No short draws at the Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008

details about the rules at the Chess Olympiad (updated)

The Chess Olympiad will have interesting innovations and strict rules. One of the most peculiar is the "no short draw" rule implementation.

1st Dragon Capital Vietnam chess open

GM Azmaiparashvili, GM Nguyen, GM Le Quang , and GM Wesley So top seeded

The Dragon Capital Viet Nam Chess Tournament Open will kick off tomorrow, August 27th, in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The tournament is the sixth and last elimination round under the Grand Prix system in the Asian-Pacific region.