Caplin Hastings Masters kicked off in England

Caplin Hastings Masters started in Hastings (England). After the 1st round, 43 players won their games, including Petrov M, Corpa B Rating favorites : Shkuro Yu, Eduard R, Petrov M Dates:  from December 28 to January 6 prize fund:  £2500 (1st place – 1250) System : Swiss, 9 rounds composition : 101 players, 13 grandmasters official site position after 1st round

In Switzerland, the “46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier. Standing after the 5th round

In Zurich (Switzerland), the chess festival “46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier. I. Ivanisevic is the leader – 4.5 points. M. Perunovic, M. Boyer, Fedorchuk S, Aslany D, Laurent-Paoli P, Kunin V are half a point behind Rating favorites:  S. Fedorchuk, V. Kunin, I. IvanishevichDates:  from December 26 to 30System:  Swiss, 7 roundsPrize fund:  more than CHF 18,500 (CHF 3,000 in the main tournament…

World Blitz Championship

The World Blitz Championship continues in Almaty (Kazakhstan). After the 1st gaming day, 12 rounds were played in the open tournament. Hikaru Nakamura leads with 10 points. A point behind him are Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Daniil Dubov, Haik Martirosyan and Richard Rapport In the women’s championship, Shuvalova P, Gunina V are leading – 7.5 each The…

The “BASEL CHRISTMAS CHESS FESTIVAL – MASTER” continues in Switzerland. Standing after the 6th round

In Basel (Switzerland) “BASEL CHRISTMAS CHESS FESTIVAL – MASTER” continues. The leaders are Pen Li Ming, Vidyarthy V, Weisheutel M, Hollan M — 5 points each. Rating-favorites:  S. Bogner, Peng Li Ming, A. DemuthDates:  from December 26 to 30System:  Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund:  CHF 8000 (CHF 2000 – 1st place)Line-up:  73 participants, 3 grandmasters Official sitePosition after the 6th round

The “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Sweden. Standings after the 2nd round

The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). 17 participants scored 2 points each, including F. Urkedal and P. Galperin. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings after…

Magnus Carlsen commented on his victory at the Rapid World Championship

The current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen today won the World Rapid Chess Championship for the fourth time in his career. The Norwegian grandmaster expressed his joy that after the only defeat in the tournament from Vladislav Artemiev, he gathered and brought the tournament to a final victory. “I’m incredibly pleased. If I hadn’t lost…

The Dutch Chess Championship continues. 1/2 results

The national Chess championship continues in Groningen (Netherlands). The results of the first 1/2 games: M. Warmerdam – R. Kevlishvili 0.5:0.5, R. Pruijssers – E. L’ami 0:1. Dates: from December 21 to December 30System: knockout, matches from 2 gamesLine-up: 16 participants, 12 grandmasters Official website

In Switzerland, the “46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier” continues. Standings after the 4th round

The chess festival “46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier” continues in Zurich (Switzerland). The leader is I. Ivanishevic – 4 points. M. Perunovic and M. Boyer are half a point behind. Rating-favorites: S. Fedorchuk, V. Kunin, I. IvanishevicDates: from December 26 to December 30System: swiss, 7 roundsPrize fund: more than CHF 18,500 (CHF 3000 in the main tournament — 1st…