04/09/2015
More video of GM Timur Gareyev's blindfold simul last month. Mahalo to Tim Tucker for sharing!
2015 Hawaii Chess Festival
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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!
04/09/2015
04/09/2015
04/06/2015
03/31/2015
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.
03/30/2015
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,…
03/25/2015
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…
03/25/2015
Select shots from the 2015 Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge. Photos by Shawn Starr. www.ShawnStarr.com
03/24/2015
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 …
03/23/2015
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
03/23/2015
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!
03/22/2015
Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
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