Chinese Tan Zhongyi named her opponent in the semifinals of the candidates tournament, Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina, one of the best chess players in the world. “Aleksandra is one of the best chess players in the world. I would say that I will try my best to play every game well, it will be a very,…
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The Croatian Men’s Championship continues in Split (Croatia). M. Bosiocic is in the lead – 5, I. Saric is a point behind, A. Saric, Z. Kozul, A. Brkic, S. Martinovic, Z. Jovanovic are one and a half points behind. Dates: from November 29 to December 9System: round robin, 11 rounds Composition: 12 participants, 10 grandmasters Standings after the…
The chess festival “III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). H. Niemann, M. Bluebaum, M. Aditya are in the lead – 4,5 points each, 13 players are half a point behind, including F. Vallejo Pons, Yu Yangyi, K. Alekseenko. Dates: November 30 — December 8System: swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 29.500 € (1st…
The Israeli Chess Championship starts in Arad. Rating-favorites: T. Nabaty, E. Postny, O. Kobo.Dates: from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ – 1st place)Composition: 32 participants, 7 grandmasters Starting rank Official website
The chess festival continues in Khiva (Uzbekistan). Before the final round, A. Abdisalimov leads in the main tournament – 6,5 points, Sh. Vokhidov is half a point behind, on point – M. Madaminov. Dates: from November 29 to December 5System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: $50,000 (1st place $6,000)Line-up: 34 participants, 9 grandmasters Standings after the 8th round Official website
The round-robin rapid chess tournament Cup of the “REGION” Group of Companies, held from December 2 to 4 in Moscow (Russia), has ended. 10 chess players took part in the tournament with a prize fund of 3,000,000 rubles. According to the results of nine rounds, Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin won. In second place – V….
The second part of the Candidates Tournament in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The composition of the 1/4 finals: A. Goryachkina, A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno and Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semi-finals will face Lei Tingjie in the final. Tan Zhongyi won the tie-break against E. Lagno with a score of 4.5:3.5 and advanced to the semifinals, where…
The international round-robin blitz tournament “TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022 (MEN)”, held from December 3 to 4 in Kolkata (India), has ended. 10 chess players took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $17,500. Following the results of eighteen rounds, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won. In second place – H. Nakamura. On…
The international round-robin blitz tournament “TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022 (WOMEN)”, held from December 3 to 4 in Kolkata (India), has ended. 10 chess players, including 6 grandmasters, took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 17,500. According to the results of eighteen rounds, the Indian international master Rameshbabu Vaishali won….
The 97th Argentine Championship continues in San Carlos de Bariloche. D. Flores is in the lead – 3 points, X. Fiorito, F. Peralta, L. Krysa, S. Mareco, P. Acosta are half a point behind. Dates: from 1 to 10 DecemberSystem: round robin, 11 roundsPrize pool: 1.000.000 ARSTime control: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes left with an…