A curious incident happened yesterday at the Fischer World Chess Championship in Reykjavik. In one of the games against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the American grandmaster Wesley So, the king was under the check. He decided to castling anyway, although according to the rules of chess, castling is impossible in such a situation. The judges explained this…
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The tournament continues in Bangkok (Thailand). B. Cheng is in the lead – 5.5; G. Melkumyan, A. Tari, G. Nasuta, M. Klekowski , B. Lalit, S. Vaibhav and M. Kahfi are half a point behind. Dates: from 22 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsComposition: 144 participants, 16 grandmasters Standings after round 6 Official page
The world chess champion commented on the results of FC Barcelona. “It’s good that everything is clear in the Inter match. We can focus on chess and Barcelona’s entry into the Europa League,” – said Carlsen, who supports Real Madrid. Yesterday, Inter defeated Victoria Plzen 4-0 at home, and Barcelona lost to Bayern 0:2 at…
Icelandic grandmaster Hjorvar Gretarsson, who is a lawyer by training, said that American chess player Hans Niemann has filed a complaint with the court and plans to sue the Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen for 100$ million. “Such money — it makes no sense. It’s just that in the USA they like to put up…
Russian grandmaster Alexey Dreev believes that Hans Niemann played fair against Magnus Carlsen. “He is guilty of using a computer in an online tournament when he was 12 years old and confessed to it, but he is not guilty of what he is accused of. At the tournament with Carlsen, he did not use a…
The world chess champion commented on the lawsuit of the American grandmaster Hans Niemann in the amount of 100$ million directed against him. Earlier, the Norwegian accused Niemann of cheating. “I’m still focused on chess. I’m not going to use Niemann’s actions as an excuse, no matter how my affairs turn out,” Carlsen said. Not…
On Saturday and Sunday there will be semifinals, finals and a match for 3 – 4 places in the Challengers Chess Tour Final, organized by Play Magnus Group. They will meet A. Esipenko – V. Pranav and R. Sadhwani – I. Samunenkov. Dates: from October 29 to October 30System: blitz (5+3), knockout formatPrize fund: $10,000…
Tomorrow, the Memorial of A.-H. Kadyrova will start in Rostov-on-Don – the RAPID Grand Prix of Russia stage. Dates: from 27 to 30 OctoberSystem: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: 500,000 rubles (1st place 70,000 rubles)Composition: 118 players, 10 grandmasters Starting rank Official page
The World Team Chess Championship will be held in Jerusalem (Israel) from November 19 to 26. 12 teams will compete in the tournament. The national teams will be represented by such strong players as R. Wojtaszek, V. Ivanchuk, A. Giri, J. Van Foreest, M. Vachier-Lagrave, G. Vidit, N. Sarin, H. Niemann, A. Shirov, T. Radjabov,…
The tournament continues in Los Angeles (USA). The leaders are B. Gledura, J. Druska, Z. Javakhadze, E. Cordova, I. Nizhnyk, T. Stremavicius, L. Bruzon, G. Kantor – 2 each. Dates: from October 26 to October 30System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: $26,000 (1st place – $10,000)Composition: 78 participants, 16 grandmasters Standings after round 2 Official page