After FIDE’s ban on Sergey Karjakin for 6 months , a replacement for the Russian player at the Candiadates Chess 2022 was needed. By the current regulations, the player to enter the event will be selected by rating (something that Anish Giri vigorously protested in an interview during the ongoing Grand Prix in Berlin). In […]

The European Individual Chess Championship 2022 will take place between 26 March and 7 April at Terme Čatež near Brežice in Slovenia. The event is organized by the Chess Federation of Slovenia under the auspices of the European Chess Union (ECU). The official host of the championship is Hotel Spa; accommodation is also available in other hotels, […]

Magnus Carlsen is the Charity Chess Cup 2022 champion after winning a thrilling final against Jan-Krzysztof Duda. This makes it perfect 3 out of 3 titles this year for Carlsen, after he won earlier Tata Steel Chess and Airthings Masters. More about Charity Cup: Charity Cup 2022 participants and preview / Charity Cup 2022 live / Charity Cup 2022 video) Round […]

Magnus Carlsen continued with his amazing performance in the Charity Cup final. After defeating 2,5:0,5 Duda yesterday, he started the second days of the final with a beautiful game , sacrificing the knight on e4. More about Charity Cup: Charity Cup 2022 participants and preview / Charity Cup 2022 live / Charity Cup 2022 video) Round reports: Hans Niemann and...

The European Individual Chess Championship 2022 will take place between 26 March and 7 April at Terme Čatež near Brežice in Slovenia. The event is organized by the Chess Federation of Slovenia under the auspices of the European Chess Union (ECU). The official host of the championship is Hotel Spa; accommodation is also available in […]

Five games out of eight ended with decisive results in Round 4 of the final stage of the Fide Grand Prix Series. In a crucial game for the overall Grand Prix standings, Hikaru Nakamura defeated Levon Aronian and caught up with him. Grigoriy Oparin outplayed Andrey Esipenko and took the lead in Pool A, leaving Levon and Hikaru half a point behind. The...

The 7th Rapid Chess Championship of the Francophonie was organized this year on March 19 & 20 jointly by the Lyon Olympique Echecs and the Francophone Chess Association (AIDEF) in partnership with the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, in the premises of the magnificent Hotel of Region, informs the ECU official website. It brought together 169 participants from […]

Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of winning a second Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event in a row after a near-flawless performance in the first match of the Charity Cup final. The World Champion and reigning Tour Champion was at his imperious best as he dispatched Poland’s World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda in just three […]

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2022 is the final leg of the Grand Prix series that will determine the participants in the Candidates Chess 2022. With Richard Rapport practically qualified after winning the Belgrade Grand Prix, just one spot is available for grabs. Replay games / See players videos The third leg of the FIDE World Chess Grand Prix got off […]

Jan-Krzysztof Duda, one of the 8 players to compete in the Candidates Chess 2022, is in the finals of the Charity Cup 2022. He is going to meet Magnus Carlsen at the finals and celebrated it tweeting “Is there something better then two days practice with world champion and get paid for that?” Indeed, it […]

Polish star Jan-Krzysztof Duda reached his first Meltwater Champions Chess Tour final today with a gritty win over the in-form Liem Quang Le. The 23-year-old World Cup winner will face World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Charity Cup finale after the overall Tour leader dispatched Ding Liren, of China. Duda has built a reputation as...

Chinese Chess Association will start a series of qualifing tournaments for the 19th Asian Games at end of this month, informed the chess journalist Liang Ziming. All top players are required to play including Ding Liren, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Yu Yangyi, Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie. The 2022 Asian Games, also […]

The players from the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin give their opinion on the case of Sergey Karjakin. In a series of interviews by Dina Belenkaya, they share their thoughts on the ban and the whole situation around the Karjakin case. More: International Chess Federation FIDE banned Sergey Karjakin / Karjakin decided not to appeal / Candidates Chess 2022 in […]

Magnus Carlsen and Liem Quang Le, the two form horses, both put in dominant performances today to storm into the semi-finals of the Charity Cup. Carlsen clinched a 2.5-0.5 victory over the young American hope Hans Niemann to go through to the next stage of the UNICEF fundraiser with a game to spare. More about Charity Cup: Charity Cup 2022 participants and...

In an interview with Dina Belenkaya, Anish Giri was politically correct on the case of Karjakin. “This is unprecedented situation […] Always in such decisions you have sides that say it is not harsh enough and sides that say it is too harsh. You have the full spectrum.” However, Giri was critical of FIDE’s regulations […]