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…
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk could not choose a favorite in the match for the world championship, which will be held in Kazakhstan from April 7 to 30. “I think the odds are very close to 50/50. If someone is the favorite, then by a very small margin – a maximum of 55/45. And it’s very…
The 2023 World Championship is scheduled to take place in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 7 to May 1. A new world champion will be crowned, Yang Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will fight for the throne and the €2,000,000 prize pool. a source
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…
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…
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…
During the Rapid and Blitz World Championships, Ian Nepomniachtchi put on a T-shirt with the phrase “What are you staring at, idiot? Get out of here!”, which Lionel Messi said in the quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup with the Netherlands to Wout Weghorst. The organizers demanded Nepomniachtchi to change clothes, as his clothes…
Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi, who will fight for the chess crown in April, is upset that the match will not take place against the current world champion Magnus Carlsen. — After the candidates tournament, you crossed paths with Magnus many times. How much is the discussed topic of his rejection between you? — Oddly enough,…
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…
The match for the chess crown between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will be held from April 7 to April 30, 2023, but the venue of the games is still unknown. “I don’t know anything about the venue of the championship match yet. Are they talking about Latin America? I don’t know,” – said Nepomniachtchi.