The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com , the playoff stage of the online tournament. In the second match of the 1/2 final, Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with a score of 17-9. The final between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will take place on December 18 at 22:00 Moscow time. Dates: from November…
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The “VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE ARICA 2022” has started in Arica (Chile). 21 participants are in the lead – 2 points each, including S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. Henriquez. Rating-favorites: S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. HenriquezDates: from December 16 to December 21System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: 5 900 000 $ ( 1…
The national championship of the country among men continues in Recife (Brazil). 27 players are in the lead – 2 points each, including L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. Santiago. Rating-favorites: L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. SantiagoDates: from December 15 to December 23System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: R$ 36,000 (R$ 8000 – 1st place)Line-up: 131 participants,…
The “IX CHESSABLE SUNWAY SITGES CHESS FESTIVAL 2022 — Group A” continues in Sitges (Catalonia). K. Alekseenko and M. Karthikeyan are in the lead – 5 points each; X. Niemann, K. Grigoryan, M. Petrosyan, A. Demchenko and E. Safarli are half a point behind. Rating favorites: Yu Yangyi, H. Niemann, J. Van ForeestDates: December 12 to 22System :…
In Moscow (Russia), the blitz of the Russian Grand Prix among men “Y. L. Averbakh Memorial” has ended. 14 participants and 11 grandmasters participated in the round-robin tournament with a prize fund of 350,000 rubles. The victory was won by grandmaster Alexander Grischuk. Nikita Afanasiev is in second place. On the third – Evgeny Alekseev….
Tomorrow the “9e Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones 1er Medina Chess Festival” will start in Yasmin (Tunisia). Rating-favorites: A. Adly, M. Cornette, L. TravadonDates: from December 17 to December 24System: Swiss, 9 roundsLine-up: 23 participants, 5 grandmasters Starting list
The “VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE ARICA 2022” starts today in Arica (Chile). Rating-favorites: S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. HenriquezDates: from December 16 to December 21System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: 5 900 000 $ ( 1 800 000$ – 1 place)Line-up: 108 participants, 8 grandmasters Official website Starting list
In Recife (Brazil) the national championship of the country among men has started. 61 participants have one point each. Rating-favorites: L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. SantiagoDates: from December 15 to December 23System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: R$ 36,000 (R$ 8000 – 1st place)Line-up: 131 participants, 5 grandmasters Official website Standings after the 1st round
The “IX CHESSABLE SUNWAY SITGES CHESS FESTIVAL 2022 — Group A” continues in Sitges (Catalonia). K. Alekseenko, H. Niemann, M. Karthikeyan, K. Grigoryan, A. Puranik, A. Samant are in the lead – 4 points each; 18 participants are half a point behind. Rating favorites: Yu Yangyi, H. Niemann, J. Van ForeestDates: December 12 to 22System : Swiss, 10…
The FIDE Council approved the reform of the selection paths for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. The main innovation is the creation of a new qualifying trajectory through various FIDE rating tournaments, where points are awarded as part of the FIDE Series (FIDE Circuit). The second change was an increase in the number of qualifying places from…