Memorial Panchenko continues in Chelyabinsk

4 rounds were played in the tournament. In the open tournament, 7 chess players are leading with 3.5 points each: grandmasters Lysyj, Lobanov, Bryakin, Nikitenko, Petrov and international masters Grebnev and Makarian. Women with an asset of 3.5 points are ahead of five: grandmasters Voit and Kovanova, international masters Balabayeva and Semenova and FIDE master…

World Cadets Chess Championships starts in Batumi

From September 15 to 28, Batumi will host the world championship among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years old. The competition will be held according to the Swiss System in 11 rounds, the time control is 90 minutes per game plus 30 seconds for each move made, starting from the first one….

The fifth round was played at the Superfinals of the Russian Championship

In the open tournament Maxim Chigaev won the first victory, defeating  Arseniy Nesterov with white pieces. Rakhmanov – Esipenko, Murzin – Tomashevsky, Dubov – Sjugirov, Najer – Matlakov and Artemiev – Iljushenok played a draw. Standings after the 5th round: 1-3. Maxim Chigaev, Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev – 3, 4-11.  Evgeniy Najer, Maxim Matlakov, Sanan…

Second game day completed in St. Louis

The Fischer random chess Super Tournament continues in St. Louis. There was a change of leader, after 6 rounds Alireza Firouzja and Shakhriyar Mammadyarov were ahead with 4.5 points each. 4 points for Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana – 3.5, Wesley So – 3, Leinier Dominguez Perez – 2, Peter Svidler…

Four rounds played in the Portuguese Championship

After four rounds, Paulo Diaz, André Sousa and Francisco Veiga are in the lead with 3 points each. The only grandmaster Antonio Fernandeы is one point behind, Sergio Rocha and Pedro Rego have 1.5 points each, Jose Guilherme Santos and Bruno Martins have 1 point, Pedro Gil Silva and Andre Neves Fidalgo have 0 points.

The Chess.com Global Chess Championship commenced on Wednesday

The participants of the championship held their first matches 1/32. Matches consist of four games with control 15+2, in case of equality of points, Armageddon is played. The prize fund of the championship is $1.000.000. Results of the first gaming day: Ding Liren – Tuan Minh Le 2.5-1.5 Vladimir Kramnik – Hrant Melkumyan 3-0 Nihal…

World Youth Chess Championships continue in Romania

Among boys under 14 years old, Ilamparthi from India and Seemann from Poland share 1-2 places with 7.5 out of 9 each. 4 participants are half a point behind. Among girls under 14, Nurgaliyeva from Kazakhstan is ahead with 7.5 points. Half a point behind Shvedova, who competes under the FIDE flag, Vasiljeva from Latvia…

Fourth round games played at Russian Championship Superfinals

In the open tournament Dubov defeated Nesterov with black, the games Tomashevsky – Artemiev, Sjugirov – Rakhmanov, Matlakov – Chigaev, Iljushenok – Najer and Esipenko – Murzin ended in a draw. Standings after the 4th round: 1-2. Vladislav Artemiev, Daniil Dubov – 2.5, 3-11. Maxim Chigaev, Evgeniy Najer, Maxim Matlakov, Sanan Sjugirov, Ilia Iljushenok, Volodar…

Fischer Random chess tournament begins in St. Louis

After three rounds Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the Fischer Champions Showdown with 3 points. Fabiano Caruana has 2.5 points, Levon Aronian, Alireza Firouzja – 2, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Shahriyar Mamedyarov, Wesley So – 1.5, Hikaru Nakamura – 1, Garry Kasparov, Peter Svidler – 0.