The “MrDodgy Invitational 3.0” continues on the “Chess 24” platform, a blitz of 5 minutes per game. The qualifying tournament in group “B” took place today. The first eight players advance to the playoffs. Final standings in group “B”: 1. M. Muradli -11 (14), 2-3. J. Cori, S. Sevian – 9, 4. A. Tang –…
Peter Svidler
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
In an interview with championat.com, Peter Svidler shared his opinion about Hans Niemann. Chess.com’s investigation looks convincing. I am satisfied with everything that is collected in their analysis. As for Niemann’s cheating, there are no doubts about cheating online – the intrigue remained only in the question of his play over the board. Unfortunately, the…
The next round of 1/16 round matches have been played in the Chess.com Global Championship. Participants play a match of four games with a control of 15+2, in case of a draw, the opponents play Armageddon. The prize fund is 1.000.000$. Match results: Anish Giri – Raunak Sadhwani 3-0 Pavel Ponkratov – Nodirbek Abdusattarov 3-2…