Fabiano Caruana wins 2023 Superbet Chess Classic
After drawing his last game Fabiano Caruana won the 2023 Superbet Chess Classic with a score of 5.5/9, taking home a 1st place prize of $100,000. The current No. 2 American led for most of the event and secured the title after his nearest rivals all drew their final-round games, leaving him half a point […]
Poland to host FIDE World Women’s Team Championship
The city of Bydgoszcz, in Poland, will host the 9th edition of the FIDE World Women’s Team Championship 2023, to be held from September 5-12. The competition will follow a similar format to the previous edition, held in Sitges (Spain) in 2021. Twelve teams of four players each (plus one reserve) will be divided into […]
Asian Championships 2023: Registration is open
The winners of the Championships qualify for the FIDE World Cup 2023 in Baku The Asian Continental Chess Championships (the Open Championship and the Women’s Championship) will be held from June 3-12, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The prize fund for the event is $100,000. Even most importantly, the four top finishers in the Open Championship and […]
FIDE WGP Nicosia: Six dominant performances in Cyprus
The first round of the fourth leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix kicked off this afternoon in the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia, Cyprus. After the introductions and reminders, Chief Arbiter Ivan Syrovy initiated the clocks punctually at three o’clock, and the twelve players sat down to battle it out. Vishy Anand, FIDE Deputy President […]
FIDE WGP: Five-time World Champion Vishy Anand welcomes players to Cyprus
The opening ceremony of the fourth and final Cyprus leg of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix was held this evening at the Hilton Hotel, located in the capital Nicosia. The twelve players in the event, authorities, arbiters and officials, enjoyed a one-hour series of traditional dances and musical performances, national anthems, speeches and videos, culminating […]