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FIDE announced when the candidates’ chess tournaments will be held

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…

Dvorkovich announced the choice of venue for the World Championship match

“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….

The match for the World champion title will take place in April

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…

100 best blitz players

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 Rating List: Top 100 Players

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….

FIDE has changed the qualification conditions for the Candidates Tournament 2024

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…

Candidates’ tournament — Group B. Results of the third semifinal game

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…