Aydin Suleymanli (pictured with his father) emerged as the winner of the Azerbaijani Championship 2024. The 19-year-old native of Baku prevailed over Mahammad Muradli in the final match to capture his maiden national title. The competition consisted of two stages: a 9-round Swiss tournament with classical time control was followed by a playoff with the […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
The first round of the TePe Sigeman & Co. Tournament in Malmö saw three out of four games ending decisively, as only defending champion Peter Svidler and local hero Nils Grandelius signed a draw on Saturday. Two out of the three top seeds started the event with victories — Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer — […]
The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament is taking place from 27 April to 3 May at the Elite Plaza Hotel in Malmö, Sweden. The tournament is an 8-player single round-robin featuring Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi and Vincent Keymer as the top seeds. Defending champion Peter Svidler and women’s world champion Ju Wenjun are also in […]
After Gukesh’s victory in the Candidates Tournament, the enthusiasm in his home country knows no bounds. On his return to Chennai, the youngest World Chess Championship challenger of all time was greeted with a huge reception. India intends to host the World Championship match between Gukesh and reigning champion Ding Liren from China. | Photo: […]
The Women’s Grand Prix is a series of tournaments launched by FIDE in 2009 to promote women’s chess. FIDE is pleased to announce the list of players who have secured their place in the 2024-2025 WGP Series. All 14 qualified players have earned their spot thanks to fulfilling the qualifying conditions. The remaining six players […]
Inspired by a data analysis of the style of play in American basketball, Roger Lorenz has carried out a similar analysis for top-level chess. There have indeed significant changes over the last few decades — not necessarily positive ones.
On April 28, the subscribers of Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy will gather for an exclusive interview with Elizbar Ubilava. At 74 years young, Elizbar Ubilava, a Spanish grandmaster of Georgian origin, is a living legend in the world of chess. With his remarkable achievements and illustrious career spanning decades, Ubilava’s influence on the chess landscape […]
BBC Factual announced a new competition format, “Chess Masters”, for BBC Two and iPlayer. Across eight episodes, passionate and highly skilled players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series of rapid chess games before one will be crowned the title of Chess Master. The announcement comes a bit over 40 years after […]
The TePe Sigeman & Co tournament has been held in Malmö since 1993 — it was only cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. The organisers have once again put together a very interesting 8-player field for the 2024 tournament: Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi, Vincent Keymer, defending champion Peter Svidler (pictured), Nils Grandelius, Anton Korobov, […]
Have all playable alternatives in the early opening been discovered? Despite the huge number of possibilities, there seem to be no surprises in the first moves of a chess game, right? Well, I think I might just have blown that theory out of the water. Yes, I believe that I have discovered a new opening! […]