Magnus Carlsen

TATA STEEL CHESS 2023

The composition of the annual Wake aan Zee super tournament (Netherlands), which will be held on January 13-29, 2023, has become known. Composition: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Ding Liren (China), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Wesley So (USA), Richard Rapport (Romania), Levon Aronian (USA), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Dommarju Gukesh (India), Arjun Erigaisi (India), Nodirbek Abdusattorov…

Magnus Carlsen wins Meltwater Champions Chess Tour

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format has ended in San Francisco (USA). 8 grandmasters took part in the tournament with a prize fund of 210,000 dollars Technical results: 1st place. Magnus Carlsen — 20; 2. Wesley So; 3. Le Quang Lem — 11; 4. Jan K. Duda — 10; 5. R. Praggnanandha…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 6th round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA). Duda — So 0-3Praggnanandha — Carlsen 0.5-2.5Le Quang Liem — Erigaisi 0.5-2.5Giri — Mamedyarov 0.5-2.5 Position after the 6th match (victory — 3 points, tie-break — 2, defeat on tie-break — 1):1. M. Carlsen – 17, 2. W. So – 12,…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 5th round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA). Wesley So – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3-0Arjun Erigaisi- Anish Giri 2.5-0.5Magnus Carlsen – Le Quang Liem 4-3 (including tie-break)Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 3.5-3.5 (draw in armageddon in favor of black) Position after the 5th match (victory — 3 points, tie-break —…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 4rd round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA). Pragnanandha — So 1.5-2.5Le Quang Liem — Duda 3-1Giri — Carlsen 0-3Mamedyarov — Erigaisi 1-3 Standings after the 3rd match (victory – 3 points, tie-break – 2, defeat in tie-break – 1): 1.M. Carlsen — 12; 2. Jan K.Duda — 9;…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 3rd round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA). Wesley So – Arjun Erigaisi 2,5:0,5Magnus Carlsen – Magnus Carlsen 3:0Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Anish Giri 2,5:0,5Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa – Le Quang Liem 3:0 Standings after the 3rd match (victory – 3 points, tie-break – 2, defeat in tie-break – 1):1-2. J-K. Duda,…

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…

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 2nd round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA). Le Quang Liem – Wesley So 2.5:0.5Anish Giri – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 3.5:2.5 (including tie-break)Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2.5:1.5Magnus Carlsen – Arjun Erigaisi 2.5:0.5 Standings after the 2nd match (victory – 3 points, tie-break – 2, defeat in tie-break – 1):1-2….

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standing after the 1st round

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format has started in San Francisco. Magnus Carlsen – Wesley So 2.5:1.5Le Quang Liem – Anish Giri 2.5:3.5Rameshbabu Pragnanandha – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1.5:2.5Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Arjun Erigaisi 2.5:0.5 Dates: from November 14 to 20 System: circular, 7 rounds Time control: 15 minutes with the addition of 10…

Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about the problem of cheating in chess

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about cheating in chess. “Cheating is really a problem. First of all, it concerns online, but there have been cases at the blackboard. We are seriously fighting it.” He also spoke about the investigation into the American grandmaster Hans Niemann. Earlier, world champion Magnus Carlsen starred in the Sinquefield Cup…