FIDE Grand Prix Series: Nakamura and Rapport qualify for Candidates 2022
Hikaru Nakamura and Richard Rapport are officially in the Candidates 2022. Richard Rapport scored 20 Grand Prix points (7 points in the first leg for reaching semis + 13 points in the second for winning the event), while Hikaru has secured at least the same number (13 points in the first leg for winning the event + at […]
FIDE World Cup & Women’s World Cup 2023 – Call for bids
1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the World Cup & Women’s World Cup in the second half of 2023 (see the Tournaments Regulations: World Cup 2023, Women’s World Cup 2023). 1.2 FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to invite any federation member of FIDE or any organiser approved by the national federation to host the event. The […]
FIDE Grand Prix Berlin – Round 5 Recap
Half of the games ended with decisive results in Round 5 of the final stage of the FIDE Grand Prix Series organized by World Chess. It was a very good day for the American players as three of them, namely Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So, defeated their opponents. All three are leading in their groups before the final round of […]