Σκακιστικά νέα

The following valid nominations have been received within the deadline of the 6^th May 2022, for the ECU Board elections 2022.

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A – Ticket of  Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili:

The Rio Negro International Chess Tournament 2022 will be played from 11-15 May in the Argentinian city of Cipolletto.

More than 170 players from 7 countries registered for the tournament, competing for the total prize fund of 600.000 pesos in 9 rounds, swiss system. The battlefield is led by the two best rated Argentinians: GM Sandro Mareco (2653) and GM Alan Pichot (2652).

The FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 was announced in late December last year, with the dates, place and the sponsor. FIDE disclosed the event will take place in Madrid, June 16 – July 7 The Candidates Chess 2022 is an 8 player double round robin tournament with some of the world’s top Grandmasters.

Day 4 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania was projected to be another eventful day and it did not fail to disappoint. With three decisive games, and quickly approaching the halfway point of the tournament we can only expect to see more thrilling games in future rounds. After an exciting game to take down one of his co-leaders, Grandmaster Wesley So has taken the sole lead with 3 points out of 4, distancing himself by half a point from his competitors sharing 2nd place. 

The 21st edition of the IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 kicks off tomorrow in Ashdod, Israel. The championship will be held in Hotel “Leonardo” from 8-17 May.
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The 2022 Mitropa Chess Cup took place from 27th April – 8th May in Corti, Corsica France. The traditional event for teams from Central Europe was played in 9 round-robin rounds within Open and Women’s sections.
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15-year-old Indian grandmaster Gukesh D today clinched the third title in a row as he won the 1st Chessable Sunway Formentera Chess Festival 2022, right after he was victorious at the 1st Menorca Chess Open 2022 and the 48th La Roda Open 2022.

The FIDE Zonal 4.4 Open and Women’s Chess Championships 2022 took place from 2-8 May in Addis Ababa, the capital and the largest city of Ethiopia.
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Carloz Alcaraz is currently making headlines for his fantastic performance in the Mutua Madrid 2022. He will play today the final of the tournament against Alexander Zverev at 18:30 CET, an event that will have glued to the screens every tennis fan. Alcaraz qualified for the final defeating Djokovic in a thriller match 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) and after the victory he one more time asserted that chess is essential part of his training.

The Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) decided on May 6th to dismiss the appeal presented by Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, confirming the 6 months ban that was imposed by the EDC on March 21st, 2022 after Karjakin was found guilty of breach of article 2.2.10: “Se