Todays doings about rapid chess match between Ukrainian chess grandmaster Vasiliy Ivanchuk and his rival - Hungarian Peter Leko looks the same like yesterday ones. Ivanchuk won the second game with white pieces and the other three games were finished on a draw.
Four games before the match end Vasiliy has 5 points vs. Peter's 3.

Today games:

5	Leko, Peter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	49	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
6	Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Leko, Peter	1-0	55	Sicilian Rossolimo
7	Leko, Peter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	63	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
8	Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Leko, Peter	½-½	37	Scotch Game

The European Team Championship 2007 will take place in Crete (Greece), 27th October - 6th November, 2007.

There are 39 countries who confirmed their participation. Seven top level Super-GMs will take part: Ivanchuk, Topalov, Morozevich, Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Aronian and Shirov. The first round starts on 28 october 15.30 local time. Schedule, live gages and teams' list (men and women)...

After the white pieces victory in second round of the match gm Vassily Ivanchuk leads against Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko. The other three games played today were drawn.
Match is holding under the supervision and assistance of Mukhachevo city /Ukraine/ major Vassil Pet`ovka.
You can view all finished games at the event official web site: http://www.ivanchuk-leko2007.com/

1	Lékó, Peter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	84	Sicilian Paulsen
2	Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Lékó, Peter	1-0	38	Scotch Game
3	Lékó, Peter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	34	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
4	Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Lékó, Peter	½-½	49	Sicilian Rossolimo

Blindfold Chess World Cup took place in Bilbao (Spain), October 16-20, 2007.

Xiangzhi Bu won the Blindfold chess tournament with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 lose (in the last round). Kariakin and Carlsen are 2nd and 3rd. Statistics and standings...

The Essent 2007 chess tournament took place in Hoogeveen (Netherland), October 12-20, 2007.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the first place with 4,5 points from 6 games. The Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov took the 2nd place with 4 points. Loek Van Wely was 3rd with 3,5 points and last place took Zaven Andriasian with 0 points!

In the open tournament IM Eltaj Safarli took the 1st place with 7 points from 9 games. More info...

World Juniors and Girls Chess Championships 2007 (U20) took place in Yerevan (Armenia), 2-17 October, 2007.

In the juniors' section world champion is Adly Ahmed (Egypt). In the girls' section world champion is Vera Nebolsina (Russia). Final standings...

The Blind Chess Festival 2007 takes place in Bilbao (Spain), 16-20 October, 2007. Each of the participants will play two games a day. Time control is 25 min. + 10 sec./move.

The Scoring System is as follows: 3 points for every match won, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a defeat. It is forbidden for players to agree a draw between themselves (also known as Sofia Rule).

Xiangzhi Bu leads, Topalov last after the 6th round...

The Essent Chess Tournament 2007 takes place in Hoogeveen (Netherland), 12-20 October, 2007.

In the crown (GM) group, the players play with glass pieces. This group consists of 4 players they play a double round robin tournament. As part of the festival, there are several competitions: a strong Essent Open, an Amateur Tournament and an event for youth.

Standings after round 4:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) - 3
Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) - 3
Loek Van Wely (NED) - 2
Zaven Andriasian (ARM) - 0

European Club Cup 2007 took place in Kemer (Turkey), October 2-10, 2007.

"Linex Magic - Merida" (Spain) won the European Club Cup 2007 with 6 victories and 1 draw. In the women section, the winner is "Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo" (France) with 5 victories, 1 draw and 1 lose.

European Club Cup 2007 takes place in Kemer (Turkey), October 2-10, 2007. This is almost like Chess Olympiad...

Many strong grandmasters take part: World Chess Champion from WCC Mexico 2007 Viswanathan Anand, Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Grischuk, Magnus Carlsen and many more. After 4 rounds...