In the seventh round of the Cairns Cup played on Saturday, sole leader Anna Zatonskih got a rest day. Elisabeth Paehtz missed her chance to catch up with Zatonskih, as the German grandmaster lost to Bella Khotenashvili. Thanks to this win, the Georgian now stands half a point behind Zatonskih. Irina Krush is also back […]
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Vidit Gujrathi and Raunak Sadhwani won Maharashtra Challenge Match 2023. They both dominated their respective opponents, Peter Svidler and Nigel Short. Raunak won the match with six games and a day to spare, Vidit clinched it with four games left on the final day. Raunak dominated all three formats – Classical, Rapid and Blitz. Vidit […]
The Cairns Cup is taking place on June 3-12 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Humpy Koneru, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Harika Dronavalli are the top seeds in the 10-player single round-robin with a classical time control. The event will feature one of the strongest female fields, as they compete for a total prize fund of […]
A final-round win over long-time leader Fabiano Caruana gave Hikaru Nakamura outright victory at the 11th edition of the Norway Chess super-tournament. Nakamura scored three wins and no losses in his nine classical games, which allowed him to climb to the second spot in the live ratings list. Caruana finished second, while 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh […]
From June 21 to July 2, the Global Chess League will be played in Dubai, with six excellent teams. Before that, inauguration events will take place in New York, London, Paris and Berlin. In Berlin, the event will take place next Sunday at the Schachfreunde Berlin, with Sebastian Siebrecht.
D. Gukesh was the only player to win his classical game in the penultimate round of the Norway Chess Tournament by creating a veritable work of art against Aryan Tari. Hikaru Nakamura lost tp Nodirbek Abdusattorov in Armageddon, but still has a chance to win the tournament. Fabiano Caruana remains in the lead, and Magnus […]
Last Monday, 5 June, Ukrainian grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko died of a heart attack in Kiev. During his career Malakhatko won numerous open tournaments and played for the Ukrainian national team, although he moved to the Belgian Chess Federation in 2007. | Photo: Georgios Souleidis
Before round 5 of the Cairns Cup began, the organizers announced that Humpy Koneru had to withdraw due to medical issues. Humpy’s games in the first four rounds will not be counted in the tournament standings, though they will be rated by FIDE. In the fifth round, Bella Khotenashvili scored a third consecutive victory, as […]
The new Hamburg champion is Arne Bracker, whom many ChessBase customers know from his work at the ChessBase Support. In nine rounds, Arne Bracker did not lose a single game, leaving Elo favourite Malte Colpe behind. Winning the tournament means that Arne has qualified for the German Championships. | Photo: Christoph Schroeder (4.) – Arne […]
It’s a heartening story: a strong chess grandmaster visits a correctional facility to inspire the inmates for the game he excels in. Uzbek American GM Timur Gareyev, holder of the world blindfold record, gave simul displays, blindfold sessions, and even lessons during his visit. Tony Ballard, the Director of Prison Outreach program of The “The […]