Goryachkina Aleksandra

The Candidates’ tournament is group B. The result of the second game day

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…

Magnus Carlsen and Hou Yifan are the leaders of the FIDE rating list

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,…

Konstantin Landa passed away

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…

“Chess stars – 2022”

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….

“Lawlessness”. Goryachkina on changing the format ot the Candidates Tournament

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…

Stars of Chess

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

Stars in Chess

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 –…

Chess Stars

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.