Σκακιστικά νέα

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22 to 26 July 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan, by the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and under the auspice of FIDE.

The Lecturer will be IA Ashot Vardapetian (ARM), Chairman of the FIDE Rules Commission and FIDE Lecturer.

Tan Zhongyi, who recently became a new Women’s World Chess Champion, was honored at the celebration organized by the State Sports General Administration of Chess Sports Management Center, China Chess Association and Shandong Province authorities and businesses.

The champion received a 100,000 yuan reward and a valuable sapphire from the famous Shandong Jingzhi company.

A FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar is going to be organized from 22 to 23 July 2017 in Melbourne, Australia, by the Chess Victoria, in cooperation with the Australian Chess Federation and under the auspice of FIDE.

Sergey Karjakin has accepted President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to join the Civil Chamber of the Russian Federation.

On Monday morning Karjakin posted a photo on his Twitter account showing the invitation signed by Putin.

“According to the Federal law from April 4, 2005 ‘Of the Civil Chamber or Russian Federation’ (I am) inviting you to join the Civil Chamber of the Russian Federation. Please, address your decision to the Moscow Kremlin,” reads the letter signed by Putin.

Jersey Chess Federation announces the Polar Capital International Chess Tournament 2017, which will take place from 1-8 April 2017 in St Clement Bay in Jersey.

The Open tournament will be played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds, with time control 90 minutes for the whole game + 30 seconds increment per move.

The highest ranked players who are not already qualified will qualify for the 2017 British Championship. The first prize at the Open tournament is £1500.

The İzmir Chess Training Center (ISEM) is holding two Scheveningen chess tournaments where a group of foreign Grandmasters is pitted against the local talent.

The tournaments are taking place from 8-12th March at Iyonya Hotel in Izmir, Turkey. The organizer is IO Nese Kahmazalp, tournament director is IO Enis Bilyap and chief arbiter is IA Melih Cicek.

Live games are available on the official website through FollowChess app.

The new online teaching platform – Elite Chess Training is offering free group lessons by top trainers by the end of March.

The teachers are world top Grandmasters and FIDE Senior Trainers.

Scheduled lessons in English:

The Grand Chess Tour is pleased to announce the event level wildcards for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour events in Paris and Leuven.

The GCT Advisory Board considered both the players URS™ standings as well as recent exceptional performances to finalise the selection of these 8 wildcards.

The board also considered local sponsor preferences while seeking to invite players who will bring a dynamic and exciting element to the respective tournaments in which they will be participating.

The 2017 FIDE Arbiters’ Commission Councilors’ Meeting will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the period 21 to 24 April 2017.

The Icelandic Chess Federation is hosting the Meeting.

The 16th Rochefort Chess Festival was held from 18h to 24th February at the Congres Palais, in Rochefort, France. The event was a big success with 222 participants, 50 more than the former record.

71 players competed in the Masters section which was reserved for the players rated above 1900. Grandmaster Kirill Stupak (Belarus) won the first place with 7,5 points.