Ian Nepomniachtchi

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…

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…

Ian Nepomniachtchi – biography

The leading Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi was born on July 14, 1990, in Bryansk. He was barely 5 years old when he first showed interest in Chess. His achievements were soon to come. For three years in a row, from 2000 to 2002, the future contender for the chess crown became the European Champion in…

Magnus Carlsen – biography

Sooner or later, chess fans start to wonder who the best player is. Some of them are just curious. Others need an example to strive for. We live in an amazing era. Now we have a Champion who can be called the best – Magnus Carlsen. And not only of our time! There had been…

Records in chess. The game length

Every kind of sport, obviously, has its own unique and unmatched achievements. Chess is no exception. For example, there are fixed results of tournaments, various ratings, victories, losses, and so on. In this review, we will talk about the game length records in chess.  The most lengthy tournament game In 1989, Ivan Nikolić played with…