On the chess platform “Lichess.org ” the monthly tournament Titled Arena January ’23 was held with a time control of 1+0. 414 players participated in the competitions with a prize fund of $1000. The victory was won by Ukrainian grandmaster Olexandr Bortnyk. Jose Martinez is in second place. On the third – Matvey Galchenko. Final…
Tomorrow in Florianopolis (Brazil) The traditional chess festival “IX Floripa Chess Open Fort Atacadista” starts. Rating-favorites: A. Pichot, S. Mareco, A. FierDates: from January 23 to January 29System: Swiss, 10 roundsPrize fund: R$ 40,000 (1st place – R$ 5,000)Line-up: 557 participants, 10 grandmasters Official website Starting list
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 7th round: D. Gukesh 0-1 W. So, M. Carlsen 1-0 P. Rapport, R. Praggnanandhaa 1-0 J. Van Foreest, A. Erigaisi 0-1 N. Abdusattorov, P. Maghsoodloo 0.5-0.5 F. Caruana, L. Aronian 0.5-0.5 A. Giri, V. Keymer 0.5-0.5 Ding Liren. Standings:1. N. Abdusattorov –…
The traditional chess tournament Tata Steel Challengers continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 7th round: A. Tabatabaei 1-0 E. L’ami, T. Beerdsen 1-0 A. Mishra, A. Donchenko 1-0 M. Yilmaz, J. Sindarov 1-0 E. Roebers, R. Vaishali 1-0 L. Supi, B. Adhiban 0-1 D. Pechac, M. Warmerdam 0.5-0.5 V. Ivic. Standings:1. A….
The men’s National Championship has ended in Yerevan (Armenia). 10 players and 7 grandmasters participated in the competition. Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan won. Manuel Petrosyan is in second place. Robert Hovhannisyan is on the third. Technical results:1. S. Ter-Sahakyan – 6.5 out of 9;2. M. Petrosyan – 6;3-4. R. Hovhannisyan, T. Harutyunyan – 5.5 each;5-6. A….
The XLVIII Abierto Internacional “CIUDAD de SEVILLA” 2023 has ended in Seville (Spain). 208 players and 10 grandmasters participated in competitions with a prize fund of $8000. The victory was won by Chilean grandmaster Rodrigo Vasquez. Gabriel Flom is in second place. On the third – Ernesto Fernandez. Technical results:1-2. R. Vazquez (Chile), G. Flom…
The Bulgarian Men’s Championship started today in Sofia (Bulgaria). After the 1st round, 11 participants, including K. Georgiev, M. Petkov, V. Spasov, scored one point each. Rating favorites: K. Georgiev, M. Petrov, M. PetkovDates: from January 21 to 28System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 10200 BGN (1st place – 2500 BGN)Line-up: 28 players, 8 grandmasters Official…
The international Prestige 2023 tournament continues in Paracin (Serbia). N. Radovanovic and D. Pikula are in the lead – 6 each. M. Bryakin is half a point behind. Rating-favorites: M. Bryakin, N. Radovanovic, Z. TekeyevDates: from January 17 to 23System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 205,000 RSD (80,000 RSD)Line-up: 52 participants, 3 grandmasters Standings after the…
The traditional chess festival “Orsha 2023” continues in Orsha (Belarus). A. Aleksandrov, I. Grigorjev, K. Stupak are in the lead – 4 each. 7 participants, including N. Afanasiev, A. Moskalenko, are half a point behind. Rating-favorites: N. Afanasiev, A. Aleksandrov, A. MoskalenkoDates: from January 19 to 25System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 8400 BYN (1st place – 2500 BYN) Line-up: 147…
The Azerbaijani Men’s Championship continues in Baku (Azerbaijan). Before the last round, V. Durarbayli is in the lead — 6.5; V. Asadli, M. Muradli is a point behind, one and a half – A. Suleymanli, N. Abasov, E. Safarli. Rating favorites: N. Abasov, V. Durarbayli, E. SafarliDates: from January 12 to 22Prize fund: 25,000 AZN…