The Israeli Chess Championship starts in Arad. Rating-favorites: T. Nabaty, E. Postny, O. Kobo.Dates: from 5 to 13 DecemberSystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 85000 ₪ (20000 ₪ – 1st place)Composition: 32 participants, 7 grandmasters Starting rank Official website
The chess festival continues in Khiva (Uzbekistan). Before the final round, A. Abdisalimov leads in the main tournament – 6,5 points, Sh. Vokhidov is half a point behind, on point – M. Madaminov. Dates: from November 29 to December 5System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: $50,000 (1st place $6,000)Line-up: 34 participants, 9 grandmasters Standings after the 8th round Official website
The round-robin rapid chess tournament Cup of the “REGION” Group of Companies, held from December 2 to 4 in Moscow (Russia), has ended. 10 chess players took part in the tournament with a prize fund of 3,000,000 rubles. According to the results of nine rounds, Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin won. In second place – V….
The second part of the Candidates Tournament in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The composition of the 1/4 finals: A. Goryachkina, A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno and Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semi-finals will face Lei Tingjie in the final. Tan Zhongyi won the tie-break against E. Lagno with a score of 4.5:3.5 and advanced to the semifinals, where…
The international round-robin blitz tournament “TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022 (MEN)”, held from December 3 to 4 in Kolkata (India), has ended. 10 chess players took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $17,500. Following the results of eighteen rounds, Indian grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi won. In second place – H. Nakamura. On…
The international round-robin blitz tournament “TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA BLITZ 2022 (WOMEN)”, held from December 3 to 4 in Kolkata (India), has ended. 10 chess players, including 6 grandmasters, took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 17,500. According to the results of eighteen rounds, the Indian international master Rameshbabu Vaishali won….
The 97th Argentine Championship continues in San Carlos de Bariloche. D. Flores is in the lead – 3 points, X. Fiorito, F. Peralta, L. Krysa, S. Mareco, P. Acosta are half a point behind. Dates: from 1 to 10 DecemberSystem: round robin, 11 roundsPrize pool: 1.000.000 ARSTime control: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes left with an…
The Croatian Men’s Championship continues in Split (Croatia). M. Bosiocic – 4, A. Saric half a point behind, one point behind I. Saric, Z. Kozul, A. Brkic, S. Martinovic, Z. Jovanovic. Dates: from November 29 to December 9System: round robin, 11 rounds Composition: 12 participants, 10 grandmasters Standings after the 5th round
The chess festival “III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia). H. Niemann is in the lead – 4 points, 10 players are half a point behind, including F. Vallejo, Yu Yangyi, K. Alekseenko. Dates: November 30 – December 8System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 29.500 € (1st place 10,000 € ) Standings after the 4th round Official website
The Rapid Championship of Azerbaijan, held from December 2 to 3 in Baku, has ended. 22 chess players took part in the tournament, including 8 grandmasters. According to the results of nine rounds, grandmaster Rauf Mamedov won. In second place – V. Asadli. On the third – M. Muradli. Technical results:1-2. R. Mamedov, V. Asadli…