The Russian grandmaster spoke about the tournament that ended in the USA. “The three-week chess marathon in St. Louis has ended. Despite the suboptimal playing form, we managed to share the first place in the classic tournament and the third in Fischer chess. However, missed opportunities leave a bitter aftertaste.” The future participant of the…
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On September 17, a landmark event took place for Novorossiysk: the city was included in the Russian Book of Records for the most massive collective game of chess. About 240 people fought in the duel. Two teams played on the Forum Square — “White Angel” led by international master Elizaveta Bronnikova and “Dark Knight”, captained…
The first game day in a large online tournament has ended. The standings of the participants after four rounds (victory — 3 points, draw — 1): Carlsen 10, Praggnanandhaa, Ivanchuk, Niemann, Erigaisi — 9, Aronian — 8, Wojtaszek, Giri, Keymer — 5. Duda, Navara, Yoo, Saric — 4, Le Quang Liem 2, Adhiban 1, Gelfand…
After seven rounds in the A tournament, M. Nikitenko (Belarus) is ahead, having scored 6 points. Zakharov, V. Nozdrachev, R. Makarian and Zh.Tsydypov are half a point behind (all – Russia), six players per point. In the women’s tournament B.Kovanova is in the lead, having scored 6 points. O. Karmanova and E. Semenova (all from…
The first round of the first stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix was held in Astana. Aleksandra Goryachkina beat Polina Shuvalova with white, and Elisabeth Paehtz won against Dinara Wagner. Lagno — Vaishali, Assaubayeva — Abdumalik, Kashlinskaya — Kosteniuk, Tan Zhongyi — Zhu Jiner drew. Standings after the 1st round: 1-2. Aleksandra Goryachkina, Elisabeth…
In the men’s tournament, Chigaev won white over Esipenko. The draw was played by Rakhmanov – Artemiev, Dubov – Tomashevsky, Matlakov – Nesterov, Najer – Sjugirov, Murzin – Iljiushenok. Standings after the 7th round: 1-4. Sanan Sjugirov, Maksim Chigaev, Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev – 4, 5-10. Ilia Iljiushenok, Evgeniy Najer, Maxim Matlakov, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Aleksandr…
Vice-President of the Moscow Chess Federation Sergey Smagin said that it is difficult to guess who will be the winner of the Russian Chess Superfinal held in Cheboksary. This is explained by a large number of draws. “The tournament is very tight, and almost all participants can claim victory. They can still add, and it…
At the Russian Chess Superfinal taking place in Cheboksary, the Russian grandmaster was asked for his opinion about the possibly unfair victory of Hans Niemann over the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. “It’s hard to comment, I wasn’t there. The only thing I can say is that Magnus is the least paranoid of the chess…
1er. Clásico Anual Internacional De Ajedrez Pedro Henríquez Ureña In Memoriam is being held in the Dominican Republic. Swiss system, 9 rounds, 20 participants, including 5 grandmasters. After three rounds, there are 5 players ahead who scored 2.5 points each. Technical results
VI Aberto do Brasil SESC Caioba begins today in the Brazilian Matinhos. Swiss system, 9 rounds, 63 chess players participate, including 6 grandmasters. Technical information