Adel Faridani, first WZ GM by Juan Perez

IM Adel Faridani (USA) took first place in the WZ GM tournament # 5 obtaining his second norm and therefore the title of World Zone Grandmaster. He had earned his first norm in the WZ GM tournament # 1. Adel Faridani was born July 22, 1957. He is married. Received his Diplom in Physics in … Continue Reading

WZ tournaments starting in December 2019

Our Head TD IA Juan Martello (ARG) reports the following events have started in December 2019: Open Class Open class 45/2019 Open class 46/2019 Open class 47/2019 Higher Class Higher class 19/2019 Master Class Master class 4/2019 WZ Individual Championship Preliminaries Prelim 14/2019 Prelim 15/2019 WZ Individual Championship Semifinals Semif 14/2019 PanAm Individual Semifinals 12 … Continue Reading

WZ tournaments starting in October-November 2019

Our General TD IA Juan Martello (ARG) reports the following events have started in October-November: Open Class Open class 43/2019 Open class 44/2019 Higher Class Higher class 16/2019 Higher class 17/2019 Higher class 18/2019

Pan Am Semifinals – more details

Dear players, The Pan Am Semifinals will be starting soon but we wanted to mention a few details that are important: Players that qualified in one of the 33 preliminary sections must confirm their intention to play the semifinals otherwise they will not play. You may accomplish this by simply sending us a message. To … Continue Reading

Pan Am Individual Championship – Semifinals

The World Zone Management Team is glad to announce that registration is open to the Pan Am Individual Championship Semifinals Time control: Triple Block 600 days Start date: 15 December 2019 Registrations: before 30 November 2019 11 or more players per sections, according to the number of entries Reserved for qualifiers from the Preliminaries and … Continue Reading

WZ tournaments starting in September 2019

Our General TD IA Juan Martello (ARG) reports the following events have started in September: Open Class Open class 41/2019 Open class 42/2019 Master Norm Master norm 9/2019 WZ Individual Championship – Preliminaries Prelim 12/2019 Prelim 13/2019 WZ Individual Championship – Semifinals Semifinal 13/2019 WZ Individual Championship – Candidates Candidates 3/2019 Candidates 4/2019

WZ tournaments starting in August 2019

Our Head tournament director IA Juan Martello (ARG) reports the following have started in August Open Class Open class 40/2019 Higher Class Higher class 15/2019 WZ Cup – Preliminaries WZ Cup Prelim 2019

WZ Cup Preliminaries have started!

The first edition of the World Zone Cup has started with 16 preliminary sections. We wish everyone the best outcomes. Higher rated players will have a chance to register directly into the semifinals if they are rated 2200 or higher WZ Preliminaries