The International Chess Federation has published information about the following tournaments of candidates among men and women. Both qualifying tournaments will be held in April 2024, 8 people will compete in each competition, and the recommended prize fund is 750 thousand euros. The duration of the tournament will be 22 days, the regulations must be…
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The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 10th round: P. Maghsoodloo 0-1 M. Carlsen, D. Gukesh 1-0 R. Praggnanandhaa, N. Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 Ding Liren, W. So 0.5-0.5 A. Giri, R. Rapport 0.5-0.5 L. Aronian, F. Caruana 0.5-0.5 A. Erigaisi, J. Van Foreest 0.5-0.5 V. Keymer. Standings:1. N. Abdusattarov –…
The 9th round of the Tata Steel Masters super tournament took place in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) yesterday. One of the central parties was the meeting between the world champion Magnus Carlsen and the young Indian talent Dommaraju Gukesh. The opponents agreed to a draw on the 46th move. In the post-match interview, Gukesh shared…
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 8th round: J. Van Foreest 1-0 A. Erigaisi, R. Rapport 1-0 P. Praggnanandhaa, F. Caruana 0-1 M. Carlsen, D. Gukesh 1-0 P. Maghsoodloo, W. So 0.5-0.5 Ding Liren, A. Giri 0.5-0.5 V. Keymer, N. Abdusattorov 0.5-0.5 L. Aronian. Standings:1. N. Abdusattorov –…
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 7th round: D. Gukesh 0-1 W. So, M. Carlsen 1-0 P. Rapport, R. Praggnanandhaa 1-0 J. Van Foreest, A. Erigaisi 0-1 N. Abdusattorov, P. Maghsoodloo 0.5-0.5 F. Caruana, L. Aronian 0.5-0.5 A. Giri, V. Keymer 0.5-0.5 Ding Liren. Standings:1. N. Abdusattorov –…
Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri commented on yesterday’s victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen at the Tata Steel Masters super tournament. “It had to happen sooner or later. I’ve been playing very poorly against Magnus lately, and every time he increased the degree of risk. I thought, “okay, I’m still losing to him, but there’s a…
The traditional super tournament continues in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). Results of the 4th round: Ding Liren 0-1 R. Praggnanandhaa, A. Giri 1-0 M. Carlsen, N. Abdusattorov 1-0 P. Maghsoodloo, W. So 0,5-0,5 L. Aronian, V. Keymer 0,5-0,5 A. Erigaisi, J. Van Foreest 0,5-0,5 D. Gukesh, R. Rapport 0,5-0,5 F. Caruana. Standings: 1-2. A. Giri,…
Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko commented on the level of play of the current world champion in classical chess, rapid and blitz – Magnus Carlsen. “Now and for many years Magnus is the best chess player on the planet with a reserve. The recent Rapid and Blitz World Championships confirmed this. I think Carlsen is like…
The traditional super tournament has started today in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). 1st round results: D. Gukesh 0: 1 Ding Liren, R. Rapport 0: 1 N. Abdusattorov, M. Carlsen 0.5: 0.5 L. Aronian, F. Caruana 0.5:0.5 A. Giri, R. Praggnanandhaa 0.5:0.5 A. Erigaisi, P. Maghsoodloo 0.5: 0.5 V. Keymer, J. Van Foreest 0.5: 0.5 W….
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…