International grandmaster and coach of Ian Nepomniachtchi Vladimir Potkin said that the match for the chess crown between his ward and Ding Liren could take place in Mexico. “Initially, there was an idea that the match would be held in Mexico. Although it is possible that another Latin American country is also meant. It’s good that…
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Yesterday it became known that the match for the title of the 17th World Chess champion will take place from April 7 to April 30, 2023. The head of FIDE stated that there are no obstacles to the match between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren. – Perhaps, due to the specifics of the venue of…
Yesterday in Minsk (Belarus) the national chess championship has started. D. Lazavik, A. Aleksandrov, S. Vashchilov and M. Nikitenko scored one point each. Participants: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Aleksandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitski, M. Tsaruk, A. Siniauski, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich.Dates: from January 9 to January 17System: round robin, 9 roundsLine-up: 10…
The International Chess Federation has designated the dates of the main event of 2023 in the calendar of events. The match for the title of the 17th world champion between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will be held from April 7 to April 30, the exact venue of the event has not yet been officially…
The 13th memorial of A. Margaryan continues in Yerevan (Armenia). The leaders are B. Daneshvar, D. Shahinyan, Z. Sturua, A. Pour – 1.5. E. Chaqryan and K. Sychev are half a point behind. Participants: K. Sychev, S. Lobanov, Z. Sturua, A. Davtyan, B. Daneshvar, A. Pour, D. Shahinyan, E. Ohanyan, M. Mkrtchyan, E. ChaqryanDates: from January…
The National Chess Championship has started in Tbilisi (Georgia). G. Quparadze and M. Mchedlishvili are in the lead — 4 each. G. Nigalidze is half a point behind. On the point – T. Sanikidze and M. Gagunashvili. Rating favorites: M. Gagunashvili, M. Mchedlishvili, N. KacharavaDates: from January 4 to 13System: round robin, 9 rounds Line-up: 10 participants, 6 grandmasters…
The Pan-American Universities Championship has ended in Seattle (USA). 47 teams took part in the competition. The first team of Webster University won. The first team of the University of Missouri is in second place. In third place is the first team of the University of Texas Rio Grande. Grandmasters took part in the tournament:…
Today in Minsk (Belarus) the national chess championship starts. Participants: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Aleksandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitski, M. Tsaruk, A. Siniauski, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich. Rating-favorites: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. AleksandrovDates: from January 9 to January 17System: round robin, 9 roundsLine-up: 10 participants, 4 grandmasters Official website Starting list
The traditional chess festival “Roquetas Chess Festival 2023” has ended in Roquetas de Mar (Spain). 167 players and 8 grandmasters participated in the competitions with a prize fund of 7,500 €. The victory was won by Spanish grandmaster Jose Cuenca. Christian Rios is in second place. On the third – Andreas Merzario. Technical results:1. J….
The traditional 15th chess festival “City of Messina — Gate of Sicily” has ended in Messina (Italy). 52 players and 6 grandmasters participated in the competitions with a prize fund of 4000€. Lithuanian grandmaster Titas Stremavicius won. Ernst Sipke is in second place. On the third – Andrey Sumets. Technical results:1-3. T. Stremavicius (Lithuania), S….