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FIDE has entered into a partnership with the German company WR Group Holding GmbH to launch together a new major competition: the World Open Teams Championship 2023. The first tournament is planned to take place in Düsseldorf in May-June 2023, played over three days under rapid time control. It will be open to clubs from all over the world, with the prize fund expected to reach 250,000€ already for the first event.

The top international chess superstars are set to battle it out over the board from September 13-16 in Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX (aka Chess 960 Fischer Random), which will feature the world’s top Grandmasters including legendary 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov, World Number 3, <

The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the world’s leading year-round chess circuit, is launching a new ground-breaking tournament this month focused on the clash of ages. The eight-day Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the $1.6 million Tour running from September 18 to 25, will feature 16 world-class players spanning the age spectrum.

The 2022 Sinquefield Cup concluded yesterday in Saint Louis with Alireza Firouzja winning the event after a rapid playoff match against Ian Nepomniachtchi. With a draw in the last round against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Firouzja emerged as the winner of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour.

After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen withdrew from the event giving no detailed explanations. Carlsen’s results got annulled and the event continued with 9 players.

Ian Nepomniachtchi lost the rapid playoff match to Alireza Firouzja finishing second in the Sinquefield Cup 2022. After the first game of the playoffs finished in a draw, Nepo blundered a piece in the game two and the match finished with 1.5-0.5 result in favor of Firouzja. See the final report & results here

World No. 4 Alireza Firouzja clinched victory in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup after defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi 1.5-0.5 in a rapid playoff for the title, earning an extra $10,000 in addition to his $87,500 first place prize.

The controversy over the Hans Niemann – Magnus Carlsen case is not stopping. After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen withdrew from the event giving no detailed explanations.

With a quick draw against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the last round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Alireza Firouzja secured the throne of the overall Grand Chess Tour 2022 standings.

The controversy over the Hans Niemann – Magnus Carlsen case is not stopping. After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen decided to withdraw from the tournament giving no detailed explanations.