Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura won the night “Titled-Tuesday”

The traditional weekly online tournament “Titled-Tuesday”, held on the gaming platform, has ended “Chess.com “. 386 players with international titles took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 5,000. The victory was won by American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, with a score of 9.5 out of 11. In second place — Baadur Jobava…

Hikaru Nakamura won the night “Titled-Tuesday”

The traditional weekly online tournament “Titled-Tuesday”, held on the gaming platform, has ended “Chess.com “. 404 players with international titles took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 5,000. The victory was won by American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, with a score of 9.5 out of 11. In second place — Andrew Tang…

The universal rating for January 2023 has been published

A universal rating has appeared (taking into account the performances of chess players in classical chess, rapid chess and blitz) for January 2023. Top 10 of the world:1. M. Carlsen (Norway) – 2849;2. H. Nakamura (USA) – 2802;3. Ding Liren (China) – 2798;4. A. Firouzja (France) – 2795;5. I. Nepomniachtchi (Russia) – 2789;6. F. Caruana…

Chess.com calculated the number of prize money earned by chess players in 2022

Leading Chess Platform Chess.com named the chess players who earned the most prizes in 2022. Top 5:1. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – $558,596 (7 tournaments);2. Wesley So (USA) – $541,632 (14 tournaments);3. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – $515,795 (10 tournaments);4. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) – $429,512 (13 tournaments);5. Alireza Firouzja (France) – $358,542 (7 tournaments). It should be…

Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the daily “Titled-Tuesday”

The traditional weekly online tournament “Titled-Tuesday”, held on the gaming platform, has ended “Chess.com “. 542 players with international titles took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 5,000. The victory was won by Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda, with a score of 10 out of 11. In second place – Hikaru Nakamura…

Magnus Carlsen wins the World Blitz Championship

The World Rapid Chess Championship has ended in Almaty (Kazakhstan). 176 players participated in competitions with a prize fund of $ 350,000. The victory was won by the Norwegian grandmaster, world champion Magnus Carlsen. Hikaru Nakamura is in second place. Haik Martirosyan is on the third. Technical results:1. M. Carlsen (Norway) – 16 of 21;2-3….

World Blitz Championship

The World Blitz Championship continues in Almaty (Kazakhstan). After the 1st gaming day, 12 rounds were played in the open tournament. Hikaru Nakamura leads with 10 points. A point behind him are Anish Giri, Magnus Carlsen, Daniil Dubov, Haik Martirosyan and Richard Rapport In the women’s championship, Shuvalova P, Gunina V are leading – 7.5 each The…

The Rapid and Blitz World Championships begin in Kazakhstan tomorrow

The Rapid and Blitz World Championships will start tomorrow in Almaty (Kazakhstan). Rating-rapid favorites among men: M. Carlsen, R. Rapport, H. NakamuraRating-rapid favorites among women: A. Kosteniuk, E. Lagno, Tan ZhongyiDates: from December 26 to December 28System: Swiss, 13 rounds (men), 11 rounds (women)Prize fund: $ 350 000 ($ 60 000 – 1 place) (men),…

Hikaru Nakamura won the night “Titled-Tuesday”

The traditional weekly online tournament “Titled-Tuesday”, held on the gaming platform, has ended “Chess.com “. 333 players with international titles took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 5,000. The victory was won by American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, with a score of 10.5 out of 11. Magnus Carlsen is in second place…

Hikaru Nakamura won the daytime “Titled-Tuesday”

The traditional weekly online tournament “Titled-Tuesday”, held on the gaming platform, has ended “Chess.com “. 452 players with international titles took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 5,000. The victory was won by American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, with a score of 10 out of 11. Alireza Firouzja is in second place…