2015 Hawaii Chess Festival

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!

More video of GM Timur Gareyev's blindfold simul last month. Mahalo to Tim Tucker for sharing!
04/09/2015

More video of GM Timur Gareyev's blindfold simul last month. Mahalo to Tim Tucker for sharing!

04/09/2015
04/06/2015
Humorous blog post by GM Challenge participant Timur Gareev. Featuring annotations from a tournament game in which he o...
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 name is Timur Gareyev. I am a chess grandmaster training to beat the Blindfold Chess world record playing 50 games simultaneously.

A generous second ChessBase report on our Festival by GM Alejandro Ramirez!
03/30/2015

A generous second ChessBase report on our Festival by GM Alejandro Ramirez!

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,…

See the ChessBase report on the first half of our Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge!
03/25/2015

See the ChessBase report on the first half of our Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge!

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…

Select shots from the 2015 Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge. Photos by Shawn Starr. www.ShawnStarr.com
03/25/2015

Select shots from the 2015 Hawaii Grandmaster Challenge. Photos by Shawn Starr. www.ShawnStarr.com

FINAL STANDINGS from the Hawaii International Open. Mahalo to all who participated and congrats to the winners! Stay t...
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/

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 …

Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
03/23/2015

Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas

Organizers, TDs, and Volunteers of the inaugural Hawaii International Open.Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
03/23/2015

Organizers, TDs, and Volunteers of the inaugural Hawaii International Open.

Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas

Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas
03/22/2015

Photos by Victoria Jung-Doknjas

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