Tata Steel Masters: Abdusattorov survives scare, Giri moves up to second place
In Round 9 the leader of Tata Steel Masters 2023, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, escaped with a draw vs Vincent Keymer, while Anish Giri beat Ding Liren with the black pieces to narrow the gap. Richard Rapport scored his second straight victory. All other games were drawn. Vincent Keymer – Nodirbek Abudattorov ½–½ The leader of the event […]
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan takes the lead in FIDE Circuit race
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (pictured below) emerged as the new leader of the FIDE Circuit race following his victory in the 83rd Armenian Championship. The champion picked up 7.4 points and edged out the winner of the Rilton Cup, IM Pranesh M, to the second position. The runner-up of the Armenian Championship, Manuel Petrosyan, closes out the top three. FIDE Circuit […]
FIDE Candidates Tournaments 2024: Call for bids
1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the Candidates and Women’s Candidates Tournaments together in April 2024. The Regulations for both events shall be approved by 1 July 2023. 1.2 The basic provisions are the following: a) Number of participants in each event – 8b) Total duration – up to 22 daysc) Recommended combined […]