The International Chess Federation has published information about the following tournaments of candidates among men and women. Both qualifying tournaments will be held in April 2024, 8 people will compete in each competition, and the recommended prize fund is 750 thousand euros. The duration of the tournament will be 22 days, the regulations must be…
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The traditional chess festival “IX Floripa Chess Open Fort Atacadista” continues in Florianopolis (Brazil). 12 people scored 4 points each, including A. Pichot, S. Mareco, A. Fier. Rating favorites: A. Pichot, S. Mareco, A. FierDates: from January 23 to 29System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: R$ 40,000 (1st place – R$ 5,000)Line-up: 563 participants, 10 grandmasters Official website Standings after the…
The traditional chess tournament “Tata Steel Challengers” continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 10th round: V. Ivic 0-1 L. Supi, M. Warmerdam 0-1 A. Donchenko, A. Tabatabaei 1-0 T. Beerdsen, E. Roebers 0.5-0.5 J. Pechac, M. Yilmaz 0.5-0.5 B. Adhiban, A. Mishra 0.5-0.5 R. Vaishali, E. L’ami 0.5-0.5 J. Sindarov. Standings:1-2. M….
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 10th round: P. Maghsoodloo 0-1 M. Carlsen, D. Gukesh 1-0 R. Praggnanandhaa, N. Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 Ding Liren, W. So 0.5-0.5 A. Giri, R. Rapport 0.5-0.5 L. Aronian, F. Caruana 0.5-0.5 A. Erigaisi, J. Van Foreest 0.5-0.5 V. Keymer. Standings:1. N. Abdusattarov –…
The international “Chess Stars” tournament continues in Moscow (Russia). Standings after the 6th round:1-2. V. Artemiev, R. Sadhwvani – 4.5; 3-4. S. Karjakin, A. Grischuk – 4; 5. K. Lagno – 3.5; 6. T. Radjabov – 2.5; 7-8. B. Assaubayeva, S. Sjugirov – 2; 9-10. F. Vallejo, A. Goryachkina – 1.5. Starting list: S. Karjakin,…
The “NordWest Cup” chess festival starts tomorrow in Bad Zwischenahn (Germany). Rating-favorites: E. Van den Doel, N.R. Visakh, N.R. VigneshDates: from January 26 to January 29System: Swiss, 7 roundsPrize fund: € 5000 (1st place – € 1200)Line-up: 182 participants, 8 grandmasters Official website Starting list
The traditional chess festival “Orsha 2023” has ended in Orsha (Belarus). 139 players and 4 grandmasters took part in the competitions with a prize fund of 8400 BYN. The victory was won by the Russian FIDE Master Iljya Grigorjev. Alexander Moskalenko is in second place. On the third – Aleksej Aleksandrov. Technical results:1-2. I. Grigorjev,…
The Bulgarian Men’s Championship continues in Sofia (Bulgaria). K. Georgiev is in the lead – 5. D. Daskalov is half a point behind; N. Salimova, M. Nikolov, V. Spasov, L. Yordanov are a point behind. Rating favorites: K. Georgiev, M. Petrov, M. PetkovDates: from January 21 to 28System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 10200 BGN (1st place – 2500 BGN)Line-up:…
In Yakutsk (Russia), the stage of the competition for the 2023 Russian Men’s Chess Cup “Cup of the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)” continues. 7 people scored 2 points each, including B. Grachev, M. Kobalia, A. Shomoev. Rating favorites: B. Grachev, M. Kobalia, A. ShomoevDates: from January 24 to February 1System: Swiss, 9…
The 9th round of the Tata Steel Masters super tournament took place in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) yesterday. One of the central parties was the meeting between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and the young Indian talent Dommaraju Gukesh. The opponents agreed to a draw on the 46th move. In the post-match interview, Gukesh shared…