The “XXXII Torneo Internacional”Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam” started in Merida (Mexico). 30 participants have one point each. Rating favorites: L. Bruzon, Y. Quesada, J. Martinez.Dates: from December 16 to December 21System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 195 000 $ (36 000 $ – 1 place)Line-up: 77 players, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings after the 1st…
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com , the playoff stage of the online tournament. In the second match of the 1/2 final, Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with a score of 17-9. The final between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura will take place on December 18 at 22:00 Moscow time. Dates: from November…
The “VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE ARICA 2022” has started in Arica (Chile). 21 participants are in the lead – 2 points each, including S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. Henriquez. Rating-favorites: S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. HenriquezDates: from December 16 to December 21System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: 5 900 000 $ ( 1…
The national championship of the country among men continues in Recife (Brazil). 27 players are in the lead – 2 points each, including L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. Santiago. Rating-favorites: L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. SantiagoDates: from December 15 to December 23System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: R$ 36,000 (R$ 8000 – 1st place)Line-up: 131 participants,…
The “IX CHESSABLE SUNWAY SITGES CHESS FESTIVAL 2022 — Group A” continues in Sitges (Catalonia). K. Alekseenko and M. Karthikeyan are in the lead – 5 points each; X. Niemann, K. Grigoryan, M. Petrosyan, A. Demchenko and E. Safarli are half a point behind. Rating favorites: Yu Yangyi, H. Niemann, J. Van ForeestDates: December 12 to 22System :…
In Moscow (Russia), the blitz of the Russian Grand Prix among men “Y. L. Averbakh Memorial” has ended. 14 participants and 11 grandmasters participated in the round-robin tournament with a prize fund of 350,000 rubles. The victory was won by grandmaster Alexander Grischuk. Nikita Afanasiev is in second place. On the third – Evgeny Alekseev….
Tomorrow the “9e Rencontres Internationales des Echecs Francophones 1er Medina Chess Festival” will start in Yasmin (Tunisia). Rating-favorites: A. Adly, M. Cornette, L. TravadonDates: from December 17 to December 24System: Swiss, 9 roundsLine-up: 23 participants, 5 grandmasters Starting list
The “VIII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE ARICA 2022” starts today in Arica (Chile). Rating-favorites: S. Mareco, A. Bachmann, K. HenriquezDates: from December 16 to December 21System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: 5 900 000 $ ( 1 800 000$ – 1 place)Line-up: 108 participants, 8 grandmasters Official website Starting list
In Recife (Brazil) the national championship of the country among men has started. 61 participants have one point each. Rating-favorites: L. Supi, A. Fier, Y. SantiagoDates: from December 15 to December 23System: Swiss, 11 roundsPrize fund: R$ 36,000 (R$ 8000 – 1st place)Line-up: 131 participants, 5 grandmasters Official website Standings after the 1st round
The “IX CHESSABLE SUNWAY SITGES CHESS FESTIVAL 2022 — Group A” continues in Sitges (Catalonia). K. Alekseenko, H. Niemann, M. Karthikeyan, K. Grigoryan, A. Puranik, A. Samant are in the lead – 4 points each; 18 participants are half a point behind. Rating favorites: Yu Yangyi, H. Niemann, J. Van ForeestDates: December 12 to 22System : Swiss, 10…