The World Chess Candidates Tournament to be Held in London London, January 15, 2013 – FIDE and AGON – the World Chess Federation’s commercial partner – are pleased to announce the players, dates and venue of the 2013 Candidates...
Draft Dates for World Chess Championship Cycles
Draft Dates for World Chess Championship Cycles Athens, March 6, 2012 – FIDE, after consultations with AGON, its new partner for organizing the World Chess Championship Cycle, announced a draft calendar of event dates for the next two cycles...
Danailov with strong reaction about the Candidates tournament 2012
Silvio Danailov with strong reaction about the Candidates tournament 2012 In an interview for the Russian Sport Express, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced unofficially that the Candidates Tournament 2012, scheduled to take part later this year, will be held in London....
FIDE to receive 10-12 million Euros for the coming cycles
FIDE to receive 10-12 million Euros for the coming cycles February 21, 2012 – 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke about plans for a new Men’s Grand Prix and the...
What to expect in the 2012 world chess championship
This article is a summary for the full article on the 2012 World Chess Championship, please visit William’s site. The 2012 World Chess Championship will take place in Moscow, Russia in May 2012 with Indian Super-GrandmasterViswanathan Anand defending his...
Carlsen to participate in the next World Championship
Carlsen to participate in the next World Championship Magnus Carlsen has decided to participate in the next World Championship cycle. He is stopping the boycott that began in May 2010 and is back in the hunt for the highest...
New format suggestion by Prof. Kariston Pereira
Message sent to the FIDE President (Modernisation Working Commission): Dear FIDE President, The possible new formats already suggested for the Candidates Tournament has some known issues. For example: a double round robin tournament with 8 players has some drawbacks...
Mixed reaction from grandmasters and fans
Magnus Carlsen shocks Fide by withdrawing from elimination seriesLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Saturday 13 November 2010 Magnus Carlsen has shocked chess by withdrawing from the global body Fide’s elimination series to decide the 2012 world title challenger. The 19-year-old Norwegian...
I am very hopeful Carlsen will finally play the Candidates Matches
I am very hopeful Carlsen will finally play the Candidates MatchesInterview with ECU President Silvio DanailovQ: Mr. Danailov, how are the things going with ECU and your new team? Did you start to work already? A: Everything is fine,...
Big changes in Candidates Matches Pairings
Candidates Matches 2011 pairingsPairings change after Grischuk replaces Carlsen The Candidates Matches 2011, part of the World Chess Championship cycle, are scheduled for March – May in Kazan. With Grischuk replacing Carlsen, some of the pairings are changing, following...