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The Spring Classic 2023 returns to the Saint Louis Chess Club from 5 – 13 April 2023. The time control for this event is 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with a 30-second increment starting from move 1. The tournament format is 10-player Round Robin with participation of Samuel Sevian, Illya Nyzhnyk, Dariusz Swiercz, Benjamin Gledura, Nodirbek Yakubboev, Daniel Dardha, Benjamin Bok, Yasser Quesada Perez, Christopher Woojin Yoo and Abhimanyu Mishra.

Zhu Jiner is the newest Grandmaster from China. She achieved her final GM norm at the ongoing Grand Prix in New Delhi. This makes her the 10th woman from China to become Grandmaster, and the 41st woman to achieve the title.

Adding 17 ELO points, Zhu Jiner re-enters the 2500 ELO club and becomes 11th in the women rating list.

GM Nils Grandelius won the 2023 edition of Reykjavik Open with the score of 7.5 points. Grandelius scored a victory in the last round against IM Quentin Loiseau to be half a point ahead of seven players who tied for second place scoring 7 points each. Replay all games from Reykjavik Open 2023 / See all news about Nils Grandelius

Zhu Jiner’s critical victory and Aleksandra Goryachkina’s draw in the penultimate round of the Women’s Grand Prix in New Delhi have turned the tournament into a three-horse race. Sharing first place, Zhu Jiner, Bibisara Assaubayeva, and Aleksandra Goryachkina will all fight for the title in the final round

Results of Round 10:

Kateryna Lagno – Harika Dronavalli, ½ – ½ 
Polina Shuvalova – Aleksandra Goryachkina, ½ – ½
Humpy Koneru – Nino Batsiashvili – ½ – ½ 
Zhu Jiner – Vaishali Rameshbabu – 1 – 0

Maksim Chigaev – Yangyi Yu is match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there’s a rematch.

Aleksey Dreev – Tuan Minh Le is match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there’s a rematch.

Daniil Dubov – Georg Meier is match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there’s a rematch.

Anish Giri – Raunak Sadhwani is match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there’s a rematch.

Grigoriy Oparin – Vladimir Kramnik is 1/4 match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament. In the Grand Final if the player from the Winners bracket loses, there’s a rematch.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Praggnanandhaa is 1/4 match from the Chessable Masters 2023. The 2nd event on the $2 million 2023 Champions Chess Tour, features three Divisions of 8, 16 and 32 players. Each division is a double-elimination knockout where if you lose one match you drop down to a Losers bracket and can still win the tournament.