FIDE awards grants to Ukrainian seniors and disabled players
A dedicated FIDE panel under the chairmanship of FIDE Director-General Emil Sutovsky awarded grants for an amount of €2,000 each to 5 prominent Ukrainian veteran trainers. The panel would like to thank the leading Ukrainian players for their recommendations, and for their concern about chess veterans. FIDE has also contributed €1,500 to allow the IM Ukrainian Igor Yarmonov to take part in the 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship 2022 that is currently being held in Ashdod, Israel. Photo credit: Mark Livshitz
Batumi to host FIDE World Cadets Championships 2022
The FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022, a tournament organized by FIDE, the Georgian Chess Federation and the Georgian Chess Club “64”, will take place in Batumi, Georgia from September 15-28, 2022. The championships will be held in three age groups – Under 8, 10, 12 and 2 sections – open and girls (totally 6 tournaments). All the competitions will be 11-round Swiss tournaments with the time control 90 minutes for each player plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Default time is 15 minutes. All FIDE member federations, eligible players and accompanying persons are invited to participate in the Championships in Euphoria Hotel Complex and enjoy excellent playing conditions as well as sunny weather during the swimming season at the seaside. The players placed 1-3 in FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth (under 10–12) Rapid Chess Championships 2020, the winners of the 2019 World Cadets Championships and the Continental Cadets Champions of the year preceding this edition have the personal right to participate in the World Cadets Championships of the corresponding age category or a higher age category if the age stipulation is met. Such players shall also be classified as invited players and have to be registered by the national federation. In addition to standard prizes – commemorative cups, diplomas and medals – top-5 players in all age categories will be awarded with iPhones, computers and photo cameras. The Registration fee of 100 USD for each player (invited, personal or additional) and each accompanying official/person, plus an entry FIDE fee of €70 for each invited (official) player and €140 for each Additional player should be paid. In order to ensure proper tournament standards, FIDE member federations must fully complete the official registration form and send it to batumi2022@fide.com before the registration deadline July 18th, 2022. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Individual applications will not be accepted also. Regulations for the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022 You can find all the information related to the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022 on the official website of the tournament wccc2022.fide.com. Contact information: E-mail address: batumi2022@fide.com
2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania: Day 5 Recap
Day 5 of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania came with an exciting finish with GM Fabiano Caruana taking down Azeri GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov to get back to fifty percent. Today’s games brought some surprise lines and missed opportunities, but was overall a peaceful day. Going into tomorrow’s rest day, Grandmaster Wesley So has drawn his game and maintains half a point advantage from his competitors sharing 2nd place. Ian Nepomniachtchi – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave The first game to finish was the one between GM Ian Nepomniachtchi against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, which ended in a draw after some missed opportunities by the French Grandmaster. Ian surprised MVL in the opening with a slight move order change. He played Bb5+ on move 5 instead of move 3. Nevertheless, the position transposed to a typical Maroczy-bind a few moves later. The position looked absolutely equal, and Nepo’s blitzing through his moves resulted in an inaccuracy (25.Qxe7?! instead 25.Rb1 which would have maintained easy equality). MVL played all of the right strategic moves and started putting on the pressure in a Q+R (queen and rook) endgame. He had his best chance to pose real problems for his opponent around move 27, with the h5-h4 idea followed by the infiltration along the c-file, which could have given Black good chances to play for a win. Maxime missed this opportunity and let Nepo escape a little too soon with a perpetual check right after the time control was reached. Ian Nepomniachtchi looking focused and possibly concerned about his game in Round 5 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Richard Rapport – Leinier Dominguez The start of the game between GM Richard Rapport and GM Leinier Dominguez brought smiles among the players and commentators, as Richie played 2.Ne2!? in order to avoid Dominguez’ Petroff Defense and test the waters in some less explored territories. Dominguez responded in a principled, but ultra-solid fashion. By move 6 all the central pawns were exchanged and as soon as the players developed their pieces, a massive trade off ensued. Although the game did continue for quite a bit, it was clear that the game was heading to a draw, which happened on move 51 in a king and pawn ending. Richard Rapport smiling after his 2.Ne2 against GM Leinier Dominguez | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Fabiano Caruana – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov The players followed a well-known Petroff line where Caruana chose a variation which happened between Nepomniachtchi and Wang Hao in the last Candidates. Mamedyarov played with confidence and after the players reeled off around 20 moves of theory, it seemed that a draw would be the likeliest outcome. However, an inexplicable mistake was played by Mamedyarov on move 21, bringing his knight to a6 (21…Na6), which put him in a very unpleasant position. Caruana in return rushed with 23.f4 which let go of most of his advantage, yet he maintained an ongoing initiative. The pressure became increasingly difficult as the players were approaching move 40, but Shakhriyar survived the time control. Sadly for the Azeri super-GM, he began making inaccuracies after the time control was reached and by move 49 he found himself in a lost position. This time, Caruana showed patience and gradually, but assuredly, converted his advantage into a full point and his first win of the tournament. A calm GM Fabiano Caruana, cruising through to victory in his Round 5 game against GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Bryan Adams Bogdan-Daniel Deac – Alireza Firouzja Desperate for a win before the rest day, GM Firouzja chose the aggressive KID (King’s Indian Defense) to which the Romanian GM Deac responded with the ambitious 6.h4, hinting a promising fight among the two youngest players of the tournament. Firouzja went down a risky road and after some unsound strategic decisions (risky in favor of complications), his position was strategically worse for some time. However, both players burned their time a little too quickly and found themselves with less than 10 minutes at move 21. After a number of inaccuracies and a blunder in time scramble, the tide turned in the favor of Firouzja and he was up a piece. However, after a sequence of inaccurate decisions, most likely due to time trouble, right as they were approaching move 40, Firouzja let go of a simple win and spoiled all of his advantage. After the time control, it was clear that neither side could improve and this topsy-turvy game ended in a draw on move 68. Alireza Firouzja|Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Levon Aronian – Wesley So GM Aronian’s opening choice was a bit surprising. In the post game-interview GM Wesley So mentioned he was expecting 1. e4, although he was of course prepared for 1.c4 as well. On move 4, Wesley played 4…d5 opting for a Maroczy-bind with reversed colors, which Aronian denied later with 7.d4 . The theory considers this line rather harmless and the rest of the game proved so. After a number of quick trades the game ended in a draw with opposite-color bishops, but it was long drawn before it ended. With this draw, Grandmaster Wesley So maintains his half a point advantage from his competitors sharing 2nd place. Wesley So maintaining the sole lead going into the rest day | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes The 2022 Superbet Chess Classic continues on Wednesday, May 11th at 6:50 AM CDT with live coverage from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler and Alejandro Ramirez in studio. Grandmaster Cristian Chirila with Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich on location. Watch all the action live on GrandChessTour.org Text: WGM Sabina Foisor Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes and Bryan Adams Superbet Chess Classic Romania Sponsors Further Information: Web: GrandChessTour.org | Twitter: @GrandChessTourInstagram: @GrandChessTour | Facebook: @GrandChessTour Venue and dates: Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, May 5 – May 14, 2022 Press Contact:press@grandchesstour.org Livestream:GrandChessTour.org Photos:Courtesy of Grand Chess Tour and Spectrum StudiosCredits available on Flickr
Chess in Education online conference announced
Dear Colleagues, FIDE Chess in Education Commission (EDU) in collaboration with the “Chess” Scientific Research Institute of ASPU, organizes another great event to spread the insights about educational chess. The second edition of the “Chess in Education” online conference will take place on June 25-26 at 10 AM CET via Zoom. Main topics of the conference: Social and psychological aspects of chess Methodology of chess teaching and learning Chess and pedagogical training issues Chess and inclusive education Chess and the issues of gender-sensitive education The working languages of the conference are English and Russian. All attendees are required to register for the conference online via the following link: https://forms.gle/eSFmCdEtZ76sdXpQ7 The theses of the presentations and reports must be sent by May 15, 2022. The authors will be informed about the decision of the Organizational commission by May 23, 2022. You can find all the information here: https://edu.fide.com/chess-in-education-international-online-conference-2/ The information on the conference in Russian is available here:https://cloud.fide.com/s/8MGedLq2roFtXaY We would be glad to see you at our upcoming conference. Best regards, Smbat LputianChairman of FIDE EDU commission
Mariano Ortega wins Cape Verde Open 2022
The champion title of the 1st Cape Verde International Chess Open remained in Cape Verde. IM Mariano Ortega, two-time National Champion of Cape Verde and African Champion of Zone 4.2, won the event, one of the 50 competitions in the world and seven in Africa financially supported by FIDE. Mariano Ortega tied for the first place with Yago De Moura Santiago of Brazil but claimed the title and trophy thanks to better tiebreaks. The winner highlighted the excellent level of the tournament that took place between April 25 and 30 in Mindelo, Sao Vicente, with 34 chess players from 10 countries participating. Ortega said his ambition was to make it into the top-3, but he did not expect to win. It was a great honour for him to take the title on his home turf. “It was a tournament of high level, with great masters, including champions from Spain, Portugal and Serbia. And winning the tournament, competing with these masters and emerging as the best feels great. I enjoyed a great deal of support from my compatriots, with messages of encouragement to win.” There was a three-way tie for third place with GM Salvador Del Rio De Angelis of Spain making it to the podium by dint of superior Buchholz. WIM Tilsia Carolina Varela La Madrid from Venezuala (pictured below) became the best woman participant. “For a little over a week, chess was talked about all over the country. I think that after this Open Cape Verde 2022, the national chess and the country itself are strengthened in its image of welcoming and organizing,” Francisco Carapinha, the president of the Cape Verdean Chess Federation, said. He added that all this was achieved through team work and effort, and expressed special thanks to all the staff involved. Without them and financial support from FIDE, it would be impossible to set up and run the tournament, which gave the archipelago considerable media exposure. The Cape Verde Open, he stressed, was not just a chess competition; it was intended to promote the country. With this in mind, a tour to the island of Santo Antão was organized. “The visit was also a promotional card for the island and the municipality of Ribeira Grande”. Partnering in the organization of the International Chess Open of Cape Verde, the Institute of Sports and Youth emphasized the importance of the initiative by the national chess federation. With such competitions, the country can become a platform for international sports events. Francisco Carapinha said that the next International Chess Open would be held in 2023 in Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão. Children of Santo Antão playing with the participants of the Cape Verde Open 2022 Final standings: 1 IM Ortega Amarelle, Mariano CPV 2476 7 2 GM De Moura Santiago, Yago BRA 2490 7 3 GM Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador ESP 2452 6½ 4 GM Fernandes, Antonio POR 2313 6½ 5 GM Strikovic, Aleksa SRB 2489 6½ 6 GM Galego, Luis POR 2474 6 7 WIM Varela La Madrid, Tilsia Carolina VEN 2097 6 8 WGM Maisuradze Nino FRA 2202 6 9 IM L`ami Alina ROU 2287 5½ 10 WIM Caxita Esperanca ANG 1910 5½ You can find the complete results here:https://chess-results.com/tnr586027.aspx?lan=10 Text: Francisco Carapinha, President of the Cape Verdean Chess Federation
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2023 – Call for bids
1.1 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will hold the World Rapid and Blitz Championships (R&B) and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championships (WR&B) in the second half of 2023 (see the Tournaments Regulations for World Rapid and Blitz Championship and World Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship) 1.2 FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to invite any federation member of FIDE or any organiser approved by the national federation to host the event. The federation’s letter of support may be provided later when the bid’s evaluation procedure is launched. 1.3 The bid may contain special proposals on financial and commercial conditions. The FIDE Council shall decide whether these conditions are admissible. 1.4 The Bidding Form shall be filled in by an Applicant. A signed copy shall be submitted as e-mail messages to the FIDE Secretariat to office@fide.com from 10 May to 31 July 2022 by 23:59 Lausanne time (FIDE has a right to extend this deadline). All the documents shall be submitted in English. Additional documents may be requested by the FIDE General Strategy Commission (GSC) for further evaluation. 1.5 Bid Evaluation Report shall be presented by GSC for approval by FIDE Council. Priority shall be given to an Organiser applying for both events – R&B and WR&B. 1.6 Once the Organiser is granted the right to organise the event, a relevant announcement shall be made on the FIDE website. FIDE Technical Delegate (FIDE TD) may be appointed at the same time to supervise the event on behalf of FIDE in consultation with GSC.
FIDE Candidates 2022: tiebreaker playoff format
As per the decision made at the FIDE Council meeting on December 27, a playoff system has been introduced for the Candidates Tournament to be played in the case of a tie for first place. This decision has been taken after consultation with all the players who have already qualified for the competition. A majority of them favoured a play-off over the tie-break system used in previous editions. The play-off will be played no matter how many players tie for first. The system includes rapid and blitz games, in case only rapid is not enough. Here are the key points of a new play-off system: In case of a tie for first place in the Candidates Tournament, a play-off will be played that may consist of up to three stages. Stage I If there are two players tied for the first place they will play a match of two rapid games (15 min + 10 sec). In case of a 3-6-way tie, a round-robin rapid tournament will be played (15 min + 10 sec). Stage II (played in case of a tie after Stage I) If there are two players tied they will play a match of two blitz games (3 min + 2 sec). In case of a three-way tie (or more) a round-robin blitz tournament will be played (3 min + 2 sec). Stage III (played in case of a tie after Stage II) In case of a tie, depending on number of players, either knockout match or knockout tournament will be played. Each match consists of a single blitz game (3 min +2 sec). The colours are determined by drawing of lots. In case of a draw, another game will be played with the colours reversed. If there is another draw, the opponents will play until the decisive outcome. The Regulations for the event have been updated with the new rules and they can be found under paragraph 4.4.2. The Candidates Tournament 2022 will take place in Madrid, Spain, from June 16 to July 5.
2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania: Day 4 Recap
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 outcomes, 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. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Bogdan-Daniel Deac The game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Bogdan-Daniel Deac was the first game of the round to finish. The players went for the Vienna Variation of QGD (Queen’s Gambit Declined), which is known to be a solid choice and has proven trustworthy at the highest level. Deac employed the variation with confidence and soon the players entered into theory known from correspondence chess. As per his post-game interview, Mamedyarov mentioned that he had forgot his preparation around move 17, but continued an attacking plan on the king side as the position required. It is hard to pinpoint where Mamedyarov went astray, but it never seemed that White had anything tangible, at least not according to the engines. Nevertheless, playing for a draw with accurate play toward the end while having White pieces might be somewhat disappointing for Mamedyarov. With this draw, Deac extends his great performance for another round. The local Romania hero, Bogdan-Daniel Deac is now tied for second with GMs Aronian and MVL. Ana-Maria Popescu (formerly known as Ana-Maria Brânză ), Romanian Olympic Fencing Champion, making the first symbolic move in the game between GM’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Bogdan-Daniel Deac in Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Fabiano Caruana The game between GM’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana was off to an exciting start, with the two players blitzing through their moves in a trendy variation of the Open Spanish. It seemed that MVL was the one to be unprepared and may not have made the best choices in the middle game. Particularly the move 18.Ng3 seemed to give Black a good position, which might be the explanation behind Caruana’s unexpected and unnecessary sacrifice on move 20…Rxf3?, where he was left down a piece with unfounded compensation. Instead 20..b4 was pretty strong. After Caruana’s mistake, MVL stayed composed and accurately converted his extra piece to win the game and ultimately moved up in the standings to a tie for second place. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana – looking serious before their Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Wesley So – Ian Nepomniachtchi The game between the tournament co-leaders followed a typical trend of top-players’ games these days. In a forced line of the Open Catalan the players lashed out the first twenty some moves of theory after which an opposite-color endgame with an extra pawn for White ensued. Thanks to the queens on the board, it was White that had practical chances. Wesley So pursued those chances with patience and although Ian Nepomniachtchi defended valiantly until move 56, where two consecutive blunders cost him a second pawn and the game. With this win, GM Wesley So takes the sole lead in the event. GM Wesley So – in action – during his Round 4 game | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Bryan Adams Leinier Dominguez – Levon Aronian The game between GM’s Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian was another excitng game of the day. In a balanced position in the Italian, Dominguez seemed to have squandered much of his time around move 20 and soon found himself in severe time pressure. Although his position was fine, it was not easy to make active enough moves under his time pressure. He slipped into a losing position, but made a brilliant comeback after surviving the time control finding a way to gain some compensation for his lost pawn. However, the blunder on move 44 left him no opportunity to hold the game. Although Dominguez never ceased to find good moves up to the final seconds on his clock, playing in time trouble certainly had a role in his demise of this game. Aronian went on to win this game with his flawless technique. The final moment and deep respect shown on the faces of both Grandmasters Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian in Round 4 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Alireza Firouzja – Richard Rapport The players repeated a line of the Four Knights Sicillian, which they had played against each other twice in 2021. This time Firouzja chose the mainline 6.Nxc6, after which the players followed one of the well-known theoretical paths. Rapport, who is an expert in this line, seemed in complete control throughout the game. He dodged all of White’s pragmatic problems iin a tacktical way and the game ended in peaceful draw after the time control. GMs Alireza Firouzja against Richard Rapport | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes The commentary team, Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich and Grandmaster Cristian Chirila together with the legendary 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov during his last day in Bucharest | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes The 2022 Superbet Chess Classic Round 5 continues tomorrow, Monday, May 9th at 6:50AM CDT with live coverage from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler and Alejandro Ramirez in studio. Grandmaster Cristian Chirila with Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich on location. Watch all the action live on GrandChessTour.org Text: WGM Sabina Foisor Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes and Bryan Adams Superbet Chess Classic Romania Sponsors Further Information: Web: GrandChessTour.org | Twitter: @GrandChessTourInstagram: @GrandChessTour | Facebook: @GrandChessTour Venue and dates: Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, May 5 – May 14, 2022 Press Contact:press@grandchesstour.org Livestream:GrandChessTour.org Photos:Courtesy of Grand Chess Tour and Spectrum StudiosCredits available on Flickr
2022 GCT Superbet Chess Classic Romania: Day 3 Recap
Day 3 of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest did not fail to entertain the audience. It has been the most exciting day by far, but at the same time heartbreaking for some of the players, commentators, and fans. While we have been used to only seeing one decisive result per round, today could have been completely different. The most unexpected results of today happened in the game of Aronian -Firouzja, which could have finished in favor of the French-Iranian Grandmaster, instead it ended in a draw. The other unpredictable result happened in the game of Rapport – Deac, where the Hungarian GM blundered on move 40, allowing his opponent to avoid the repetition and win in the endgame. With today’s victory, Bogdan-Daniel Deac has joined Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So as the co-leaders of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov This game was first to finish. Shakhriyar played the Caro-Kann Defense, which is one of his two main responses against 1.e4, and was met with the Two Knights Attack by the Frenchman. White did not achieve anything out of the opening and Mamedyarov forced a draw by repetition as early as on move 20. Daniel Jinca, the Director of Romanian Opera greeting GMs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Maxime Vachier – Lagrave right before making the symbolic first move of their Round 3 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Ian Nepomniachtchi – Leinier Dominguez This game kept the commentators intrigued as the players blitzed through their first 22 moves of theory in the Petroff and the game seemed very even throughout despite White’s extra pawn. Leinier Dominguez, however, was taken aback by 22.a4 followed by Qg4 by Nepomniachtchi. Considering that Ian finished the game with more time on his clock than the time he started with, we can only assume this line was part of his preparation in his World Championship Match against Magnus Carlsen. Nevertheless, despite choosing a hard path, it was safe enough for Dominguez to ensure a draw in a rook ending with a pawn down. Ian Nepomniachtchi looking calm cruising through his opening preparation in Round 3 | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Fabiano Caruana – Wesley So The game between the two American Grandmasters followed a very well-known line in the Catalan where GM Fabiano Caruana went for a thematic pawn sacrifice. Along the way, he traded too many pieces and despite landing a passed pawn on d6, it was more of a weakness than a strength. White’s pieces were more tied down to defend the pawn rather than the d6-pawn tying up Black’s pieces. In fact, Black seemed to be the one pressing, but the decisive blow never seemed to come. As soon as Caruana managed to control Black’s majority on the queenside, the players decided to call it a day and agreed on a draw by repetition. GM Fabiano Caruana – thoughtful during his game from Round 3 against compatriot GM Wesley So | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Levon Aronian – Alireza Firouzja After a day off at the office, Alireza Firoujza started the game energetically, surprising his opponent with the Czech Variation of the Slav Defense. Levon Aronian did not seem comfortable with his position, stumbling after forgetting to play 19.Nc3 instead of his 19.Ke2?. Firouzja showed praise-worthy technique, and by move 37 had a completely winning Bishop vs Knight endgame with an extra pawn. By move 41, Aronian had an extra pawn, but Firouzja’s pawns were close to promotion and all he needed to do was to bring his king to support them. Alas, that did not happen in time as 41…c5?? threw away the win allowing Aronian the life saving continuation 42.Nc3! In the ensuing queen and pawn ending, Firouzja’s king couldn’t find a shelter to hide and the game ended in a draw shortly after. Levon Aronian maybe predicting the calm before the storm at the beginning of his Round 3 against Alireza Firouzja | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Richard Rapport- Bogdan-Daniel Deac This game was a true heartbreaker for the Candidate 2022 participant Richard Rapport. The Hungarian exerted a lot of pressure on the host country’s #1 player, Bogdan-Daniel Deac. Known for his flamboyant style, Richard made a number of creative moves to grab the initiaitve. After Deac faltered with 21….Qh6?, it looked as if Rapport was going to win this game in style. However, to the Romanian Grandmaster’s credit, he started showing a great deal of resistance in a close to losing position. While being in tremendous time-trouble, Deac found some resourceful, creative and pragmatic counter-play ideas. That led to Rapport blundering away his advantage just a couple of moves after he had obtained it. After a few inaccuracies made by Deac in time pressure, it seemed that a draw by repetition would be the most probable outcome. Yet, the end was tragic for Rapport as he blundered 40. Ng5??, which led to an endgame down an exchange. Deac slowly converted his advantage into a win and now the local hero is now tied for first place! A happy GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac during his post win interview | Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes The 2022 Superbet Chess Classic Round 4 continues tomorrow, Sunday, May 8th at 6:50AM CDT with live coverage from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler and Alejandro Ramirez in studio. Grandmaster Cristian Chirila with Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich on location. Watch all the action live on GrandChessTour.org Text: WGM Sabina Foisor Photo: Grand Chess Tour, Lennart Ootes Superbet Chess Classic Romania Sponsors Further Information: Web: GrandChessTour.org | Twitter: @GrandChessTourInstagram: @GrandChessTour | Facebook: @GrandChessTour Venue and dates: Sheraton Bucharest Hotel, Bucharest, Romania, May 5 – May 14, 2022 Press Contact:press@grandchesstour.org Livestream:GrandChessTour.org Photos:Courtesy of Grand Chess Tour and Spectrum StudiosCredits available on Flickr.
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