2015 Hawaii Chess Festival
The Inaugural Hawaii Chess Festival is bringing world class chess to the island of Oahu from 14-22 March 2015!
Chess is on its way to Hawaii and you are invited! The inaugural Hawaii Chess Festival will bring world class chess to the beautiful Hawaiian island of Oahu. Slated for March 14-22, 2015, and centered at the Hilton Waikiki Beach, this one-of-a-kind festival will include a number of events for chess enthusiasts of all ages and abilities!
Second attempt to stream. Hopefully this time the connection is a bit better!
09/04/2015
More video of GM Timur Gareyev's blindfold simul last month. Mahalo to Tim Tucker for sharing!
09/04/2015
06/04/2015
31/03/2015
Humorous blog post by GM Challenge participant Timur Gareev. Featuring annotations from a tournament game in which he opened with 1. h4 and 2. a4!
My Blindfold Chess Journey: Hawaiian Orangutan Attack!! My name is Timur Gareyev. I am a chess grandmaster training to beat the Blindfold Chess world record playing 50 games simultaneously.
30/03/2015
A generous second ChessBase report on our Festival by GM Alejandro Ramirez!
Hawaii GM Challenge (Part 2/2) The string of activities in Hawaii left the players with almost no time to do anything. Once the GM Challenge kicked off, it was clear that Waikiki Beach would have to wait until the tournament ended. Sam Shankland went into day two with a one point lead, but he was unable to keep it until the end,…
30/03/2015
Surfing Grand Masters with friends at Waikiki Beach.
25/03/2015
See the ChessBase report on the first half of our Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge!
Hawaii GM Challenge (Part 1/2) Hawaii is full of possibilities, from hiking and snorkling to the ever popular whale watching - which we were able to attend thanks to the organizer's efforts - but at some time in every chess festival the main event begins. The Hawaii GM Challenge pitted together three strong grandmasters and a wil…
25/03/2015
Select shots from the 2015 Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge. Photos by Shawn Starr. www.ShawnStarr.com
24/03/2015
FINAL STANDINGS from the Hawaii International Open. Mahalo to all who participated and congrats to the winners! Stay tuned as we'll have more photos and other fun stuff coming out over the next few days. http://hawaiichessfestival.com/current-standings-hawaii-international-open/
FINAL STANDINGS - Hawaii International Open - Aloha Chess Players! Open Section # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 1 GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan W 17 B 6 W 19 B 9 W 2 B 4 2553 13303732 (2603) 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 2 GM Alejandro Ramirez B 12 W 15 B 4 W 3 B 1 W …
23/03/2015
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
23/03/2015
Organizers, TDs, and Volunteers of the inaugural Hawaii International Open.
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
The second day of the Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge has started! Watch it LIVE at http://hawaiichessfestival.com/grandmaster-challenge-live-broadcast/
Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge LIVE Broadcast! - Aloha Chess Players!
22/03/2015
GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan of Armenia, current leader of the Open with 5/5!
Armenian GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan, winner of the 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival International Open!
22/03/2015
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
22/03/2015
Great article on Chess.com about our Festival!
2015 Hawaii Chess Festival Kicks Off - Shankland Leads GM Challenge One of the most interesting events of the year is currently taking place in beautiful Hawaii, where organizers have launched the 2015 Hawaii Chess Festival, which includes a strong open tournament, many...
22/03/2015
Final round pairings are here: http://hawaiichessfestival.com/hawaii-international-open-pairings/
Round 6 Pairings - Hawaii International Open - Aloha Chess Players! Open Section Pairings Bd # Res White # Res Black 1 7 GM Samy Shoker (2466 2.0) 2 GM Alejandro Ramirez (2590 2.0) 2 3 GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan (2553 2.0) 4 GM Alexander Shabalov (2544 2.0) 3 6 GM Robert Aghasaryan (2511 2.0) 1 GM Timur Gareev (2668 1.5) 4 14 NM Cornelius Rubsamen (2226 …
22/03/2015
Left to Right (back): FIDE NA Larry Reifurth, Assistant TD, and FIDE NA Damian Nash, Deputy Arbiter
Left to Right (front): Bob Newell, Assistant TD and IA Carol Jarecki, Chief Arbiter
22/03/2015
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
22/03/2015
In between the days of the Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge was the Hawaii International Open Blitz tournament, where I shared first with GM Ramirez with 10.5/12. Gotta love USCF rapid/blitz ratings- without them I never could have produced a 1.5/2 upset playing up 397 points!
22/03/2015
This morning started with a fast-paced Blitz tournament with no less than 7 GMs and 3 IMs mixed in with the 56 player group; which meant for plenty of opportunity for players to get paired up with titled players for some fast action blitz games.
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
21/03/2015
Pairings can be found online at:
http://hawaiichessfestival.com/hawaii-international-open-pairings/
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
21/03/2015
Samuel Shankland 1-0 Hou Yifan Replay the Hawaii Chess Festival rapid game with computer analysis!
21/03/2015
Hou Yifan won her 1st game, but what killer blow did her opponent miss?
Replay the game: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/hawaii-chess-festival-2015/1/1/1
21/03/2015
Round 2 is underway with the 3-day players merging with the 4-day players.
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
21/03/2015
Missed today's live commentary from GM Niclas Huschenbeth and WIM Sabrina Chevannes? Check out the full recording of the commentary at https://youtu.be/zdEfcuherw4
Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge Day 1 The Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge is a rapid and blitz chess event which features four top chess players. The contestants are Women World Champion Hou Yifan, ...
Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge Standings after 3 Quick rounds: 1st) GM Shankland (2.5/3) 2nd) GM Gareev (2/3) 3rd) GM Hou (1/3) 4th) IM Kojima (0.5/3)
20/03/2015
Just published on ChessBase News: http://en.chessbase.com/post/grandmasters-in-hawaii
Grandmasters in Hawaiʻi The main events in Hawaii are just kicking off, but the visiting masters to the fabulous Hawaii Chess Festival have not wasted a minute in exploring the island of O'ahu. So far there has been hiking with the World Women's Champion, banquets, hula dancing, snorkeling with turtles, bughouse, simultane…
Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge is LIVE NOW on chess24. http://hawaiichessfestival.com/grandmaster-challenge-live-broadcast/
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