The International Chess Federation has published information about the following tournaments of candidates among men and women. Both qualifying tournaments will be held in April 2024, 8 people will compete in each competition, and the recommended prize fund is 750 thousand euros. The duration of the tournament will be 22 days, the regulations must be…
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“One of the most significant factors in favor of Kazakhstan is that the country is located between the states represented by the participants in the match. Between Russia and China. The choice of Kazakhstan is also due to the convenience for viewers and fans: if we talk about time, then everyone will be comfortable watching the broadcasts….
During the Rapid and Blitz World Championships, Ian Nepomniachtchi put on a T-shirt with the phrase “What are you staring at, idiot? Get out of here!”, which Lionel Messi said in the quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup with the Netherlands to Wout Weghorst. The organizers demanded Nepomniachtchi to change clothes, as his clothes…
The match for the chess crown between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will be held from April 7 to April 30, 2023, but the venue of the games is still unknown. “I don’t know anything about the venue of the championship match yet. Are they talking about Latin America? I don’t know,” – said Nepomniachtchi.
The International Chess Federation has designated the dates of the main event of 2023 in the calendar of events. The match for the title of the 17th world champion between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will be held from April 7 to April 30, the exact venue of the event has not yet been officially…
FIDE has published the blitz rating list for January 1, 2023.World Ten: A.Firouzja 2904, H.Nakamura 2879, M.Carlsen 2852, F.Caruana 2818, L.Aronian 2809, A.Giri 2807, D.Dubov 2802, V.Artemiev 2800, J.-K.Duda 2790 , Yu Yangyi 2783.Ten of Russia , including Russians playing for FIDE: D. Dubov 2802, V. Artemyev 2800, Ya. G. Kasparov, V. Kramnik – 2712 each, P….
FIDE has published the rating list for January 1, 2023.Men.World Ten: M. Carlsen 2859, Ding Liren 2811, Y. Nepomniachtchi 2793, A. Firouzja 2785, H. Nakamura 2768, F. Caruana 2766, A. Giri 2764, W. So 2760, V. Anand 2754, S. Karjakin , T.Radjabov – 2747 each. Ten of Russia, including Russians playing for FIDE: Y. Nepomnyashchiy 2793, S….
The FIDE Council approved the reform of the selection paths for the 2024 Candidates Tournament. The main innovation is the creation of a new qualifying trajectory through various FIDE rating tournaments, where points are awarded as part of the FIDE Series (FIDE Circuit). The second change was an increase in the number of qualifying places from…
In Khiva (Uzbekistan), the 1/2 finals of the World Championship Candidates Tournament in Group B ended. Tan Zhongyi defeated Alexandra Goryachkina with a score of 2.5-1.5. The winner will face Lei Tingjie in the final. Official site
The 1/2 finals of the candidates tournament for the world championship in Group B in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The winner of the semifinal will meet Lei Tingjie in the final. Aleksandra Goryachkina drew with Tan Zhongyi in the third game of the semi-finals of the candidates tournament. The score in the match is 1,5:1,5. The…