In Sant Boi de Llobregat (Catalonia), the chess festival “III Elllobregat Open Chess” continues. H. Niemann, M. Bluebaum, M. Aditya, A. Chopra, Ting Jingyao are in the lead with 5 each, 13 players are half a point behind, including Yu Yangyi, K. Alekseenko. Dates: November 30 – December 8System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 29.500 € (1st place 10000 € )Line-up: 175 participants, 49 grandmasters…
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The Fischer World Chess Championship, held from October 25 to October 30 with a prize fund of 400,000$ (1st place — 150,000$), ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the final, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi. The match of the 4th games ended in a draw, but White in Armageddon success was on the side of the…
4th matchSo 1 : 1 GretarssonAbdusattorov 2 : 0 NepomniachtchiNakamura 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 Fedoseev 5th matchNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 GretarssonSo 1.5 : 0,5 AbdusattorovFedoseev 1 : 1 BluebaumCarlsen 1 : 1 Nakamura The final standings of the participants in the groups (for a victory in a match of two games –…
3rd matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 1 : 1 SoCarlsen 2 : 0 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev 4th matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 SoCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev The composition of group “A”: Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Ian Nepomniachchi (Russia), Hjervar Stein Gretarsson (Iceland) The composition of group “B”:…
The Fischer World Chess Championship starts tomorrow in Reykjavik. Eight chess players are participating: Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Fedoseev, Nodirbek Abdusattarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Matthias Bluebaum and Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson. Tournament format: players will be divided into two groups and they will play in two round-robin matches. Then, after the weekend, the semifinals…
The final list of players of the Fischer Chess World Championship has become known. The tournament will be held from October 25 to 30, 2022 in Reykjavik. The participants will be: Wesley So – 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen – 2019 World Fischer Random Chess Championship runner-up, Vladimir Fedoseev – Winner of…
The German Rapid Championship ended in Goettingen. The first place was taken by M. Bluebaum, who scored 7.5 points. The second and third places were shared by R. Svane and D. Friedman, according to additional indicators, Rasmus became the silver medalist, and Daniel became the bronze. Technical results