The 6th edition of Altibox Norway Chess is a 10-player round-robin featuring World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion Vishy Anand and most of the world’s best players. It takes place from 27 May to 7 June in the Clarion Energy Hotel and Stavanger Concert Hall in Stavanger. Chess players receive 100 minutes for […]
Moscow Blitz Championship in Gorbushkin Dvor
One of the main events in the chess life of the capital – the final of the Moscow Blitz Championship – will take place on Sunday, 3rd September, at the the media hall of the hypermall “Gorbushkin Dvor”. This year’s event will be the strongest women’s tournament in history with Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ekaterina Lagno, Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya, Marina […]
WIM Maili-Jade Ouellet wins SPFGI Blitz Championship
SPFGI photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/evO2vwT2IbfW8GHb2 Final standings Place Name Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot 1 WIM MAILI-JADE OUELLET 2316 WW41 WW19 WW18 WL4 WW9 9 2 to 4 FM QIYU ZHOU 2337 WW35 WW42 WL26 WW29 WL3 8 WIM THANH THUY NGUYEN 2193 WW25 WW31 WL11 WW10 WL2 8 WFM ANAHI […]
Ernesto Inarkiev wins Moscow Blitz Cup
On the International Chess Day, July 20, National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (NRU MGSU) hosted Moscow Blitz Cup dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of NRU MGSU President Valery Telichenko. Organizers: Chess Federation of Moscow with the support of a joint-stock company Vector Capital Partners. Tournament’s director: Zarif Safoev. Chief Arbiter: IA Artem Akhmetov. The […]
Carlsen dominates 2-day bllitz by 4.5 points margin, wins GCT Leuven
Final standings (Blitz) 1. Carlsen, Magnus gm NOR 2832 * * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 14.5 2. Giri, Anish gm NED 2771 1 ½ * * ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 […]
Carlsen dominates Leuven Blitz day 1
Standings after 9 rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Carlsen, Magnus gm NOR 2832 * * ½ . 0 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 7½ 2. Kramnik, Vladimir gm RUS 2808 ½ . * * 1 . ½ . […]
MVL wins GCT Paris Blitz
Final blitz standings 1. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime gm FRA 2796 * * ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 13.0 2. Nakamura, Hikaru gm USA 2785 ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 0 1 […]
Nakamura leads GCT Paris Blitz after day 1 with 7/9, So last with 1.5/9
Round by round results Round 9 Bacrot, Etienne Topalov, Veselin ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 So, Wesley Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ Round 8 Carlsen, Magnus Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Grischuk, Alexander Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar So, Wesley ½-½ Topalov, Veselin […]