Chess blog

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 Blitz Chess Championship was on the 16th of December, with 11 double rounds with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment. A 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. Speed Chess Championship is a combination of blitz and bullet chess played online between 16 elite players in a single-elimination bracket. Players are matched against each 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 Tan (CHINA). The match between Goryachkina and Kosteniuk started with two draws in the first two rounds. In the third round, Goryachkina was black and 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 is randomized, but the same for both players. This random setup makes it impossible for players to use their opening skills, so they have to 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, • 2nd: €50,000, • 3rd-4th: €30,000, • 5th-8th: €20,000. The tournament is played by a knockout system. FIDE divided eight players into two groups for scheduling Read more…