The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). E. Abdrlauf and M. Pranesh are in the lead – 5 points each. D. Horvath, V. Prraneeth, F. Urkedal are half a point behind. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from January 27 to January 5System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119 000 SEK (22,000 SEK…
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The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). R. Raja, E. Abdrlauf M. Pranesh are in the lead – 5 points each. 10 participants are half a point behind, including I. Smirin, N. Meshkovs, F. Urkedal. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from January 27 to January 5System: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119…
The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). 9 participants scored 3.5 points each, including L. Livaic, F. Urkedal, D. Horvath. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings…
The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). P. Vuppala and K. Kucuksari scored 3 points each, 22 participants, including K. Sasikiran, L. Livaic, B. Jacobson, are half a point behind. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK…
The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” continues in Stockholm (Sweden). 17 participants scored 2 points each, including F. Urkedal and P. Galperin. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings after…
The traditional chess festival “Rilton Cup 2022/2023” has started in Stockholm (Sweden). After the 1st round, 53 chess players have one point each. Rating favorites: K. Sasikiran, I. Smirin, L. LivaicDates: from 27 to 5 JanuarySystem: Swiss, 9 roundsPrize fund: 119,000 SEK (22,000 SEK – 1st place)Line-up: 136 participants, 20 grandmasters Official website Standings after…
The blitz tournament ended in Ramat Gan (Israel). 104 chess players participated, including 12 grandmasters. The victory was won by Ilia Smirin, who scored 9 points out of 11. Peter Svidler has 8.5 silver points. Nitzan Steinberg also took third place with 8.5 points. Technical results
Ramat Gan hosted a rapid tournament in memory of D. Porat. The winner was Ilia Smirin, who scored 7 out of 9. Evgeny Postny has the same score. Victor Mikhalevski and David Gorodetzky were half a point behind. Final standings
The completed FIDE Women’s Grand Prix turned into a scandal. Commentator Ilia Smirin was suspended from work by the International Federation because of his sexist statements while commenting on parties. When asked by the viewer whether one of the participants (WGM Zhu Jin’er) will be able to get a grandmaster score in a tournament where…