Shamkir Chess 201516 - 27 April 2015Share
In the second edition of Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir the World Champion Magnus Carlsen again proved his supremacy having won the tournament a point clear of Vishy Anand.
Tournament format
round-robin
Time control
120'+60'+(15'+30'')
Members
M. Carlsen, F. Caruana, V. Anand, A. Giri, W. So, V. Kramnik, M. Vachier-Lagrave, M. Adams, S. Mamedyarov, R. Mamedov
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 201516 March - 7 April 2015Share
In the final match of the Women's World Championship in Sochi Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) defeated Natalija Pogonina (Russia) 2.5-1.5 and became the 15th Women's World Chess Champion.
Tournament format
knock-out
Time control
90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the 1st
Members
H. Koneru, A. Kosteniuk, A. Stefanova, V. Gunina, A. Muzychuk, M. Muzychuk, D. Harika, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, A. Ushenina, N. Pogonina, P. Cramling and others
Commentators
GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, GM Dorian Rogozenko and IM Elisabeth Paehtz
Russian Championship Superfinals 201427 November - 8 December 2014Share
Igor Lysyj (5,5 out of 9) and Valentina Gunina (7 out of 9) became Russian champions-2014.
Tournament format
round-robin
Time control
90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the 1st
Members
P. Svidler, I. Nepomniachtchi, D. Jakovenko, D. Khismatullin, S. Karjakin, A. Morozevich, I. Lysyj, N. Vitiugov, B. Grachev, V. Zvjaginsev, A. Kosteniuk, V. Gunina, N. Pogonina, E. Kovalevskaya, A. Kashlinskaya, A. Galliamova, O. Gritsayeva, A. Bodnaruk, O. Girya, A. Goriachkina
Commentators
GM Alexander Khalifman, GM Pavel Tregubov and WGM Anna Burtasova
V. Kramnik, S. Karjakin, P. Svidler, A. Grischuk, I. Nepomiachtchi, E. Tomashevsky, A. Morozevich, E. Inarkiev, A. Kosteniuk, B. Gelfand, P. Leko, S. Mamedyarov
120 minues for 40 moves, then 60 minutes for 20 moves and 15 minutes for the rest of the game with increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the 61st
Shamkir Chess 2015
16 - 27 April 2015
In the second edition of Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir the World Champion Magnus Carlsen again proved his supremacy having won the tournament a point clear of Vishy Anand. 
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2015
16 March - 7 April 2015
In the final match of the Women's World Championship in Sochi Mariya Muzychuk (Ukraine) defeated Natalija Pogonina (Russia) 2.5-1.5 and became the 15th Women's World Chess Champion. 
Russian Championship Superfinals 2014
27 November - 8 December 2014
Igor Lysyj (5,5 out of 9) and Valentina Gunina (7 out of 9) became Russian champions-2014. 
Mikhail Tal Memorial blitz tournament 2014
13 - 14 November, 2014
The blitz tournament ended with a bright victory of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. 
Fide World Chess Championship Match Carlsen - Anand 2014
7 - 28 November, 2014
Magnus Carlsen won the match against Vishy Anand with one game to spare. The final score is 6,5 - 4,5.