Wesley So will take part in Wijk aan Zee 2023

The organizers of Tata Steel Chess announced the name of the third participant of the annual super tournament in the Netherlands. It will be the American grandmaster Wesley So.Earlier it became known that the Indians Arjun Erigaisi and Dommaraju Gukesh will take part in the competition. Official page

Wesley So doesn’t know the rules of chess

A curious incident happened yesterday at the Fischer World Chess Championship in Reykjavik. In one of the games against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the American grandmaster Wesley So, the king was under the check. He decided to castling anyway, although according to the rules of chess, castling is impossible in such a situation. The judges explained this…

URS universal ranking published

The UR (universal rating, taking into account performances in all competitions – classic, rapid and blitz) for October 2022 has been published. World Ten: Carlsen (Norway) 2846, Nakamura (USA) 2805, Firouzja (France) 2801, Ding Liren (China) 2800, Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2789, So 2784, Caruana (both US) 2780, Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2775, Duda (Poland) 2766, Aronian (USA) 2764….

Interfax-Kazakhstan: World Chess plans to raise 8 million euros

World Chess Plc, a commercial partner of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), plans to conduct an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange and thus raise up to 8 million euros. Its shares will start trading in November under the ticker CHSS. The number of shares to be placed and their price are not…

FIDE approves new composition of the Management Board

FIDE Council voting approval of the proposal presented by its President, Arkady Dvorkovich. The full list of members and positions will be as follows: Chairman of the Management BoardFIDE President, Mr Arkady Dvorkovich Deputy Chair of the Management BoardMrs Dana Reizniece-Ozola Board Members:  FIDE Deputy PresidentMr Viswanathan Anand  FIDE TreasurerMrs Zhu Chen FIDE Chief Executive…