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May 17, 2016

The Tata Steel Chess Tournament and the ACP will continue their cooperation in 2017. In the Tata Steel Challengers a spot will be awarded to a veteran player (45+). Next year that will be Israeli…

May 13, 2016

Dear Members,
 
The biggest news in the period was ACP’s signed contract with Chess Supersite that becomes the title sponsor for the ACP Women’s Cup, which will officially be named ACP…

May 06, 2016

Chess Supersite Corporation has signed an Agreement with ACP (Association of Chess Professionals to become the Title Sponsor of the ACP Women's Cup 2016, which will be officially promoted as ACP…

Apr 11, 2016

Dear Members,
 
Spring is with us and we already witnessed the first part of the exciting events this year – the Moscow Candidates tournament, won by the ACP Premium Member Sergey…

Mar 28, 2016

Download the ACP Survey 2016 Results at:

- All 1239 responses. Download here.
- ACP Members only. 150 Responses. Download here.

Mar 20, 2016

Dear Members,

 

The Association of Chess Professionals continues the tradition of appreciating and awarding the best chess organizers from around the world. To determine the best…

Mar 03, 2016

The International Chess Tournament “ Nona -75th anniversary” ACP Open will be played from 21 – 30 April, 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 

Please find all regulations in here.

Feb 24, 2016

Dear Members,

 

1 March is approaching fast and it is an important date for you and us. Curious why? Read on!

 

The first super tournaments, one open and one closed…

Feb 19, 2016

Always wanted to visit Jerusalem? Now you have a good reason! ACP is proud to announce the cooperation with the strongest traditional open tournament in Israel. Please, find below an invitation…

Feb 15, 2016

ACP is proud to present the ACP Grand Survey 2016 - the most detailed opinion poll related to the professional chess ever released. Everybody is invited to participate, whereas the answers of the…

Feb 07, 2016

The ACP-FIDE veterans' program continues for the third year. As it was in 2014 and 2015, six distinguished chess veterans will get an award of 5000 USD each. Here is the list of awardees for 2016…

Feb 07, 2016

Regulations of the European Championship 2016 are published. We hope it will be an exciting event. Once again, the cooperation between ACP, ECU and local organizers results in a special 10.000…

Jan 14, 2016

ACP continues the cooperation with the Best Tournament of 2014 - Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, introducing by now a traditional ACP Prize in the event.

The prize will be awarded to…

Jan 08, 2016

Grandmaster Igor Kovalenko wins the 25th Keres Memorial – ACP Open with 9 out of 11. The 25th Keres Memorial – ACP Open rapid tournament, marking 100th Jubilee of the great Paul Keres, started on…

Jan 05, 2016

The General Assembly of the ACP took place from November 28 to December 13 2015. All the Premium and Standard Members who were registered before November 28, 2014 had the right to vote both in the…