The 1/2 finals of the tournament of contenders for the world championship in group B in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The winner of the semi-finals will face Lei Tingze in the final. Alexandra Goryachkina played a draw with Tan Zhongyi in the second game of the semi-finals of the Candidates Tournament. Score in matches 1-1 Semi-final games will…
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Chinese Tan Zhongyi named her opponent in the semifinals of the candidates tournament, Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina, one of the best chess players in the world. “Aleksandra is one of the best chess players in the world. I would say that I will try my best to play every game well, it will be a very,…
The second part of the Candidates Tournament in Khiva (Uzbekistan) continues. The composition of the 1/4 finals: A. Goryachkina, A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno and Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semi-finals will face Lei Tingjie in the final. Tan Zhongyi won the tie-break against E. Lagno with a score of 4.5:3.5 and advanced to the semifinals, where…
The second part of the candidates tournament has started in Khiva (Uzbekistan). The composition of the 1/4 finals: A.Goryachkina, A.Kostenyuk and E.Lagno, Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semifinal will meet Lei Tingjie in the final. Position after the 1st day:Kostenyuk A. 0.5 — 0.5 Goryachkina A.Tan Zhongyi 0.5 — 0.5 E.Lagnodates: from November 28…
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about cheating in chess. “Cheating is really a problem. First of all, it concerns online, but there have been cases at the blackboard. We are seriously fighting it.” He also spoke about the investigation into the American grandmaster Hans Niemann. Earlier, world champion Magnus Carlsen starred in the Sinquefield Cup…
FIDE announced the venue of the Rapid and Blitz World Cup 2022. The championship will be held on traditional dates: from December 25 (arrival and opening) to December 30 (last game day and closing) in the city of Almaty source
The final match of the Group A contenders was held in Monaco yesterday, Lei Tingjie defeated Anna Muzychuk with a score of 2.5 — 1.5. Lei’s opponent will be determined in the second part of the Candidates Tournament, which will be held in Khiva at the end of November.
In Monaco, the 1/2 finals of the tournament of contenders for the world championship in Group A continues . Anna Muzychuk 0.5 — 0.5 Lei Tingjie Score in matches: Anna Muzychuk 1 — 1 Lei Tingjie Dates: from October 24 — November 6Prize fund: 70,000 € Live broadcast of the parties official website
Each kind of sport has its own organization with managing rights. In chess, FIDE executes this role. It’s an abbreviation for “Federation Internationale des Echecs” in French. The headquarters of this institution is located in Lausanne. In fact, Switzerland can be called the queen of sports. This country of constant neutrality also accommodates the headquarters…
It’s always been interesting to observe one person standing up against the whole system. Such things frequently occur in sports. One of the most engaging plots evolved in the world of chess. American grandmaster Robert Fischer vs USSR and the entire Soviet system! Today we recall the events that happened 50 years ago. A trap…