World Rapid Championship 2012 organized by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation in Batumi has come to an end.
It was already the second extremely successful elite tournament for women organized by the ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation in Georgia this year.