FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2023: Information for players

Dear players,  Please find below important and useful information related to the event.  Registration:  Registration of the participants of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships is done via the registration system: Registration – FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2023. Registration deadline is December 01. Broadcast delay: Games of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz […]

Close race after four rounds at World Youth Championship 2023

Round 4 brought several decisive outcomes at the top boards of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2023. After four rounds of play in the Open U18 section, three players, IM Aldiyar Ansat, (KAZ, 2418), IM Aleksey Grebnev (FIDE, 2500) and FM Aron Pasti (HUN, 2397), share the top position with perfect 4/4 score. The rating favorite of the group, GM Volodar […]

Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2023: Day 3 Recap

Despite a last round loss Grandmaster Ray Robson ended up winning the rapid portion of the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, with a score of 11.0/18 heading into the blitz tomorrow. Tied for second were GMs Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, both on 10.0/18, with several players (Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Giri, Liem) trailing closely behind […]