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20th European Individual Championship 2019 - Games and Results 18/03/2019
The 20th European Individual Championship takes place in Skopje, Mon 18th Mar to Fri 29th Mar 2019. Leading players: Artemiev, Tomashevsky, Saric, Kovalev, Dubov, Mamedov, Vallejo Pons, Ragger, Grandelius, Korobov, Cheparinov, Eljanov, Rodshtein, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Berkes, Safarli, Dreev, Melkumyan, Kovalenko, Edouard, Parligras, Gelfand, Fressinet, Moiseenko, Kuzubov, Alekseenko, Anton Guijarro, Zvjaginsev, Alekseev etc
Mark Crowther
1st Prague International Chess Festival 2019 - Games and Results 17/03/2019
The 1st Prague International Chess Festival took place Tue 5th Mar to Sat 16th Mar 2019. There is a strong Masters Group Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nikita Vitiugov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Pentala Harikrishna, Boris Gelfand, Samuel Shankland, Santosh Gujrathi Vidit, David Navara, Richard Rapport and Viktor Laznicka. The Challengers group was also of interest including includes Women's World […]
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FIDE World Team Championship 2019 - Games and Results 14/03/2019
The FIDE World Team Championship took place 5th to 14th March 2019 in Astana Kazakhstan. 10 teams in the open and women's sections. Leading players: Ding Liren, Grischuk, Nepomniachtchi, Yu Yangyi, Karjakin, Artemiev, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Andreikin, Naiditsch, Amin Bassem, Adams etc. Play starts at 3pm local time, Russia have secured the Gold Medal […]
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Israeli Team Championship 2019 - Games and Results 14/03/2019
The Israeli Team Championship takes place Sat 5th Jan 2019 to Fri 5th Apr 2019. The games on a Friday are generally broadcast as they're all played at the same venue, the ones on Saturday are held in different venues and haven't transmitted been so far. Final round on the 5th April. Games from all […]
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11th dMP Batavia Chess 2019 - Games and Results 11/03/2019
The 11th dMP Batavia Chess took place 1st to 10th March 2019. Players: David Arutinian, Max Warmerdam, Arthur Pijpers, Simon K Williams, Stefan Kuipers, Koen Leenhouts, Rick Lahaye, John T.H.Van der Wiel, Lopez Jasel, Felix Meissner. Each day starts with blitz games. The idea was to produce draw odds for one player in the main […]
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St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2019 - Games and Results 10/03/2019
The St Louis Spring Chess Classic took place Sat 2nd Mar to Sun 10th Mar 2019. Two 9 round GM all-play-alls. The A-tournament has a very interesting field: Vassily Ivanchuk, Le Quang Liem, Ray Robson, Jeffery Xiong, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Varuzhan Akobian, Illya Nyzhnyk, Benjamin Bok, Aryan Tari and Eric Hansen. Jeffery Xiong won the top […]
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Tie-break criteria in Swiss-system events of the World Championship Cycle 14/03/2019
Following the recommendation of GSC, the tie-break criteria for Swiss-system events of the World Championship Cycle were approved by FIDE Presidential Board in Astana: ° Average Rating of Opponents Cut 1 (AROC 1)* ° Buchholz Cut 1**; ° Buchholz; ° Direct encounter between the players in tie; ° Drawing of lots. * Average Rating of […]
3rd FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 14/03/2019
The 3rd FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 will be held in Minsk, Belarus, from 15 August (arrival) to 19 August (departure) 2019. REGULATIONS (ENG)REGULATIONS (RUS) The venue is the Minsk Sports Palace.
WTCC 2019 All medals awarded 14/03/2019
The last round of the World Team Chess Championships produced a scenario of rare intensity, as team and individual medals were decided in the last minutes. Both gold medals had already attributed one day before the end to Russia in the open section and China in the women section, and both teams were involved in […]
FIDE President visits Vietnam 13/03/2019
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and Advisor to the FIDE President Berik Balgabaev paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on March 13th and attended the awarding ceremony of the 9th HD Bank International Chess Tournament. FIDE officials had a number of meetings with representatives of the Vietnam Chess Federation - President of […]
List of Q1 2019 Presidential Board Decisions 13/03/2019
LIST OF Q1 2019 PRESIDENTIAL BOARD DECISIONS Q1PB-2019/01 To approve the principle of reduction of FIDE fees. Q1PB-2019/02 To approve the signing of the Liability Insurance contract for PB members. Q1PB-2019/03 To approve Baku as the possible organizer of the next Presidential Board. Q1PB-2019/04 To approve the recommendation for the organization for an Extraordinary GA […]
Interview with FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich 13/03/2019
Dvorkovich: "FIDE has a direct income from its first sponsor Russian Railways" The opening day of the World Team Championships 2019 in Astana was intensive for Arkady Dvorkovich. FIDE Press Officer in Astana Yannick Pelletier was allotted a few minutes in the FIDE President’s tight schedule to ask him some questions. Yannick Pelletier: The FIDE […]