The calendar of The Grand Chess Tour 2023 has appeared

Today there is a calendar of competitions that will be held in 2023 under the auspices of the Grand Chess Tour. Superbet Chess Classic Romania: May 4-16, Bucharest, Romania Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland: May 19-26, Warsaw, Poland SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia: July 3-10, Zagreb, Croatia Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: November 12-19, St….

The Belarusian Chess Championship has begun. Standings after the 1st round

Yesterday in Minsk (Belarus) the national chess championship has started. D. Lazavik, A. Aleksandrov, S. Vashchilov and M. Nikitenko scored one point each. Participants: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Aleksandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitski, M. Tsaruk, A. Siniauski, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich.Dates: from January 9 to January 17System: round robin, 9 roundsLine-up: 10…

The Georgian Chess Championship continues in Tbilisi. Standings after the 5th round

The National Chess Championship has started in Tbilisi (Georgia). G. Quparadze and M. Mchedlishvili are in the lead — 4 each. G. Nigalidze is half a point behind. On the point – T. Sanikidze and M. Gagunashvili. Rating favorites: M. Gagunashvili, M. Mchedlishvili, N. KacharavaDates: from January 4 to 13System: round robin, 9 rounds Line-up: 10 participants, 6 grandmasters…

The Belarusian Chess Championship starts today

Today in Minsk (Belarus) the national chess championship starts. Participants: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. Aleksandrov, A. Gorovets, V. Zarubitski, M. Tsaruk, A. Siniauski, Y. Naumovich, S. Vashchilov, A. Alishevich. Rating-favorites: D. Lazavik, M. Nikitenko, A. AleksandrovDates: from January 9 to January 17System: round robin, 9 roundsLine-up: 10 participants, 4 grandmasters Official website Starting list

Titas Stremavicius won the International Chess Festival 15th «City of Messina — Gate of Sicily»

The traditional 15th chess festival “City of Messina — Gate of Sicily” has ended in Messina (Italy). 52 players and 6 grandmasters participated in the competitions with a prize fund of 4000€. Lithuanian grandmaster Titas Stremavicius won. Ernst Sipke is in second place. On the third – Andrey Sumets. Technical results:1-3. T. Stremavicius (Lithuania), S….