1 January – 31 December, 2023 One playerwho would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player’s five highest scores. Gukesh D Winner qualified 2023 FIDE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH ...
June 30th – July 3rd, 2023. At Excelsior Chess Club (206-91 Skyway Avenue, Etobicoke, Ontario) the 7 round Swiss tournament limited to Ontario residents. Tournament details at the club website athttps://excelsiorchessclub.ca/our-tournaments/2023-ontario-women-closed-championship/ ...
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BySergio Posted onMarch 28, 2023 Share Tweet Share Email Comments Yesterday FIDE announced thatToronto will host the 2024 FIDE Candidates. The announcement came with a statement by the FIDE President Arkadij Dvorkovich, where he said, “The Candidates Tournaments will start in just over a year’...
1/1/2024 – We are three months away from the start of the Candidates Tournaments in Toronto. With no more rated classical games in the December-2023 period, we got the names of the two players who got the rating spot in the open and women’s sections — Alireza Firouzja and Humpy Kon...
The 22nd Marienbad Open and Closed events take place 13th to 20th January 2024. There are two GM, two IM and one Open Group as well as Senior, Rapid and Blitz tournaments. I will round up everything next week.Event: 22nd Marienbad Open 2024 Place: Marianske Lazne CountryCode: CZE ...
4/7/2024 – As the much-anticipated Candidates Tournament is taking place in Toronto, it’s not too difficult to separate the players into those with a decent chance of winning and becoming Ding’s challenger and those who will hope to have a decent result and gain invaluable experience for...
The FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates are well under way in Toronto, Canada. What a treat it has been to see absolute top level chess again. This is what tells us the state of the game in 2024. Ian Nepomniachtchi has won the last two Candidates tournaments and leads with 3/4....
Dear Chess player, The goal of the tournament is to raise awareness about past genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity, thus, prevent future occurrences. Current horrifying events around the globe, including ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, indicate that we collectively have failed this mission...
Caruana and Nakamura, America’s world No2 and 3, were edged out by just half a point at the Toronto Candidates in April, when Gukesh qualified as the challenger. Gukesh himself recognises that Carlsen is still ahead of him: “It’s a motivating factor, trying to reach the level of gr...