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…
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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),…
Leading Chess Platform Chess.com named the chess players who earned the most prizes in 2022. Top 5:1. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – $558,596 (7 tournaments);2. Wesley So (USA) – $541,632 (14 tournaments);3. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – $515,795 (10 tournaments);4. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) – $429,512 (13 tournaments);5. Alireza Firouzja (France) – $358,542 (7 tournaments). It should be…
Iranian grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo will replace Jan-Krzysztof Duda at the Tata Steel Masters tournament, which starts on January 13 in Wijk aan Zee. 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….
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the Chess.com platform, the playoff stage of an online tournament. In the 1/4 match, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Wesley So with a score of 16.5 -12.5 The first match of the 1/2 finals of the Speed Chess Championship, in which Hikaru Nakamura and Nihal Sarin will meet, will begin today at…
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the Chess.com platform, the playoff stage of an online tournament. In the 1/4 match, Magnus Carlsen defeated Fabiano Caruana with a score of 22-4 The next match between Wesley So and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will take place on December 14 at 21:00 Moscow time. Dates: from November 21 to December 16System: two participants…
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com, the playoff stage of an online tournament. Wesley So defeated Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 14.5:12.5.Hikaru Nakamura was stronger than David Paravyan 19.5:7.5. Today at 17:00 Moscow time, the first match of the 1/4 stage of the Speed Chess Championship will take place, in which…
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com, the playoff stage of the online tournament. Nihal Sarin defeated Anish Giri in a tie-break with a score of 15:14. The next match of the 1/8 stage of the Speed Chess Championship, in which they will fight Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Wesley So will be held today at…
The international round-robin rapid chess tournament “TATA STEEL CHESS INDIA RAPID 2022”, held from November 29 to December 1 in Calcutta (India), has ended. 10 grandmasters took part in the tournament with a prize fund of $ 24,000. According to the results of nine rounds, grandmaster Nihal Sarin won, Arjun Erigaisi took the second place,…
TATA STEEL INDIA RAPID 2022 continues in Kolkata (India). Technical results:1. N. Sarin – 4,5 out of 6, 2-3. A. Erigaisi, Sh. Mamedyarov-3,5, 4-7. H. Nakamura, D. Gukesh, G. Vidit P. Maghsoodloo- 3, 8-9. W. So, N. Abdusattorov- 2,5, 10. S.P. Sethuraman – 1,5 Dates: from November 29 to December 1System: circular, 9 roundsPrize fund: $10,000 for 1st…