The “XI Open LORCA A” chess festival starts tomorrow in Lorca (Spain). Rating favorites: A. Fier, F. Libiszewski, A. CabreraDates: from December 26 to December 30System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: € 6550 (€ 1500 – 1st place)Line-up: 137 participants, 10 grandmasters Official website Starting list
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The national Chess championship continues in Groningen (Netherlands). Results 1/4: M. Warmerdam- D. Reinderman 2.5:1.5, L. Van Foreest-R. Kevlishvili 1: 3, R. Pruijssers-E. Van den Doel 1.5:0.5, S. Tiviakov-E. L’ami 0:2. In the semifinals, which will begin on December 27, M. Warmerdam – R. Kevlishvili and R. Pruijssers – E. L’ami will meet. Dates: from…
The national Chess championship continues in Delhi (India). Eight participants scored 3 points each, including S.P. Sethuraman, A. Gupta and P. Iniyan. Rating favorites: S. P. Sethuraman, S. Vaibhav, A. GuptaDates: from December 22 to January 01System: Swiss,13 roundsLine-up: 200 participants, 18 grandmasters Standings after the 3rd round
The national Chess championship continues in Groningen (Netherlands). The following results were recorded in the first games of the 1/4 finals: M. Warmerdam – D. Reinderman draw, L. Van Foreest – R. Kevlishvili 0:1, R. Pruijssers – E. Van den Doel 1:0 and S. Tiviakov – E. L’ami 0:1. Dates: from December 21 to December…
An international chess tournament has ended in Chesterfield (USA). 77 players and 15 grandmasters participated in the competitions with a prize fund of $16,500. The victory was won by the American grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra. Awonder Liang is in second place. On the third – Aram Hakobyan. Technical results:1-3. A. Mishra (USA), A. Liang (USA), A….
The national championship of the country among men has ended in Recife (Brazil). 132 players and 5 grandmasters participated in the competitions with a prize fund of R$ 36,000. The victory was won by grandmaster Alexandr Fier. Yago Santiago is in second place. On the third – Roberto Molina. Technical results:1. A. Fier – 9.5…
In Baku (Azerbaijan), the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2022, which took place from December 17 to 23, ended. 10 grandmasters took part in the round-robin tournament. The winner of the tournament was Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan, who scored 25.5 points. Rauf Mammadov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov, who scored 20.5 points each, took the first three places. technical results: 1. Nadirbek…
In Recife (Brazil) continues the national championship of the country among men. Before the final round, A. Fier is in the lead with 8.5 points; R. Molina, J. Santiago – 8 points each Rating favorites: L. Supi, A. Fier, J. SantiagoDates: from December 15 to 23System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: R$ 36,000 (R$ 8,000 – 1st place)Line-up: 131 participants, 5 grandmasters Official…
The 2022 SPICE Cup Open continues in Chesterfield (USA). Before the final round, A. Hakobyan is leading – 6.5; A. Mishra, B. Gledura, E. Liang, I. Nizhnik – 6 each Rating favorites: I. Nizhnik, B. Gledura, E. LiangDates: from December 18 to 23System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: $16,500 ($5000 — 1st place)Line-up: 78 participants, 15 grandmasters Official sitePosition after the 8th round
“It seems to me that gradually there will be less and less tournaments with classic time control – at least at the highest level”