The Women’s World Blitz Championship has ended in Almaty (Kazakhstan). 99 players participated in competitions with a prize pool of $ 150,000. The victory, for the second year in a row, was won by Kazakhstan international master Bibisara Assaubayeva. In second place is Hampi Koneru. On the third – Polina Shuvalova. Technical results:1. B. Assaubayeva…
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A chess tournament has come to an end in Shusha. In the men’s tournament, the winner was Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, who scored 26 , Parham Maghsoodloo was one and a half points behind, Vidit Gujrathi came third (23.5). In the women’s tournament, Meri Arabidze scored 24, Nana Dzagnidze was half a point behind, on four- Kubra…
The first stage of the competition with the participation of eminent grandmasters has ended in Azerbaijan. Final standings after rapid (double scoring): Mamedyarov – 15 out of 18, Vidit, Maghsoodloo – 13, Durarbayli – 10, Radjabov, Wang Hao – 9, Kasimdzhanov – 7, Mamedov – 6, Yilmaz – 5, Guseinov – 3. Among women, the…
The standings of the participants in the men’s tournament after 5 rounds (double scoring): Mamedyarov – 10, Vidit – 9, Maghsoodloo – 6, Durarbayli, Radjabov, Kasimdzhanov – 5, Wang Hao – 4, Mamedov, 3, Yilmaz – 2, Guseinov – 1. The position of the participants in the women’s tournament: Dzagnidze – 9, Efroimski, Zavadska, Ozturk…
Round-robin grandmaster tournaments in rapid (2 points for a victory) and blitz (two circles) in Shusha have begun in Azerbaijan, in which ten participants play. The composition of the men’s tournament: Sh. Mamedyarov, T. Radjabov, G. Guseinov, R. Mamedov, V. Durarbayli (all – Azerbaijan), Wang Hao (China), P. Maghsoodloo (Iran), S. Vidit (India), R. Kasimdzhanov…