The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 4th round: Ding Liren 0-1 R. Praggnanandhaa, A. Giri 1-0 M. Carlsen, N. Abdusattorov 1-0 P. Maghsoodloo, W. So 0,5-0,5 L. Aronian, V. Keymer 0,5-0,5 A. Erigaisi, J. Van Foreest 0,5-0,5 D. Gukesh, R. Rapport 0,5-0,5 F. Caruana. Standings: 1-2. A. Giri,…
Magnus Carlsen
Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko commented on the level of play of the current world champion in classical chess, rapid and blitz – Magnus Carlsen. “Now and for many years Magnus is the best chess player on the planet with a reserve. The recent Rapid and Blitz World Championships confirmed this. I think Carlsen is like…
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 3rd round: M. Carlsen 0.5 – 0.5 Ding Liren; D. Gukesh 0.5 – 0.5 N. Abdusattorov; P. Maghsoodloo 0.5 – 0.5 A. Giri; F. Caruana J. 1:0 Van Foreest; A. Erigaisi 0.5 – 0.5 L. Aronian; R. Rapport 0.5 – 0.5 W. So; R. Praggnanandhaa 0.5 – 0.5…
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 2nd round: N. Abdusattorov 0.5:0.5 F. Caruana; Ding Liren 0.5 – 0.5 P. Maghsoodloo; W. Keymer 0 – 1 M. Carlsen; W. So A. 0.5 -0.5 Erigaisi; L. Aronian 0.5 – 0.5 R. Praggnanandhaa; A. Giri 1 – 0 D. Gukesh; J. Van Foreest 0.5 – 0.5 R. Rapport…
The traditional super tournament has started today in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). 1st round results: D. Gukesh 0: 1 Ding Liren, R. Rapport 0: 1 N. Abdusattorov, M. Carlsen 0.5: 0.5 L. Aronian, F. Caruana 0.5:0.5 A. Giri, R. Praggnanandhaa 0.5:0.5 A. Erigaisi, P. Maghsoodloo 0.5: 0.5 V. Keymer, J. Van Foreest 0.5: 0.5 W….
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…
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,…
The traditional Tata Steel Masters chess super tournament starts tomorrow in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Participants: M. Carlsen (Norway), Ding Liren (China), F. Caruana (USA), A. Giri (Netherlands), W. So (USA), R. Rapport (Romania), L. Aronian (USA), D. Gukesh, A. Erigaisi (both India), P. Maghsoodloo (Iran), N. Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), V. Keymer (Germany), R. Praggnanandhaa (India),…
American chess player Hans Niemann accused reigning world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen of paying his compatriot Arjan Tari to shout insults at the American. In his lawsuit, Niemann alleges that Carlsen and his teammates in bars and on the street chanted the phrase “Jukse Hans”, which means “cheating Hans” in Norwegian, during the European Team…
“In the beginning, I deliberately made my moves slowly in order to let my opponent recover and catch his breath after his delay, and thereby reduce the resulting time advantage. I wanted fair play. And then, when the time was evened out, he played at full strength. In principle, the game was equal. But this is blitz. And in seconds,…