Anish Giri

Tata Steel Chess: updated list of participants

The names of six participants of the Wijk aan Zee super tournament, which takes place annually in January, have become known. The competition will be attended by:Dommaraju Gukesh;Arjun Erigaisi;Wesley So;Nodirbek Abdusattorov;Anish Giri;Jorden Van Foreest. The Wijk aan Zee Super tournament will be held from January 13 to 29, 2023. Official page

The 1/4 finals stage has ended Chess.com Global Championship

Final score in matches:H. Nakamura – J-K. Duda 5:2W. So – D. Andreikin 4.5:1.5A. Giri – T. Radjabov 5:4 (taking into account Armageddon)S. Nihal – S. Sevian 4.5:3.5. Nakamura-So and Giri-Nihal will meet in the semifinals. The matches will start on November 4th. Format: 8 games in a match with 15+2 time control. The player…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour starts on November 14

The last tournament of this year Meltwater Champions Chess Tour starts in San Francisco. The tournament will be held in a unique hybrid format, four players will compete in San Francisco, and four will play online. composition of participants: M. Carlsen, Jan K. Duda, Wesley So, S. Mamedyarov, Praggnanadhaa R., Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Liem…

Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan are the leaders of the FIDE rating list

FIDE has published a rating of chess players on November 1, 2022. Men, top ten: 1. M. Carlsen (Norway) 2859, 2. Ding Liren (China) 2811, 3. I. Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2793, 4. A. Firouzja (France) 2785, 5. H. Nakamura 2768, 6. F. Caruana (both – USA) 2766, 7. A. Giri (Netherlands) 2764, 8. W.So (USA) 2760,…

The World Team Championship will be held in Jerusalem

The World Team Chess Championship will be held in Jerusalem (Israel) from November 19 to 26. 12 teams will compete in the tournament. The national teams will be represented by such strong players as R. Wojtaszek, V. Ivanchuk, A. Giri, J. Van Foreest, M. Vachier-Lagrave, G. Vidit, N. Sarin, H. Niemann, A. Shirov, T. Radjabov,…

The second day Aimchess Rapid

The second game day at the Aimchess Rapid stage of the 2022 Meltwater Champion Chess Tour has ended (victory – 3 points, draw – 1). Standings after the 8th round: 1. N. Abdusattorov – 17 (24), 2-3. S. Mamedyarov, M. Carlsen – 16, 4-5. J-K Duda, A. Erigaisi -15, 6-8. D. Gukesh, V. Keymer, A….

The first day of Aimchess Rapid

The first four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour stage took place (victory – 3 points, draw – 1 point). Standings after the 4th round: 1. N. Abdusattorov – 10 (12), 2-6. S. Mamedyarov, M. Carlsen, J-K Duda, V. Keymer, R. Rapport – 7, 7. D. Gukesh – 6, 8-10. G. Vidit, A. Erigaisi,…

AIMCHESS RAPID

On October 14, the next online tournament of the Champions Chess Tour series begins. Participants: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Richard Rapport (Romania), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Dommaraju Gukesh (India), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Arjun Erigaisi (India), Pentala Harikrishna (India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Vidit Gujrathi (India), Vincent Keymer (Germany), David Anton (Spain), Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Daniel…

Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival

Judit Polgar International Chess Festival took place in Budapest. The event included the Women in Chess – Women in Science conference, simultaneous sessions by Anish Giri and Judit Polgar, as well as a hand and brain tournament with the participation of the Dracarys (Sofia Polgar, Yona Kosashvili), The Knight Watch (Sopico Guramishvili, Anish Giri), Azdana…