Vugar Gashimov Memorial was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from the 17th to the 24th of December. This tournament is dedicated to the dear memory of Azerbaijan’s genius chess player, European champion, and international grandmaster Vugar Gashimov. He was known for his attacking style and was one of the highest-rated chess Read more…
Last weekend, from the 16th to the 18th of December, the European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship was held in a polish town called Katowice. There was one tournament but separated prizes for the Open and Women. The total prize fund was €44000. The European Blitz Chess Championship The European Read more…
After Hikaru Nakamura defeated Nihal Sarin in the semifinals, he advanced to face Magnus Carlsen. The finals of the Speed Chess Championship were played at the same time as the World Cup finals – on Sunday, December 18. Magnus Carlsen showed magical skills over the board against Fabiano Caruana, whom Read more…
An awaited rematch of the 2018 World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana was another duel in the Speed Chess Championship, and Carlsen made sure it will be remembered. The World Champion showed extraordinary chess over the board and crushed Caruana 22-4, winning 10 games in a row. Read more…
Vezérképző is a chess tournament series, organized every month by GM Czebe Attila, that is held in Budapest, Hungary. The system of the tournament is a round-robin, so each player competes against every other player. It is a popular event among chess players, and it attracts many talented players from Read more…
The Pool B of the Women’s Candidates took place in Khiva, Uzbekistan, from 28th November to 11th December, with the same system as it was in Pool A. The two quarterfinals were between GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE) against GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (FIDE) and GM Kateryna Lagno (FIDE) against GM Zhongyi Read more…
From the 12th to the 23rd of November, Cagliari gave home to the Italian Championship of 2022. There were 3 sections – Open, Woman’s section and U20 Open. The Italian Championship The Italian Championship was a 12-player round-robin with a time control of 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, Read more…
Have you ever heard of Fischer Random Chess? Or have you ever seen the pieces arranged randomly? This kind of chess is also known as Chess960, invented by former chess champion Bobby Fischer. The rules are simple – pawns remain on the second rank, and the starting position of pieces Read more…
This year, the World Junior Chess Championship took place at the four-star Palmasera Resort in Cala Gonone, Sardinia, from the 11th to the 23rd of October. The tournament was played in 2 categories – Open Under 20 and Girls Under 20. Up to 186 players took part. The time control Read more…
The 2022-23 FIDE Women´s Candidates Tournament is an elite eight-player chess tournament which is held to determine the challenger of Women´s World Chess Champion – GM Ju Wenjun. Players also compete for their share of the €250.000 prize fund. The prize fund is distributed as follows: • 1st: €60,000, • Read more…