At the end of the holidays, I played my last summer tournament in Portugal, the Maia Chess Open. From the 25th of August to the 2nd of September, a small town named Maia gave home to the event. The tournament format was a nine-round Swiss system with a standard time Read more…
The FIDE World Cup, held in Azerbaijan between 30 Jul – 24 Aug, turned this year into one of the strongest and most unforgiving chess tournaments the public has seen in a while. With over 30 000 viewers on live tournament broadcasts, the cup has rewarded the viewers with many Read more…
After the tournament in Budapest, I stayed in Hungary for another event. Just two hours from Budapest, in the city of Ajka, there was the Hungarian Rapid Chess Championship. The tournament was held from the 21st to the 23rd of July. The system was a 13-round Swiss and the time control Read more…
From the 14th to the 19th of July, I played an Open Hungarian Amateur Chess Championship in Budapest, Hungary. The nine-round Swiss system had 60 minutes plus 30 seconds per each move time control. As it was an amateur championship, only players under the 2300 rating were allowed to play. However, it Read more…
From the 30th of July to the 24th of August, the capital city of Azerbaijan is hosting a fierce eliminatory competition, the FIDE World Chess Cup, that sends the top three players into the Candidates Tournament. Both the Women and Men Cups are taking place simultaneously, with the highest-rated players Read more…
At the beginning of the summer holidays, I played another tournament, this time in Linz, Austria. The tournaments were held from the 30th of June to the 1st of July in the PlusCity shopping mall in Linz. Blitz On the first day, we played the blitz tournament. The players were Read more…
After the Vigevano chess tournament, I stayed in Italy a little longer (who could resist) and played another tournament there, the Chess Open Dolomites. This tournament took place from the 10th to the 17th of June in the lovely town of Forni di Sopra. The town was located right in the middle Read more…
Last week I traveled to Italy to attend the Vigevano Chess Tournament, a U20 tournament, which was played from the 2nd to the 4th of June in the city of Vigevano. The playing hall was located inside the Castle of Vigevano, which gave it a majestic atmosphere and it was one Read more…
Stavanger, a city in southwest Norway, is the host of a super GM tournament, which distinguishes itself by introducing an Armageddon format. Armageddon puts the players in a challenging situation since no match-up can end in a tie; if the initial game of classic chess ends in a draw, the Read more…
The Grand Chess Tour 2023 continued with its second stage, this time rapid and blitz, between the 19th and the 25th of May in the capital city of Poland, Warsaw. Ten super GMs, amongst which the former World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, competed in nine rounds of rapid (25min/ +10s) and Read more…