The national Chess championship continues in Delhi (India). Before the final round, V. Karthik is in the lead — 9.5. A. Gupta, N.R. Visakh and S. Das are half a point behind. Rating favorites: S. P. Sethuraman, S. Vaibhav, A. GuptaDates: from December 22 to January 01System: Swiss, 13 rounds Line-up: 200 participants, 18 grandmasters Standings after the 12th…
The Swedish Open Blitz Championship has ended in Stockholm (Sweden). 164 chess players and 5 grandmasters took part in the competition. The victory was won by the Egyptian grandmaster Bassem Amin. M Pranesh is in second place. Toivo Keinanen is on the third. Technical results:1.B. Amin (Egypt) – 11.5 out of 13;2. M. Pranesh (India)…
The traditional chess festival starts tomorrow in Roquetas de Mar (Spain). Rating-favorites: A. Fier, J. Cuenca, P-L. BassoDates: from 3 to 8 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 7,500 € (2000 € – 1st place)Line-up: 172 participants, 9 grandmasters Starting list
The “Caplin Hastings Masters” continues in Hastings (England). S. Sulskis is in the lead – 5. B. Clark is half a point behind, 9 participants, including O. Korneev, G. Nagy, M. Petrov, are a point behind. Rating favorites: R. Edouard, M. Petrov, B. KorpaDates: from December 28 to January 6Prize fund: £2,500 (1st place — £1,250)System: Swiss,…
The national Chess championship continues in Delhi (India). The leaders are G. Aronyak, C. Koustav, V. Karthik and M. Hari — 8.5 each. 5 participants are half a point behind, including A. Gupta, N.R. Visakh. Rating favorites: S. P. Sethuraman, S. Vaibhav, A. GuptaDates: from December 22 to January 01System: Swiss, 13 rounds Line-up: 200 participants, 18 grandmasters Standings…
The traditional chess festival “33. Staufer-Open 2023” starts tomorrow in Schwabisch-Gmund (Germany). Rating favorites: E. Safarli, Peng Li Min, F. SchlosserDates: from January 2 to January 6System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: € 5,300 (€ 1,500 – 1st place)Line-up: 201 participants, 8 grandmasters Official website Starting list
Tomorrow in Messina (Italy) The traditional 15th chess festival “City of Messina – Gate of Sicily” starts. Rating-favorites: T. Stremavicius, V. Kazakouski, S. BrunelloDates: from January 2 to January 8System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: € 4000 (€ 1300 – 1st place)Line-up: 61 participants, 6 grandmasters Official website Starting list
The “Caplin Hastings Masters” continues in Hastings (England). S. Sulskis, B. Clarke and O. Korneev are in the lead, 4 each. G. Nagy, H. Grieve and D. Gormally are half a point behind. Rating favorites: R. Edouard, M. Petrov, B. KorpaDates: from December 28 to January 6Prize fund: £2,500 (1st place — £1,250)System: Swiss, 9 roundsLine-up: 106…
The national chess championship continues in Delhi (India). The leader is A. Gupta, Ch. Koustav – 8 each. S. P. Seturaman, G. Mitrabha, L. Srihari are half a point behind. Rating favorites: S. P. Seturaman, S. Vaibhav, A. GuptaDates: from December 22 to January 01System: Swiss, 13 rounds Line-up: 200 participants, 18 grandmasters Position after round 10
“XLI INTERNATIONAL CHESS MEMORIAL OF LUDWIK ZAMENHOF” ended in Bialystok (Poland). The competition with a prize fund of PLN 100,000 (1st place – PLN 12,000) was attended by 70 players, 12 grandmasters. The victory was won by the Polish grandmaster Teklaf Pavel. In second place Bernadsky Vitaly. On the third – Sergey Azarov. technical results: 1st place: Teklaf Pavel…