Before the final round in the Slovak Championship in Kežmarka, Jergus Pechac leads with 6 out of 8, Samir Sahidi is half a point behind, and Milan Pacher is one point behind. Technical results
The first round ended at the chess festival in Tsaghkadzor. Many grandmasters have already lost points. Technical results
The tournament “Chess Stars” has started in Moscow. Three games of rapid chess were played today. Standings after the 3rd round: 1-2. Sadhwani, Karjakin – 2.5, 3. Artemiev – 2, 4-8. Vallejo Pons, Kramnik, Lagno, Radjabov, Inarkiev – 1.5, 9. Morozevich – 0.5, 10. Goryachkina – 0. Technical results
The Highers leagues of the Russian Championship among veterans continue. After the seventh round, V. Ponfilenok is in the lead in the men’s tournament, having scored 5 points. Four participants are half a point behind. In the women’s tournament, G. Strutinskaya, T. Bogumil and I. Mikhaylova are ahead, who scored 5 points. Technical results
The tournament continues in Poikovsky. In the fourth round, Tomashevsky defeated Najer with black. Iljiushenok – Chigaev, Martirosyan – Yakubboev, Suleymanli – Malakhov drew. Standings after the 4th round: 1-3. H. Martirosyan, E. Tomashevsky, N. Yakubboev – 2.5 (4), 4-6. A. Suleymanli, S. Sjugirov, M. Chigaev – 1.5 (3), 7-8. I. Iljiushenok, V. Malakhov –…
In Cala Gonone on the island of Sardinia in Italy, from October 12, the World Championships among juniors and girls under 20 will be held in 11 rounds according to the Swiss system. Rating-the favorite of the men’s tournament is Andrey Esipenko, and the women’s one is Nurgyul Salimova. Start list
The chess festival continues in the Italian Grado. Grandmaster Oleg Korneev is in the lead in the main tournament, scoring 5.5 points out of 7. Five participants are half a point behind. Technical results
The Slovak Men’s Classical Chess Championship continues in Kezhmark. After seven rounds, J. Pechac is in the lead, having scored 6 points, S. Sahidi and M. Jurchik are one and a half points behind. Technical results
In the global championship chess.com the last match of round 1/16 of the final was played. Participants play a match of four games with 15+2 control, in case of a draw, the opponents play armageddon. The prize fund is $1,000,000. In the only match of the day, Teimour Radjabov defeated Arjun Erigaisi 3-2.
The games of the sixth round were played in the Highers Leagues of the Russian Championships among veterans in St. Petersburg. In the men’s tournament, V. Ponfilenok is in the lead, having scored 4.5 points. Four participants are half a point behind. The women’s tournament is led by G. Strutinskaia, T. Bogumil and I. Mikhaylova,…