world championships

Hikaru Nakamura became the Fischer World Chess Champion

The Fischer World Chess Championship, held from October 25 to October 30 with a prize fund of 400,000$ (1st place — 150,000$), ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the final, Hikaru Nakamura beat Ian Nepomniachtchi. The match of the 4th games ended in a draw, but White in Armageddon success was on the side of the…

Fischer World Chess Championship. Semi – finals

The semi-final of the Fischer World Chess Championship has ended in Reykjavik (Iceland). In the first match Hikaru Nakamura beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov with a score of 3:0 In the second confrontation, Jan Nepomnyashchy defeated Magnus Carlsen with a score of 3:1 On the final game day of the competition, the final between Nepomniachtchi and Nakamura…

Fischer World Chess Championship. Third game day

4th matchSo 1 : 1 GretarssonAbdusattorov 2 : 0 NepomniachtchiNakamura 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 Fedoseev 5th matchNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 GretarssonSo 1.5 : 0,5 AbdusattorovFedoseev 1 : 1 BluebaumCarlsen 1 : 1 Nakamura The final standings of the participants in the groups (for a victory in a match of two games –…

Wesley So doesn’t know the rules of chess

A curious incident happened yesterday at the Fischer World Chess Championship in Reykjavik. In one of the games against Ian Nepomniachtchi, the American grandmaster Wesley So, the king was under the check. He decided to castling anyway, although according to the rules of chess, castling is impossible in such a situation. The judges explained this…

The World Team Championship will be held in Jerusalem

The World Team Chess Championship will be held in Jerusalem (Israel) from November 19 to 26. 12 teams will compete in the tournament. The national teams will be represented by such strong players as R. Wojtaszek, V. Ivanchuk, A. Giri, J. Van Foreest, M. Vachier-Lagrave, G. Vidit, N. Sarin, H. Niemann, A. Shirov, T. Radjabov,…

Fischer World Chess Championship. Results of the second game day

3rd matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 1 : 1 SoCarlsen 2 : 0 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev 4th matchAbdusattorov 2:0 GretarssonNepomniachtchi 2 : 0 SoCarlsen 1,5 : 0,5 BluebaumNakamura 1 : 1 Fedoseev The composition of group “A”: Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Ian Nepomniachchi (Russia), Hjervar Stein Gretarsson (Iceland) The composition of group “B”:…

Fischer World Chess Championship. Results of the first game day

1st roundAbdusattorov 2:0 NepomniachchiCarlsen 1.5:0.5 FedoseevBluembaum 0.5:1.5 NakamuraGretarsson 0.5:1.5 Co Round 2Nepomnyashchy 2 : 0 GretarssonCo 0.5 : 1.5 AbdusattarovFedoseev1.5 : 0.5 BluembaumCarlsen 0.5 : 1.5 Nakamura The composition of group “A”: Wesley So (USA), Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan), Jan Nepomniachchi (Russia), Hjervar Stein Gretarsson (Iceland) The composition of group “B”: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Hikaru Nakamura…

3 rounds played at World Junior Championships

In Italy, the world championships for chess players under 20 continue. In an open tournament, after three rounds, 5 chess players are leading with 100% results. Among the girls, there are four leaders who also won all their games. Technical results