Carlsen commented on the win against Keymer

Magnus Carlsen shared his impressions of the Julius Baer Generation Cup semi-final match against Vincent Keymer. I’ve got to say, especially the first game, I was really impressed with his play. He’s very, very strong! The 3rd game… that was a shame, because I had done everything correctly up to a certain point, and then…

Round of 1/16 continues on Chess.com

The next round of 1/16 round matches have been played in the Chess.com Global Chess Championship. Participants play a match of four games with a control of 15+2, in case of a draw, the opponents play Armageddon. The prize fund is 1.000.000$. Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Wang Hao 2.5-0.5 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Alexey Sarana 1.5-2.5 Jeffery…

Rapid tournament completed in Shusha

The first stage of the competition with the participation of eminent grandmasters has ended in Azerbaijan. Final standings after rapid (double scoring): Mamedyarov – 15 out of 18, Vidit, Maghsoodloo – 13, Durarbayli – 10, Radjabov, Wang Hao – 9, Kasimdzhanov – 7, Mamedov – 6, Yilmaz – 5, Guseinov – 3. Among women, the…

Hit open 2022

The Hit open 2022 tournament ended in Slovenia. The victory was won by Matthew Wadsworth (England), who scored 7 points out of 9. Vignir Vatnar Stefansson (Iceland), Seo Jung Min (Sweden), Tor Frederik Kaasen (Norway) and Jan Marn (Slovenia) were half a point behind. Technical results

The sixth round was played at the women’s stage of the Grand Prix

The games of the sixth round of the first stage of the FIDE Grand Prix among women have been completed in Astana. Lagno won against Tan Zhongyi, Vaishali – against Paehtz, A. Kashlinskaya – against Assaubayeva, Abdumalik – against Shuvalova, Kosteniuk – Zhu Jiner, Goryachkina – Wagner played in a draw. Tournament standings: Goryachkina, Zhu…

Arkady Dvorkovich about the conflict between Carlsen and Niemann

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about the ongoing conflict between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. First of all, we strongly believe that the World Champion has a moral responsibility attached to his status, since he is viewed as a global ambassador of the game. His actions impact the reputation of his colleagues, sportive results, and…