The Azerbaijani Men’s Championship has begun. Standings after the 1st round

In Baku (Azerbaijan) The Azerbaijani Men’s Championship has started. After the 1st round, 6 players, including V. Durarbayli, A. Suleymanli, M. Muradli, have one point each. Rating favorites: N. Abasov, V. Durarbayli, E. SafarliDates: from January 12 to 22Prize fund: 25,000 AZN (1st place – 10,000)System: Swiss, 9 roundsLine-up: 20 participants, 8 grandmasters Official website…

Mikhail Mchedlishvili won the Georgian Chess Championship

The national Chess championship, which was held in a round-robin system, ended in Tbilisi (Georgia). 10 players and 6 grandmasters took part in the competition. Grandmaster Mikhail Mchedlishvili won. Giga Quparadze is in second place. On the third – Tornik Sanikidze. Technical results:1. M. Mchedlishvili – 7 out of 9;2. G. Quparadze – 6;3-5. T….

Tata Steel Challengers starts tomorrow

The traditional Tata Steel Challengers chess tournament starts tomorrow in Wijk aan Zee. Participants: A. Tabatabaei, J. Sindarov, D. Pechac, A. Donchenko, E. L’ami, M. Warmerdam, B. Adhiban, M. Yilmaz, L. Supi, V. Ivic, A. Mishra, T. Beerdsen, R. Vaishali, E. RoebersDates: from January 13 to January 29System: round robin, 13 rounds. In case of…

The Tata Steel Masters super tournament starts tomorrow

The traditional Tata Steel Masters chess super tournament starts tomorrow in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Participants: M. Carlsen (Norway), Ding Liren (China), F. Caruana (USA), A. Giri (Netherlands), W. So (USA), R. Rapport (Romania), L. Aronian (USA), D. Gukesh, A. Erigaisi (both India), P. Maghsoodloo (Iran), N. Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), V. Keymer (Germany), R. Praggnanandhaa (India),…

The Belarusian Chess Championship continues. Standing after the 4th round

The national chess championship continues in Minsk (Belarus). D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko are in the lead — 3.5 Participants:  D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Alexandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitsky, M. Tsaruk, A. Sinyavsky, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich.Dates:  from January 9 to January 17System:  round robin, 9 rounds Line-up:  10 participants, 4 grandmasters Official sitePosition after round 4

The Georgian Chess Championship continues in Tbilisi. Standing after the 8th round

The national chess championship has started in Tbilisi (Georgia). M. Mchedlishvili is the leader – 6.5 points; G. Quparadze – 5.5 Composition:  M. Gagunashvili, M. Mchedlishvili, N. Kacharava, L. Paichadze, G. Quparadze, D. Magalashvili, T. Sanikidze, N. Petriashvili, N. Tutisani, G. NigalidzeDates:  from January 4 to 13System:  round robin, 9 roundsComposition:  10 participants, 6 grandmasters Position after round 8