After 5 rounds at the international festival in Norway, a group of 8 participants with 4 points is in the lead. Official page
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The tournament continues in Mersa Matruh, Egypt. Before the last round, Abdelrahman Hesham, Adham Fawzy and Mohsen Gabr are leading with 7 points each. 6 participants are half a point behind. Technical results
After 5 rounds at the tournament in Spain, Raunak Sadhwani (India), Radoslav Dimitrov (Bulgaria) and Viktor Moskalenko (Spain) are leading with 4.5 points each. 4 pursuers are half a point behind. Official page
In Italy, games of the first round were played in the Open and Women’s World Chess Championships among chess players under 20 years old. Most of the rating favorites won. Technical results
The famous grandmaster was 50 years old. Previously, he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Landa was not only a strong player, but also one of the leading coaches in the world, known for his extensive theoretical knowledge. For many years he worked with Arkadij Naiditsch, helped the world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and vice-world champion…
Participants play a match of four games with a control of 15+2, in case of a draw, the opponents play Armageddon. The prize fund is 1.000.000$. Match results: Teimour Radjabov – Ian Nepomniachtchi 2,5 – 0,5 Nihal Sarin – Ding Liren 2,5 – 0,5
The chess festival continues in the capital of Armenia. The leaders are Amirreza Pourramezanali, Sankalp Gupta and Pour Agha Bala Amirreza, who scored 3 points each. 17 participants are half a point behind. Official page
After the fourth round at the tournament in Spain, Raunak Sadhwani is in the lead with 4 points. 6 participants are half a point behind. Official page
The stage of the Russian Rapid Chess Grand Prix has ended in Sochi. The victory was won by grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov, who scored 9 points out of 11. Nikita Afanasiev took the second place, Nikita Petrov won the bronze medal. Both scored 8 points each. Technical results
The first round was played at the tournament in Buenos Aires. Note from the unexpected results that grandmaster Alan Pichot (2629) drew with Diego Lopez (2127), Henriquez Villagra Cristobal (2604) drew with Diego Gonzalez (2111). Technical results