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Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019 - Games and Results 16/05/2019
The Moscow FIDE Grand Prix is the first of the new format of events for the World Chess Championship cycle 2019-20. It's pretty much the World Cup KO formula with 16 players and takes place 17th to 29th May 2019. Players: Mamedyarov, Giri, Wesly So, Aronian, Grischuk, Nakamura, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi, Svidler, Radjabov, Jakovenko, Wojtaszek, Wei […]
Mark Crowther
54th Capablanca Memorial 2019 - Games and Results 14/05/2019
The 54th Capablanca Memorial took place Fri 3rd May to Mon 13th May 2019. B Adhiban, Vasil Ivanchuk, David Anton, Sam Sevian, Yuri Gonzalez Vidal and Carlos Albornoz Cabrera played in the 6 player 10 round Elite group. Vassily Ivanchuk won the event for the 8th time (including one shared). Ivanchuk was in the joint […]
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IMSA World Masters 2019 - Games and Results 14/05/2019
The IMSA World Masters took place in China on the 14th-19th May 2019. Rapid and Blitz with Wang Hao, Yu Yangyi, Andreikin, Korobov, Dominguez, Rapport, Bu Xiangzhi, Gelfand, Fedoseev, Le Quang Liem, Leko, Ponomariov, Mamedov, Vidit, Cheparinov and Gawain Jones. Anton Korobov won the rapid event and came second in the blitz behind Bu Xiangzhi, […]
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Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019 - Games and Results 13/05/2019
The Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz took place Wed 8th May to Sun 12th May 2019 in Abidjan. This is the first event of the Grand Chess Tour 2019. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Ding Liren, Wei Yi and Bassem Amin. Magnus Carlsen won with […]
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25th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2019 - Games and Results 09/05/2019
The 25th Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament took place Fri 3rd May to Thu 9th May 2019 in Malmo, Sweden. Harikrishna, Gawain Jones, Ivan Saric, Nils Grandelius, Parham Maghsoodloo, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Nihal Sarin and Tiger Hillarp Persson play in this 8 players 7 round event. Gawain Jones took clear first place with 5/7, he […]
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PRO Chess League 2019 - Games and Results 07/05/2019
The PRO Chess League 2019 took place Tue 8th Jan 2019 to the final on Sun 5th May 2019. 32 teams is divided into four divisions. Leading players: 1 GM Fabiano Caruana Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2827, 2 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov San Jose Hackers 2820, 3 GM Ding Liren Chengdu Pandas 2804, 4 GM Anish […]
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Semifinalists Set in Moscow After High-Tension Day of Playoffs 22/05/2019
Threesemi-finalists were decided Wednesday in the Moscow Grand Prix as Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk, both of Russia, advanced from the quarterfinals after prevailing in rapid tie-breaker games. They join Radoslaw Wojtaszek of Poland who won his quarterfinal match on Tuesday. That was necessary for three of the […]
Wojtaszek Is First Semifinalist in Moscow, the Rest Will Be Decided in Playoffs 21/05/2019
Radoslaw Wojtaszek is the first player to advance to the semifinals of the Moscow Grand Prix after he beat Peter Svidler on Tuesday. The other semifinalists will be decided on Wednesday in playoffsas the rest of the quarterfinal matches ended in ties after all the games were drawn.All the games on the first day of […]
Second Round of Moscow Grand Prix Begins Peacefully 20/05/2019
The second round of the Moscow Grand Prix began with four draws on Monday, though there were several pitched battles. Since the Grand Prix is using a knockout format, all competitors will face each other on Tuesday in the second half of their mini-matches. If those games end in draws, then the players will proceed […]
World Cadet U8, 10, 12 Chess Championship 2019 opens the registration 20/05/2019
Dear players, World Cadet U8, 10, 12 Chess Championship 2019 will be held in Weifang, China from 20th August to 2nd September. Online registration has opened. For more information, please visit the official website. Photos of the playing venue:
Managing Council elected to lead work of Grenada Chess Federation 20/05/2019
A Managing Council has been elected to lead the work of the Grenada Chess Federation (GCF) for the next two (2) years. The Managing Council comprises Ruggles Ferguson – President; Carlyle Glean Jr. – Vice President; Kinna Marrast-Victor – General Secretary; Raheem Smith – Assistant General Secretary; Jarelle Amade – Treasurer; Terrance Smith – Assistant […]
Two Americans Win Playoffs to Advance in Moscow 19/05/2019
The two American representatives in the Moscow Grand Prix advanced to the next round on Sunday after dispatching their opponents in playoffs.Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, the two Americans, beat Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan and Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, respectively, in two-game rapid playoffs after their first-round matches had been tied in regulation. In both […]