The tournament within the framework of the Russian Cup 2022 continues in St. Petersburg. After 3 rounds, 14 participants scored 3 points each, including grandmasters Alexandrov A, Afanasyev N, Fedorov A, Nikitenko M, Stupak K Dates: from 22 to 30 October System: Swiss, 9 rounds Prize fund: 1,375,000 rubles Composition: 150 participants, 14 grandmasters position…
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The tournament continues in Skopje (North Macedonia). The leaders are V. Rasulov, L. Draskovich — 5.5; A. Demchenko, K. Georgiev, S. Drazich — 5. 12 participants are half a point behind. Dates: from October 21 to 27 System: Swiss, 9 rounds Prize fund: 9000€ (1st place – 2800€) Starting rank: 138 participants, 11 grandmasters Standings…
The tournament continues in Skopje (North Macedonia). V. Rasulov is in the lead – 5 points. A. Demchenko, K. Georgiev, L. Draskovic, V. Nevednichy are half a point behind. Dates: from October 21 to 27 System: Swiss, 9 rounds Prize fund: 9000€ (1st place – 2800€) Starting rank: 138 participants, 11 grandmasters Standings after round…
The tournament continues in Bangkok (Thailand). The leaders are A. Tari, A. Kvon, M. Klekowski, G. Nasuta, B. Cheng, Ly Moulthun, Poh Yu Tian – 3. 21 participants are half a point behind, including grandmasters N. Short, H. Melkumyan. Dates: from 22 to 30 October System: Swiss, 9 rounds Starting rank: 144 participants, 16 grandmasters…
The annual team tournament has started in Germany. The Chess Bundesliga, the German championship for teams, takes place October 22, 2022 – April 30, 2023. The format is a round-robin among 16 teams that play with eight boards each round. The tournament was marked by the return to live chess of Vasyl Ivanchuk, who had…
Yesterday on lichess.org a large online tournament took place, in which two first prize winners were selected for the Monster Mystery Bash Tournament. As a result of the three-hour struggle, Daniil Dubov (nickname SVODMEVKO) took the first place, and Olexandr Bortnyk (nickname Night-King96) came second to the finish. The main tournament will be held on…
The first quarterfinal matches of the World Championship contenders tournament begin in Monaco tomorrow. Anna Muzychuk will play against Humpy Koneru, and Mariya Muzychuk will fight Lei Tingjie. The matches will consist of four games, in case of an equal score, the winner will be determined by a tie-break. Official page
The Fischer World Chess Championship starts tomorrow in Reykjavik. Eight chess players are participating: Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Fedoseev, Nodirbek Abdusattarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Matthias Bluebaum and Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson. Tournament format: players will be divided into two groups and they will play in two round-robin matches. Then, after the weekend, the semifinals…
Craig Reiser, the lawyer of the world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, spoke about the decision of the American grandmaster Hans Niemann to sue the Norwegian. “Niemann admitted that he had cheated in the past. This trial is nothing more than an attempt to shift the blame to others. His accusations are groundless,” – Raiser said….
On October 20, the 2022 World Amateur Championship began in Malta. The competition is held in three rating groups: up to 1700, up to 2000 and up to 2300. A total of 197 chess players from 51 countries take part in the tournament. Technical results