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GRENKE Open 2019 - Games and Results 20/04/2019
The GRENKE Open takes place alongside the first half of the Chess Classic in Karlsruhe, 18th to 22nd April 2019. Leading players: Etienne Bacrot, Gata Kamsky, Anton Korobov, Alireza Firouzja, Yuriy Kuzubov, Maksim Chigaev, Alexey Sarana, Daniel Fridman, S.P. Sethuraman, Borki Predojevic, ,
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GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 - Games and Results 20/04/2019
The GRENKE Chess Classic takes place in two venues, first of all in Karlsruhe for the first 5 rounds before moving to Baden Baden for the final rounds. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, straight off the back of a magnificient 7/9 in the Gashimov Memorial will be hoping to repeat the trick here. Fabiano Caruana faces […]
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20th European Women's Championship 2019 - Games and Results 17/04/2019
The 20th European Women's Championship takes place in Antalya, Turkey, Thu 11th Apr to Tue 23rd Apr 2019. Top seeds Aleksandra Goryachkina, Nana Dzagnidze, Bela Khotenashvili, Alina Kashlinskaya, Antoaneta Stefanova etc.
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2nd Longtou Cup 2019 - Games and Results 17/04/2019
The 2nd Longtou Cup is an open tournament in Qinhuangdao, China. Top seeds Wang Hao and Vadim Zvjaginsev.
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3rd Du Te Cup 2019 - Games and Results 17/04/2019
The 3rd Du Te Cup takes place in Shenzhen, China 17th to 26th April 2019. 6 players 10 rounds with Ding Liren, Anish Giri, Yu Yangyi, Richard Rapport, Pentala Harikrishna and Dmitry Jakovenko.
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6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019 - Games and Results 09/04/2019
The 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial took place Sunday 31st March to Wednesday 10th Apr 2019. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen returns to action for the first time since winning the Tata Steel tournament in January. Players: Giri, Karjakin, Grischuk, Radjabov, Anand, Navara, Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding and Topalov.. Magnus Carlsen won with 7/9 5 wins and […]
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World Senior Team Championships 2019: Round 7 24/04/2019
Seven rounds have been played at FIDE World Senior Team Championship Open 50+ and Open 65+ in Rhodes. In the 50+ category, USA remains the sole leader after defeating Israel with a score 2,5-1,5. Italy defeated England 1 with a score 2,5-1,5 and Iceland 1 defeated Armenia with the same score. Three out of four […]
FIDE launches the budget to support chess veterans 23/04/2019
Following a decision of the 4th Presidential Board meeting 2018, the International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans with an exceptional budget of an annual total of 50,000 euros.From this fund, 30,000 will be allocated to increase the prize funds in this year's Individual World Seniors Championships […]
The World Fischer Random Chess Championship is now officially recognized by FIDE 20/04/2019
This historic event will feature an online qualifying phase on Chess.com, beginning April 28, and is open to all players. The finals will be held in Norway this fall, with a prize fund of $375,000 USD. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has granted the rights to host the inaugural FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship […]
Cooperation agreement between the FIDE Social Comm. and the Magic Extremadura CC 20/04/2019
FIDE Social Commission and Magic Extremadura Chess Club signed a cooperation agreement on April, 2. The club in Spanish Merida has created a specific methodology called ECAM, Cognitive Training Through Chess, and is successfully applying it as a therapeutic tool.The President of the Social Commission of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), GM Pablo Zarnicki, visited Merida, a city […]
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Tournament 19/04/2019
FIDE is happy to confirm that the contract with the organizers of FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Tournament has been signed, and we are looking forward to an exceptional event on Isle of Man. Please, find below the updated version of the Tournament Regulations in accordance with the decision of the FIDE Presidential Board as well […]
Turkey welcomes participants of World Schools Championships 2019 18/04/2019
World School Individual Championships 2019 started in Lara, Antalya, Turkey on the 17th of April. 396 participants will compete in 12 age groups (Open and Girls under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17). Champions will be determined on the 26th of April. The games will take place in the conference hall of the 5-star […]