The 10th Dhamso International Chess Festival was held on May 26-30 at the Hotel Lavanga Resort & Spa in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. In the main event, IM Mohan Kushara (pictured) won the championship by scoring 9/10 points, while R M Dulinma Hemalni Rathnayake won the women’s championship after scoring 7/10 points. More than 660 players […]
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Magnus Carlsen suffered a shock defeat to long-time second GM Laurent Fressinet but roared back to secure qualification for Division I in the Champions Chess Tour’s upcoming Aimchess Rapid event. Joining Carlsen in the top tier will be Levon Aronian, Wesley So, and the Venezuelan-born Spanish Eduardo Iturrizaga who all progressed through a challenging Swiss […]
The ninth round of the Cairns Cup saw Alexandra Kosteniuk grabbing a third consecutive win to secure clear second place in the final standings. Kosteniuk defeated Elisabeth Paehtz with black, while Irina Krush, who was sharing second place with Kosteniuk before the final round, failed to get the better of tournament winner Anna Zatonskih in […]
The first day of the Europe and Africa Regional qualifier kicked off with a top match between British number one Michael Adams and Poland’s top player Jan-Krzysztof Duda. After several ups and downs Duda won with a bit of luck. The second match of the day saw an all-German clash between Vincent Keymer and Alexander […]
Remember The Queen’s Gambit? It was released in October 2020, and became Netflix’s most-watched scripted miniseries, making it the top program in 63 countries. The series received high critical acclaim, but also resulted in a massive general interest in the game. Now Netflix is poised to release a game that combines the story and character […]
The FIDE World Cup, a knock-out chess extravaganza held every two years, will celebrate its 10th edition in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30 July to 24 August 2023. Many of the participants in the open and the women’s sections have confirmed their presence. Heading the open will be Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana, while […]
“Armageddon Championship Series: Europe & Africa”, the fourth event of the cycle developed by World Chess, is taking place on June 12-18 in Berlin. Michael Adams, Matthias Bluebaum, Vincent Keymer, Jan-Krzystof Duda, Alexander Donchenko, Jorden Van Foreest, Richard Rapport, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave play a double-elimination blitz knockout, as they battle for two spots in the […]
Anna Zatonskih beat Zhansaya Abdumalik in round 8 of the Cairns Cup to claim tournament victory with one round to spare. Alexandra Kosteniuk’s win over Bella Khotenashvili helped Zatonskih to grab clear first place. Remarkably, the tournament champion was the lowest-rated player in Saint Louis. Zatonskih is set to face Irina Krush in Monday’s final […]
The French Team Championship, also known as ‘Top 16’, was played on June 1-11 in Chartres, a small city not far from Paris. Before Sunday’s final round, three teams were tied at the top of the standings: Asnières, Bischwiller and Grasse. The final round saw Asnières and Bischwiller drawing their match, while Grasse lost to […]
The next round of the Armageddon series starts on 12 June at the World Chess Club in Berlin. With Richard Rapport, Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Michael Adams, Jorden Van Foreest and the three German players Vincent Keymer (pictured), Matthias Blübaum and Alexander Donchenko. | Photo: Lennart Ootes