Legendary grandmaster and 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov did not perform well in the Champions Showdown Chess 9LX tournament. Kasparov scored 0.5 points after nine rounds and spoke about the result in the final interview: “I think there were very high expectations after my performance last year here, but last year I did some chess.
Fabiano Caruana won the Champions Showdown Chess 9LX tournament in Saint Louis. Caruana headed into the last day lagging behind Firouzja, Mamedyarov and Nepo for a pull point, and confessed in the interview that he thought there are no chances to win the event. However, Fabi managed to catch Firouzja, scheduling playoffs which determined the Winner of the event.
Fabiano Caruana was crowned the winner of the 2022 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX after defeating Alireza Firouzja in Armageddon during their rapid playoff match. The victory capped off an incredible day for Caruana, who won his final three games in regulation to finish with 6.5/9 and catch Firouzja to force a playoff tiebreaker.
The FIDE President has appointed IM Sami Khader as the new Chairman of the FIDE Trainers’ Commission. Khader has been a Councilor for the Commission since 2016, and during this time he has been a valuable contributor, demonstrating valuable managing and organisation skills. His predecessor, Mikhail Kobalia, will remain involved with the Commission as Councilor, engaged with FIDE Chessable Academy and several seminars.
English chess master Leonard Barden, The Guardian’s weekly chess columnist, asks for FIDE to take action in the Niemann – Carlsen case after the controversy caused by Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022. Following Carlsen’s withdrawal from the prestigious Saint Louis tournament and speculations that are spreading over the social medias, Barden writes: “It is surely time for Fide to step in.
