Memorial of M.I. Chigorin. Standing after the 8th round

The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 8 rounds, D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, V. Zvjaginsev, A. Goganov P. are in the lead — 6.5 each. Dates: from 22 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 1,375,000 rubles (1st place — 260000 rubles)Composition: 150 participants, 14 grandmasters position…

Fischer World Chess Championship. Semi – finals

The semi-final of the Fischer World Chess Championship has ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the first match Hikaru Nakamura beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 3:0 In the second confrontation, Jan Nepomnyashchy defeated Magnus Carlsen with a score of 3:1 On the final game day of the competition, the final between Nepomniachtchi and Nakamura…

Abilmansur Abdilkhair won the World Amateur Championship

The World Amateur Chess Championship, held on October 21-29 in Malta, Mellieha, has come to an end. A total of 197 chess players from 51 countries took part in the tournament. Technical results: 1st place. Abilmansur Abdilkhair (Kazakhstan) — 7.5 2nd place Zhuban Bigabylov (Kazakhstan) — 7 3rd place Juan David Becerra (Colombia) — 6.5…

Asian Championship in India. Position after the 4th round

The tournament continues in New Delhi (India). The leaders are L. Mendonca R.Praggnanandhaa, M. Karthikeyan, Atabayev M — 3.5; Priyanka N. is in the lead in the women’s tournament — 3.5 Dates : from October 26 to November 3System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 12 500 000₹Composition (men): 93 participants, 31 grandmastersComposition (women): 50 participants position…

Pavel Smirnov won the RAPID Grand Prix of Russia

The stage of the “RAPID Grand Prix of Russia” Memorial A.-X has ended.Kadyrov was held from October 27 to October 30 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. 118 players, including 10 grandmasters, participated in the tournament with a prize fund of 500,000 rubles. Technical results: 1st place. Pavel Smirnov — 8.5 2nd place. Evgeny Alekseev — 8.5 3rd…

1000 GM Hollywood Masters. Standings after the 6th round

The tournament continues in Los Angeles (USA). B. Gledura is in the lead, V. Gazik is 5. 5 participants are half a point behind, including grandmasters Kantor G, Stremavicius T, Kevlishvili R, Kadric D. Dates: from October 26 to October 30System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: $26,000 (1st place – $10,000)Composition: 78 participants, 16 grandmasters position…