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Carlsen and Anand share the lead after Tata Steel Masters Round 8 - 8 20/01/2019
Carlsen and Anand share the lead after Tata Steel Masters Round 8 6 time winner Magnus Carlsen and 5 time winner Viswanathan Anand share the lead in the Tata Steel Masters going into the second rest day. Magnus Carlsen scored a regulation win against Richard Rapport where he steadily outplayed his opponent on the white […]
Mark Crowther
Anand joins the leaders after Round 7 of the Tata Steel Masters - 7 19/01/2019
Viswanathan Anand beat Vladimir Kramnik in Round 7 of the Tata Steel Masters to join Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ding Liren, Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen in a five way tie on 4.5/7. Kramnik has been playing some rather strange, if not outright bad, chess during this event. Kramnik's aggressive 14.g4?! and 16.h4? should have led to […]
Mark Crowther
Giri and Carlsen join the leaders after 6 rounds of the Tata Steel Masters - 6 18/01/2019
Anish Giri and Magnus Carlsen joined Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi in the lead on 4 points after they both won in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Masters. Carlsen won a difficult endgame late on against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Although equal the position was very unbalanced and it seems 44...h5? (44...e3) was the losing […]
Mark Crowther
Ding joins Nepomniachtchi in the lead after Round 5 of the Tata Steel Masters - 5 16/01/2019
Before the first rest day the Tata Steel Masters went "on tour" to the beautiful city of Alkmaar. The city is famous for its cheese and the venue was the Taqa Theater De Vest. Magnus Carlsen ended a run of 21 draws in a row in Classical Chess going back to Round 2 of the […]
Mark Crowther
Giri and Vidit win in Tata Steel Round 4 - 4 15/01/2019
Leader Ian Nepomniachtchi earned a comfortable draw with black against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 4 of the Tata Steel Masters and kept the lead with 3 points. This allowed Anish Giri and Santosh Gujrathi Vidit to move within half a point in a four way tie for second place with Ding Liren and Viswanathan Anand. […]
Mark Crowther
Ian Nepomniachtchi leads the Tata Steel Masters on 2.5/3 - 3 14/01/2019
Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated a struggling Vladimir Kramnik in the third round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament to lead the tournament alone on 2.5/3. This is also Nepomniachtchi's third classical win in a row against Kramnik. Ding Liren also scored his first win beating Jorden van Foreest and Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Vladimir Fedoseev. Shankland-Anand, Radjabov-Rapport […]
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2019 Grand Prix Series 21/01/2019
FIDE is pleased to announce the 2019 Grand Prix Series, the qualifier for the 2020 Candidates Tournament. It will be held in cooperation with World Chess in a new format aimed at improving its appeal for spectators and players alike. Each of the top 20 players qualified by rating will take part in 3 out […]
New FIDE: first 100 days 17/01/2019
Tournaments • Smooth organization of major FIDE events, including both World Classical Championships (London and Khanty-Mansiysk) • Successful relocation and organization of King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2018 in a close partnership with the Saudi Chess Federation and the Russian Chess Federation. New standard of organization and specially devised programs attracted thousands […]
FIDE Statement 14/01/2019
1. As clearly stated in Article 1 of FIDE's statutes, FIDE rejects discriminatory treatment for national, political, racial, social or religious reasons or on account of gender. According to the same statutory provision, FIDE events (competitions, congresses, meetings) may be hosted only by Federations where free access is generally assured to representatives of all Federations. […]
Additional qualification path to Candidates 2020 - FIDE Grand Swiss 10/01/2019
FIDE informs about additional qualification path to the Candidates 2020 - FIDE Grand Swiss. Consequently, FIDE removes one qualification spot from the rating quota and passes it to Grand Swiss qualifier based on the understanding with World Chess. The bids for the event are to be sent before February 9, 2019 to office@fide.com. Rules for […]
FIDE Bank account opened in Caixa Bank, Spain 10/01/2019
FIDE is pleased to announce that an official bank account with Caixa Bank, one of the largest banks in Spain, has been opened. FIDE is extending its gratitude to Mr. Jose Claudio Vinas Racionero, President of the Catalonia Chess Federation for his invaluable assistance in this matter.
WRBCC 2018 Final Standings and Prize Fund Allocations 03/01/2019
The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships were held in St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 25-31. Daniil Dubov and Ju Wenjun are the World Rapid Chess Champions. Magnus Carlsen and Kateryna Lagno are the World Blitz Champions. Please view the final standings and complete prize fund allocations: PDF | Excel