The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). F. Urkedal, Ya. Parkhov are in the lead – 4 points each Rating favorites : K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaichDates: from January 27 to January 5System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official site Position after the 5th round
The 41st Memorial of L. Zamenhof continues in Bialystok (Poland). Before the final round, P. Teclaf is in the lead – 6.5. V. Bernadskiy is half a point behind, 8 participants, including S. Azarov, S. Gumularz, are a point behind. Rating favorites: V. Bernadskiy, B. Heberla, S. AzarovDates: from 27 to 31 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: PLN 100,000…
The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). 9 participants scored 3.5 points each, including L. Livaic, F. Urkedal, D. Horvath. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings…
In Groningen (the Netherlands), the national championship among men, which was held by knockout, ended. 16 chess players participated in the competitions with a prize fund of € 19600. Grandmaster Erwin L’ami won. Robby Kevlishvili is in second place. The third place was shared by Max Warmerdam and Roeland Pruijssers. Technical results:1. E. L’ami;2. R….
The “Chaplin Hastings Masters” continues in Hastings (England). 6 participants scored 3 points each, including S. Sulskis, O. Korneev. 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 players, 12 grandmasters Official website Standings after the 3rd round
The international festival “46. Zürcher Weihnachtsopen Meisterturnier” has ended in Zurich (Switzerland). 56 chess players participated in competitions with a prize fund of more than CHF 18,500. The victory was won by Serbian grandmaster Milos Perunovic. Ivan Ivanisevic is in second place. On the third – Sergey Fedorchuk. Technical results:1. M. Perunovic (Serbia) – 6…
The international chess festival “BASEL CHRISTMAS CHESS FESTIVAL — MASTER” has ended in Basel (Switzerland). 73 chess players participated in the competitions with a prize fund of CHF 8000. The victory was won by Azerbaijani international master Read Samadov. In second place, Moritz Weishaeutel. On the third is Peng Li Min. Technical results:1-3. R. Samadov…
The international tournament “XI Open LORCA A” has ended in Lorca (Spain). 106 chess players participated in the competitions with a prize fund of € 6550. The victory was won by Brazilian grandmaster Alexander Fier. Pier Luigi Basso is in second place. On the third – Milosz Szpar. Technical results:1. A. Fier (Brazil) – 7.5…
The national Chess championship continues in Delhi (India). The leader is C. Koustav – 7.5. S. P. Sethuraman, A. Gupta, G. Mitrabha, L. R. Srihari are half a point behind. Rating favorites: S. P. Sethuraman, S. Vaibhav, A. GuptaDates: from December 22 to January 01System: Swiss, 13 rounds Line-Line-up: 200 participants, 18 grandmasters Standings after the 9th round
The World Rapid Chess Championship has ended in Almaty (Kazakhstan). 176 players participated in competitions with a prize fund of $ 350,000. The victory was won by the Norwegian grandmaster, world champion Magnus Carlsen. Hikaru Nakamura is in second place. Haik Martirosyan is on the third. Technical results:1. M. Carlsen (Norway) – 16 of 21;2-3….