The U.S. Chess Championships continue in St. Louis. In the 9th round, S. Shankland won against C. Yoo. J. Xiong – L. Aronian, F. Caruana – A. Liang, R. Robson – A. Lenderman, D. Swiercz – E. Moradiabadi, H. Niemann – W. So, L. Dominguez – S. Sevian drew. Standings after 9th round: 1. F….
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The open tournament (Swiss system, 9 rounds) starts tomorrow in Geoagiu Bai, Romania. 41 participants have been registered, including 8 grandmasters. Starting list
Three rounds have been played in Zagreb. J. Moussard is in the lead with 2.5 points. X. Stevic, J. Santos, L. Livaic, M. Yilmaz are half a point behind. Technical results
The games of the 4th round were played in Buenos Aires. E. Itturizaga, M. Santos and L. Tristan scored 4 points each. 10 participants are half a point behind. Technical results
A chess festival continues in Norway. After the 7th round, A. Demchenko, A. Puranik, M. Andersen and S. Narayanan are ahead, having scored 5.5 points each. 3 participants are half a point behind. Official page
A chess tournament continues in La Nucia. After the 7th round, Raunak Sadhwani is in the lead with 6.5 points. E. Fernandez is half a point behind. Karen Grigoryan is one point behind. Official page
The Russian Blitz Championship was held in Sochi. The men’s tournament was won by Aleksei Pridorozhni, who scored 11 points out of 13. Vladislav Artemiev was half a point behind. Vladimir Dobrov took the third place in additional indicators – 9,5 points. In the women’s tournament, Daria Voit took the first place, scoring 11 points…
The World Junior Championships in Cala Gonone are continuing. In the open tournament, scored 3.5 points A. Esipenko, A. Kozak, N. Kacharava, F. Svane, A. Gadimbayli, V. Murzin, I. Samusenkov, F. Sonis. The tournament among girls is led by M-J. Ouellet, N. Salimova, M. Kamalidenova, Y. Hrebenshchykova, G. Beydullayeva and E. Goltseva scored 3.5 points…
The chess festival continues in the capital of Armenia. After the 5th round, Sergei Lobanov and Mamikon Gharibyan are in the lead, having scored 4.5 points each. 11 participants are half a point behind. Technical results
The blitz tournament ended in Ramat Gan (Israel). 104 chess players participated, including 12 grandmasters. The victory was won by Ilia Smirin, who scored 9 points out of 11. Peter Svidler has 8.5 silver points. Nitzan Steinberg also took third place with 8.5 points. Technical results