The second part of the candidates tournament continues in Khiva (Uzbekistan). The composition of the 1/4 finals: A. Goryachkina, A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno and Tan Zhongyi. The winner of the semifinal will meet Lei Tingjie in the final. The draw was played by A. Goryachkina – A. Kosteniuk and E. Lagno – Tan Zhongyi. Standings…
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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 famous grandmaster was 50 years old. Previously, he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Landa was not only a strong player, but also one of the leading coaches in the world, known for his extensive theoretical knowledge. For many years he worked with Arkadij Naiditsch, helped the world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and vice-world champion…
Russian chess player Aleksandra Goryachkina gave a long interview to Sport-Express. In it, she spoke about her passion for football and figure skating, about her attitude to changing sports citizenship and more. I have been in chess since the age of six. I came home from table tennis with a broken head. For me, any…
The international chess tournament “Chess Stars” has ended in Moscow. In the blitz tournament, the participants settled down as follows: 1-2. Karjakin, Artemiev – 12 (18), 3. Kramnik – 11, 4. Sadhwani – 10.5, 5. Radjabov – 10, 6. Morozevich – 9, 7. Vallejo – 8.5, 8-9. Lagno, Goryachkina – 6, 10. Inarkiev – 5….
Russian chess player Alexandra Goryachkina considers it wrong to change the format of the Candidates Tournament after its regulations have been determined. She reported this to TASS. Previously, the Women’s Candidates Tournament was held in two rounds. According to the new rules established by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the tournament will be held in…
The tournament in Moscow is going on in a very interesting struggle. A strong squad has been assembled, and besides, two of our chess players (Alexandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno) are participating in it. So it seems to me that the tournament has already taken place. Of course, I root for all our chess players….
The first round-robin of the blitz tournament ended in Moscow today. Standings after the 9th round: 1. Karjakin 6 – (9), 2-3. Kramnik, Morozevich – 5.5, 4-5. Artemiev, Sadhwani – 5, 6. Vallejo – 4.5, 7-8. Goryachkina, Radjabov – 4, 9. Inarkiev – 3.5, 10. Lagno – 2. Technical results
A strong tournament in Moscow will continue today. Participants will play two circles of blitz on Tuesday and Wednesday. The standings of the participants after the rapid tournament: 1. Artemiev – 6.5 (9), 2-4. Radjabov, Sadhwani, Kramnik – 5.5, 5. Karjakin – 5, 6. Vallejo – 4.5, 7. Inarkiev – 4, 8-9. Goryachkina, Lagno –…
The international tournament “Chess Stars – 2022” continues in Moscow. Played games of 6 rounds. Tournament standings: 1. Sadhwani – 4.5, 2-4. Artemiev, Kramnik, Radjabov – 4, 5. Karjakin – 3.5, 6. Inarkiev – 3, 7-8. Vallejo, Lagno – 2.5, 9. Goryachkina – 1.5, 10. Morozevich – 0.5.