Bidding Procedure for Amateur and Senior Championships 2021
FIDE Presidential Board at its meeting held on June 28, 2019 in Baku, decided to open bids for the three of the 2021 tournaments below. Call for the bids for the other 2021 tournaments will be announced later. World Amateur Chess Championships 2021 World Senior Chess Championships 2021 World Senior Team Chess Championships 2021 · A bid for any FIDE Competitions onwards shall include the name of a FIDE licensed International Organizer. · All bids should be submitted by the due date in sealed envelope or scanned documents to the FIDE Secretariat, postal address: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland / Fax: (+30) 2109212859 / Email: office@fide.com by 22nd August 2019, 16:00 (CEST). · Each bid should be accompanied with a bid fee – 500 euro · Bid Fees are not refundable. Bid fees should be paid the latest by 29th August 2019 to the FIDE bank account (free of charges) or to be enclosed in the bid envelope. · All bidders must fill the bid form and the new bid form annex completely. · Price of hotels, details about the accommodation and tournament hall must be written in the bid. · FIDE EVE will make first bid inspections before GA/EB and send his report together with a bid evaluation form. There will be a second inspection 2 to 4 months before the start of the event. The bid form and new added annex can be downloaded here. The FIDE Bank details can be downloaded here.
FIDE Grand Prix Current Standings
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexander Grischuk are the overall leaders of the FIDE Grand Prix after two tournaments. Both played in Moscow and Riga, and accumulate 10 points. However, Mamedyarov and Grischuk will play only one of the two remaining legs of the FIDE Grand Prix, while their closest rivals in the global standings – Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) and Maxime-Vachier Lagrave (FRA) – will participate in both Hamburg and Tel Aviv. At the end of the four Grand Prix tournaments in December, the best two finishers will qualify to next year’s Candidates Tournament. The winner of that event will become the challenger of Magnus Carlsen in the 2020 World Championship match. PLAYER CURRENT RANK POINTS Moscow Riga Hamburg Tel-Aviv TOTAL Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-2 0 10 — 10 Grischuk, Alexander 1-2 7 3 — 10 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 3 9 — 9 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 4 — 8 8 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 5 5 — 5 So, Wesley 6 1 3 — 4 Nakamura, Hikaru 7 3 0 — 3 Dubov, Daniil 8-10 2 0 — 2 Svidler, Peter 8-10 2 0 — 2 Wei, Yi 8-10 2 — 2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 11-14 0 1 — 1 Karjakin, Sergey 11-14 0 1 — 1 Topalov, Veselin 11-14 — 1 1 Yu, Yangyi 11-14 — 1 1 Aronian, Levon 15-21 0 0 — 0 Giri, Anish 15-21 0 0 — 0 Harikrishna, Pentala 15-21 — 0 0 Jakovenko, Dmitry 15-21 0 — 0 Navara, David 15-21 — 0 0 Radjabov, Teimour 15-21 0 — 0 Vitiugov, Nikita 15-21 0 0 — 0
World Cup 2019 Qualifiers and Contract
FIDE published the list of players qualified for the World Cup 2019 and the player’s participation contract. The List of the Qualifiers (.pdf) Player’s Contract for Participation (.pdf) World Cup Regulations (.pdf) The list of players qualified for the World Cup: FIDE ID Name Title Fed. Rating* 1503014 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2872 13300474 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2756 8603677 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2812 623539 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2775 5202213 So, Wesley GM USA 2763 8603006 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2595 1510045 Tari, Aryan GM NOR 2620 12539929 Maghsoodloo, Parham GM IRI 2656 2004887 Shankland, Sam GM USA 2713 108049 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2600 3802272 Cori, Jorge GM PER 2686 3801497 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2615 8603405 Wei, Yi GM CHN 2737 12521213 Tabatabaei, M.amin GM IRI 2601 12401137 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2713 5002150 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2638 12401110 Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son GM VIE 2636 14508150 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2681 1118358 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2737 4189302 Sjugirov, Sanan GM RUS 2667 409561 Jones, Gawain C B GM ENG 2692 4168003 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2701 404853 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2688 14105730 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2687 13402129 Safarli, Eltaj GM AZE 2608 2809052 Nabaty, Tamir GM ISR 2678 4118987 Najer, Evgeniy GM RUS 2678 4160258 Demchenko, Anton GM RUS 2665 1710400 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2691 24131423 Yuffa, Daniil GM RUS 2582 309095 Navara, David GM CZE 2734 4162722 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2693 13302507 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2640 2905540 Cheparinov, Ivan GM GEO 2666 1017063 Bok, Benjamin GM NED 2645 22291482 Santos Ruiz, Miguel GM ESP 2567 13402960 Abasov, Nijat GM AZE 2641 13301578 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2601 24133795 Sarana, Alexey GM RUS 2640 2285525 Anton Guijarro, David GM ESP 2678 1204297 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian GM ROU 2638 10601457 Amin, Bassem GM EGY 2707 10600140 El Gindy, Essam GM EGY 2423 3901211 Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo GM VEN 2625 3503631 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM PAR 2605 3503321 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri GM CUB 2547 6501311 Duran Vega, Sergio IM CRC 2364 5074452 Karthikeyan, Murali GM IND 2613 5021596 Sethuraman, S.P. GM IND 2630 5058422 Narayanan.S.L GM IND 2616 12573981 Firouzja, Alireza GM IRI 2685 5010608 Gupta, Abhijeet GM IND 2603 24101605 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2761 1130420 Piorun, Kacper GM POL 2656 2806851 Rodshtein, Maxim GM ISR 2685 718572 Berkes, Ferenc GM HUN 2681 1202758 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter GM GER 2672 310204 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2649 24604747 Huschenbeth, Niclas GM GER 2620 24125890 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2660 1512668 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian GM NOR 2548 13500139 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2571 12809390 Pultinevicius, Paulius IM LTU 2481 24175439 Esipenko, Andrey GM RUS 2621 4101286 Petrov, Nikita GM RUS 2600 2805677 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2676 712779 Gledura, Benjamin GM HUN 2654 24107581 Predke, Alexandr GM RUS 2632 4173708 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2615 1112635 Bartel, Mateusz GM POL 2600 24126055 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2700 4150120 Lysyj, Igor GM RUS 2623 14103320 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2675 1207822 Lupulescu, Constantin GM ROU 2649 696358 Bellahcene,Bilel GM ALG 2541 2016192 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2754 3503240 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2760 2020009 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2819 2040506 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2667 2047640 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2691 12500739 Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan GM IRI 2544 10601619 Adly, Ahmed GM EGY 2618 4100140 Bareev, Evgeny GM CAN 2643 10207791 Mohammad Fahad, Rahman FM BAN 2271 13100050 Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina IM MAD 2419 4400801 Escobar Forero, Alder GM COL 2477 3518736 Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel GM CUB 2566 7101384 Megaranto, Susanto GM INA 2545 4902980 Gan-Erdene, Sugar MGL 2408 8504580 Anwuli, Daniel IM NGR 2295 3805662 Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo GM PER 2601 2107660 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2545 13702661 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2633 14200244 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam GM UZB 2657 3409350 Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal GM CHI 2560 112275 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2641 8603332 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2619 8608288 Xu, Xiangyu GM CHN 2585 3205207 Illingworth, Max GM AUS 2493 5072786 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM IND 2600 13401319 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2765 24116068 Giri, Anish GM NED 2779 5000017 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2764 4126025 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2766 4168119 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2775 4101588 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2753 8603820 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2736 13400924 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2759 14109603 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2748 4102142 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2737 2900084 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2740 1170546 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2729 5007003 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2734 738590 Rapport, Richard GM HUN 2735 4122356 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2711 8601445 Bu, Xiangzhi GM CHN 2722 4152956 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2727 8602883 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2725 5018471 Adhiban, B. GM IND 2665 14117908 Kovalenko, Igor GM LAT 2654 9301348 Salem, A.R. Saleh GM UAE 2672 1506102 Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen GM NOR 2566 7200595 Ziska, Helgi Dam GM FAI 2533 4127870 Pridorozhni, Aleksei GM RUS 2586 24105074 Iljiushenok, Ilia GM RUS 2520 * July 2019 standard rating
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins the Riga FIDE Grand Prix
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov stands as the winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Riga. He beats Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a nerve-wracking tie-break thanks to a win in the last Armaggedon game. With this victory in the second leg of the Grand Prix Series, he earns 24,000 euros and shares the lead with Alexander Grischuk in the overall standing with 10 points. After two weeks of captivating chess in the National Library of Latvia, both finalists sat for the last day of tie-break games on the stage of the Ziedonis Hall. The drawing of colors resulted in Shakhriyar Mamedyarov starting with the white pieces. As sometimes happens in matches, the players embarked on an opening debate by repeating the same variation as in their previous game. The Azeri decided to check Vachier-Lagrave’s homework by playing the same idea which had brought him success two days earlier. The verdict came instantly, as the Frenchman played an early 9…c5 and 10…Nc6 to put immediate pressure against the pawn d4. The game developed favorably for Black, but Vachier-Lagraveeventually accepted his opponent’s draw offer on move 23. He apparently underestimated his chances, as subsequent analysis showed that he would have had good reasons to play on. The second game featured the same Italian game as in the classical encounter on Tuesday. Vachier-Lagrave did not wait for his opponent’s improvement and deviated himself with 8.Nbd2. The opening proceeded quietly and Mamedyarov equalized. After the exchange of queens on move 23, the Frenchman showed very inspired play with the pawn sacrifice 27.h4, followed by the advance of the f-pawn. The position remained objectively equal, but the pressure shifted on Mamedyarov’s shoulders. Despite a long thought, he failed to react correctly and erred with 30…Nd7. Feeling the closeness of victory, Vachier-Lagrave possibly got nervous and missed two ways to reach a winning endgame. After the weak 34.Bd3, the balance was restored and the Azeri saved the draw. Colors alternated again for the next set of rapid games, played with a shorter time control of 10 minutes for each player, with an increment of 10 seconds per move. Mamedyarov went for the same line against Vachier-Lagrave’s Grunfeld. Without a doubt, the opening debate went beyond the frame of the playing hall, as both teams of trainers had worked out the nuances of this variation during the course of the first tie-break game. As it turned out, Mamedyarov deviated with 14.Re1, but Vachier-Lagrave reacted instantly with the astute f5. The game remained balanced throughout and ended in a draw. So far, the dynamic of the match clearly showed domination by the Frenchman, but the following game marked a change. Vachier-Lagrave misplayed an opening advantage in yet another Italian and suddenly put his castle in danger with the risky 16.g4. After maneuvering his knights around the white king, Mamedyarov could have exploited its vulnerability by pushing h5. But he preferred securing a draw by giving perpetual check. The Italian Opening stood again on the menu of the first blitz game. The fight remained balanced for a long time until Vachier-Lagrave surrendered the only open file. Mamedyarov piled up his heavy pieces, entered the white position and finished off with a mating attack. Needing a win with black in the second blitz, the Frenchman went all-in and chose a risky opening he had never tried before. This gamble paid off wonderfully. Vachier-Lagrave blitzed out his moves to gain a significant advantage on the clock, outplayed Mamedyarov in the middle-game and won a pawn. His endgame technique was far from perfect, but Mamedyarov was simply too low on time to hold the draw. It all came down to an ultimate Armaggedon blitz, where White has 5 minutes against Black’s 4 minutes but needs to win the game to clinch the match. Vachier-Lagrave drew the white pieces and decided to refrain from his usual 1.e4 to play in a less forcing way. This strategy backfired, as he quickly caught up Mamedyarov on the clock and failed to put pressure on his opponent’s position. On the contrary, Black took over the initiative and never risked losing. With a few seconds left on the clock and a bad position, Vachier-Lagrave admitted defeat. The Closing Ceremony took place shortly after the games were over, and was attended by Anastasia Sorokina, FIDE Vice President, and Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Vice President of the European Chess Union – as well as Grandmaster. During his intervention, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov thanked all who contributed to making this beautiful event happen in Riga. He felt particularly happy to win a tournament again after almost a year of low performance. He said that this final had been incredibly hard and congratulated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on his amazing play during the past two weeks. This victory in Riga nets Mamedyarov 24,000 euros and propels him to the shared lead in the FIDE Grand Prix Series. He and the Russian Alexander Grischuk total 10 points from the two events they took part in. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave earned 14,000 euros in Riga and is also in good shape in the Grand Prix race, as he occupies the fourth place with 8 points just behind Ian Nepomniachtchi from Russia. It must be noted that these two players will be able to gain points from the last two Grand Prix events in Hamburg and Tel Aviv, unlike Mamedyarov and Grischuk who will take part in only one of these. At the end of the four Grand Prix tournaments in December, the best two finishers will qualify to next year’s Candidates Tournament. The winner of that event will become the challenger of Magnus Carlsen in the 2020 World Championhip match. Final, overall result: Mamedyarov – Vachier-Lagrave 5 – 4 Pictures can be downloaded from Dropbox. Text by Press Officer Yannick Pelletier; Photo courtesy: World Chess Leading partners supporting the FIDE Grand Prix Riga 2019 include: EG Capital Advisors as the Official Partner PhosAgro as the Official Strategic Partner Kaspersky as the Official Cybersecurity Partner Algorand as the Exclusive Blockchain Partner Information for the press: https://worldchess.com/news/2189Official website https://worldchess.com/news/2089 About FIDEThe International Chess Federation (FIDE), is recognized by its members and the International
FIDE President met with Dr. Latif Bahand, Afghan Ambassador to Russia
On July 23rd, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich met with Dr. Latif Bahand, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Russian Federation. A thorough dialogue took place on how to strengthen cooperation between FIDE and this Asian country. At present, there are about 1800 registered players in 34 provinces of Afghanistan, including 5 FM, 6 CM players, although, according to unofficial data, the total number of chess fans reaches 10000. It was noted that the first Trainers’ and Arbiters’ seminars will be organized on August 1-3 in Kabul. This was made possible thanks to FIDE financial assistance through projects of the Global Strategy Commission. August 21st marks 100 years’ anniversary of Afghanistan independence. This year also commemorates the centenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Afghanistan. In this regard, the FIDE President proposed to organize a match between the young chess players of the two countries. Also the issue of Afghan youth referral to study chess specialization in the Russian universities and other aspects of bilateral cooperation were discussed. Arkady Dvorkovich stressed that FIDE is ready to sign an agreement with the national federation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the above areas of cooperation. Berik Balgabaev, Advisor to FIDE President, Mr. Mohtaat Homayoun, Minister Counselor of the Embassy of Afghanistan, and Mr. Ajmal Mangal took part in the conversation. Incidentally, before arriving in Moscow, Mr. Khomayun was a technical adviser to the Afghanistan Сhess Federation. Ambassador Latif Bahand is a great connoisseur and translator of Russian poetry and literature.
FIDE Trainer Awards 2018
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) invites nomimees for the Trainer Awards 2018. Eligible are all FIDE trainers with a valid license for 2018 and 2019, except for the TRG Chairman and Secretary and the Executive Director. We are looking for the best achievements in 2018 in the following categories: The Mikhail Botvinnik Award for an achievement by a trainer of men or a team in an open event The Vakhtang Karseladze Award for an achievement by a trainer of women or a team in a women’s event The Mark Dvoretsky Award for an achievement by a trainer of juniors or a team in a junior event for Juniors The Tigran Petrosian Award for Special Achievements The Yuri Razuvaev Award for Contributions to Trainer Education A balanced panel of judges consists of both experienced players and trainers: World Champion Vladimir Kramnik World Champion & FST Susan Polgar World Champion Zhu Chen World Champion & FST Antoaneta Stefanova GM & FST Eugene Torre GM & FST Alonso Zapata GM & FST Slim Bouaziz Eligible for nomination: FIDE Office Bearers Continental Chess Federations National Chess Federations TRG Commission Members FIDE Endorsed Academies Do note that the same person cannot be nominated in more than one category from the same eligible body. The nominations form must be submitted by email to TRG Secretary Peter Long ( peterlong@aol.asia) by 31 August 2019. The judges’ decision is final and not open to discussion, nor shall the judges be requested to give any justification of their ruling. The Boleslavsky/Averbakh Award will be judged separately. Download NOMINATION FORM
World Junior Chess Championship for Disabled wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition
Finding strength with our moves. Supporting equality in sports. By Event Press Officer and Photographer: Dora L Martinez | dora@lensethics.org (L) FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) wins the World Junior Champion Title for Players with Disabilities. | (R) CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) wins 2nd Place. | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities wraps up with a successful 3rd Edition! It’s been one week since the event wrapped up and the typical Press Release with results, a few pictures and a short recap of the event cannot do it justice. Getting to know the players, the families, supporters and the amazing staff and volunteers that helped make this event happen was an amazing experience. The event attracted media coverage from CNN, whose “The Good Stuff” documentary coverage will air later this month, sign up to receive updates regarding this CNN series at www.cnn.com/specials/us/the-good-stuff. During the event, Kien Lam also filmed his documentary which focuses on chess player Dariia Kudainazarova (Kyrgyzstan); we will provide his documentary release date when further details become available. Learn more about Kien on his blog https://whereandwander.com and at this CNN link: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/plane-wingwalker-washington. Media outlets have covered the event in English, Spanish, French and German languages. A huge hit with the players was a surprise appearance by WGM Jennifer Shahade who took some time to analyze their games — what an experience! Now, let’s get to the chess results! In the top five, FM Ilia Lipilin (RUS) retained his title as World Junior Champion for Players with Disabilities, CM Samarth Jagadish Rao (IND) was second, Maksim Petrov (RUS) came in 3rd place, Pranav Shankar (USA) finished 4th followed by Jarno Scheffner of Germany in 5th place. (L) Maksim Petrov (RUS) | (R) Pranav Shankar (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez The ‘TEAM’ Places are: 1st Place Team Russia, 2nd Place Team Uganda, 3rd Place Team the United States of America. The list of individual results can be seen below. Final Standings: Country Name Total RUSSIA LIPILIN Ilia 6.5 INDIA RAO Samarth Jagadish 5.5 RUSSIA PETROV Maksim 5.0 USA SHANKAR Pranav 4.0 GERMANY SCHEFFNER Jarno 4.0 ECUADOR NEVAREZ CASTRO Andres Fernando 4.0 RUSSIA GORSHKOVA Sofia 4.0 UGANDA MBAZIIRA Wasswa Sharif 4.0 UGANDA MWESIGYE John Denis 4.0 RUSSIA KRASIVSKAIA Viktoriia 3.0 USA TRAN Nguyen 3.0 USA MUELLER Payton 3.0 KYRGYZSTAN KUDAINAZAROVA Dariia 2.5 GEORGIA TALIKADZE Leri 2.5 USA MILLER Anna 1.0 USA PILKINGTON Jacob 0.0 (L) Jarno Scheffner (GER) | (R) Andres Fernando Nevarez Castro (ECU) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Sofia Gorshkova (RUS) | (R) Wasswa Sharif Mbaziira (UGA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) John Denis Mwesigye (UGA) | (R) Viktoriia Krasivskaia (RUS) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Nguyen Tran (USA) | (R) Payton Mueller (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Dariia Kudainazarova (KGZ) with her mom. | (R) Leri Talikadze (GEO) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez (L) Ana Miller (USA) | (R) Jacob Pilkington (USA) | Photo Copyright Dora L Martinez USA Player, Ana Miller and event organizer IO Beatriz Marinello sit down for a chat. This is an excerpt from the video chat. They both made a chess move for every question they asked during their conversation. (L) Event Organizer, IO Beatriz Marinello and (R) USA Player, Ana Miller sit down for a chat. | Video Still Copyright Dora L Martinez “What do you like about chess?” — Event Organizer, IO Beatriz Marinello “I like that everybody can play, that it’s not something that only boys can do or only people that do not have disabilities can do. It’s something that everyone can do, so thats why I love chess.” — USA Player, Ana Miller “Why did you organize this tournament?” — AM “In the beginning it was because I wanted to help my friend Grandmaster Thomas Luther. He told me that he wanted to do this tournament when we were on a trip in Africa and I told him that I would organize it for him. After I organized the first one, I fell in love with the tournament, the human aspects of the event. Chess is beautiful, but, when you see people that love chess so much and they’re willing to do anything to play; travel long distances, go to countries where people don’t speak their language and they have physical challenges or other challenges. They are willing to travel with their wheelchairs and their parents support them — that is something very special and I admire that. It’s important to understand that in life, it’s not all about you, it’s also about doing things for others. You may think I am helping others, but, I am also helping myself because it makes me happy to do this and it’s rewarding. It’s a tournament that makes me happy, let me put it that way.” — BM “Why did you come to this tournament?” — BM “I think that’s the reason I came to this tournament. I think it was so exciting to see a lot of people who use wheelchairs, like me, playing chess. I love chess, but, I don’t see a lot of people like me playing it. So, I think this is a really good opportunity to show everyone out there that we can also play chess, no matter who we are, what kind of disabilities we have. We can use that disability as an ability, especially when it comes to chess. Some parts of our bodies might not work, but our minds will and I think chess is a great way to prove it.” — AM “Chess builds confidence. It makes you feel like — Yeah! I can do this! I noticed that you are a very independent person.What don’t you like about how people may treat you? What annoys you? Is there anything that people do that you don’t appreciate when they see that you have a disability? — BM “A lot of people will just kind of stare. They might underestimate me. Some times I’m not allowed into certain parts of a building
FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversary
FIDE celebrates its 95th anniversary Today, July 20th, is the 95th anniversary of the founding of FIDE, during the 8th Summer Olympics Games in Paris, 1924. Traditionally, since it was proposed by UNESCO in 1966, this date not only marks the anniversary of our organization, but also the International Chess Day. Ours is the only sport which has a special worldwide celebration day dedicated to it, showing that chess is a unique game that unites people over the globe. This year, to celebrate International Chess Day, we launched a social media campaign under the hashtag #InternationalChessDay.
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019: Player’s Contract
FIDE publishes the Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019. The tournament will be held in the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October, and is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess. The prize fund will be US$432,500, with a first prize of $70,000. Download Player’s Contract for Participation in the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 Download Annex I List of players qualified for the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Name Avg July 18 – June 19 Total Games Carlsen, Magnus 2844.8333 76 Caruana, Fabiano 2825.0000 66 Ding, Liren 2807.2500 71 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2801.7500 68 Giri, Anish 2785.4167 71 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2778.6667 92 Anand, Viswanathan 2772.5000 69 Grischuk, Alexander 2770.2500 46 Kramnik, Vladimir 2768.7500 37 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2767.0000 64 So, Wesley 2767.0000 62 Aronian, Levon 2766.3333 64 Yu, Yangyi 2758.0833 90 Nakamura, Hikaru 2756.4167 67 Karjakin, Sergey 2756.1667 53 Radjabov, Teimour 2755.0833 34 Svidler, Peter 2742.7500 41 Topalov, Veselin 2741.1667 13 Navara, David 2736.7500 108 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 2734.6667 59 Wei, Yi 2734.0000 68 Harikrishna, Pentala 2731.3333 87 Jakovenko, Dmitry 2729.5000 78 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 2728.8333 72 Rapport, Richard 2728.7500 68 Shankland, Sam 2724.3333 72 Vitiugov, Nikita 2724.0000 85 Bu, Xiangzhi 2722.8333 51 Wang, Hao 2721.8333 105 Artemiev, Vladislav 2721.1667 81 Andreikin, Dmitry 2719.1667 64 Le, Quang Liem 2713.4167 102 Naiditsch, Arkadij 2713.0833 134 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2708.8333 89 Fedoseev, Vladimir 2707.5833 94 Li, Chao b 2703.6667 48 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2703.5000 36 Adams, Michael 2703.3333 70 Ivanchuk, Vassily 2703.3333 59 Amin, Bassem 2700.3333 89 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2699.2500 58 Dubov, Daniil 2699.0833 44 Cheparinov, Ivan 2696.4167 100 Matlakov, Maxim 2693.4167 63 Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 2692.6667 63 Howell, David W L 2691.9167 83 Sadler, Matthew D 2691.5000 7 Saric, Ivan 2690.8333 124 Inarkiev, Ernesto 2690.1667 90 Mamedov, Rauf 2689.7500 62 Almasi, Zoltan 2689.6667 39 Ragger, Markus 2687.8333 98 Sargissian, Gabriel 2686.5000 28 Korobov, Anton 2685.7500 100 Jones, Gawain C B 2685.4167 103 Bacrot, Etienne 2684.0833 94 Wang, Yue 2683.5000 28 Nabaty, Tamir 2683.4167 54 Adhiban, B. 2682.8333 77 Eljanov, Pavel 2682.7500 84 Gelfand, Boris 2681.4167 61 Cori, Jorge 2679.4167 34 Rodshtein, Maxim 2678.5833 94 Ni, Hua 2677.5833 35 Kovalev, Vladislav 2677.1667 98 Grandelius, Nils 2676.0833 97 Leko, Peter 2676.0833 47 Demchenko, Anton 2673.7500 73 Ponomariov, Ruslan 2673.2500 48 Sasikiran, Krishnan 2673.1667 64 McShane, Luke J 2671.2500 50 Berkes, Ferenc 2670.8333 68 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 2670.5833 95 Kamsky, Gata 2668.7500 43 Robson, Ray 2668.5000 51 Maghsoodloo, Parham 2667.1667 132 Xiong, Jeffery 2667.0000 125 Laznicka, Viktor 2666.6667 71 Najer, Evgeniy 2666.6667 31 Malakhov, Vladimir 2665.1667 80 Sjugirov, Sanan 2663.1667 67 Salem, A.R. Saleh 2662.5000 37 Melkumyan, Hrant 2661.9167 82 Guseinov, Gadir 2661.2500 59 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 2660.0833 62 Hou, Yifan 2660.0833 7 Safarli, Eltaj 2659.7500 121 Areshchenko, Alexander 2659.3333 13 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2659.1667 29 Dreev, Aleksey 2658.7500 63 Swiercz, Dariusz 2658.5000 88 Kuzubov, Yuriy 2655.1667 129 Rausis, Igors 2654.5833 78 Motylev, Alexander 2653.2500 34 Mareco, Sandro 2652.3333 118 Hammer, Jon Ludvig 2651.8333 47 Anton Guijarro, David 2651.1667 83 Akopian, Vladimir 2650.8333 9 Kovalenko, Igor 2650.5833 89 Sethuraman, S.P. 2650.0000 105 Reserves Lenic, Luka 2650.0000 21 Ipatov, Alexander 2649.5000 15 Riazantsev, Alexander 2649.3333 20 Shirov, Alexei 2648.3333 92 Onischuk, Alexander 2647.5000 7 Fressinet, Laurent 2646.4167 68 Sevian, Samuel 2646.1667 104 Moiseenko, Alexander 2645.6667 50 Short, Nigel D 2645.1667 41 Edouard, Romain 2644.0833 113 L’Ami, Erwin 2642.3333 69 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian 2642.0000 75 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 2641.3333 53 Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2641.1667 64 Bauer, Christian 2640.8333 116 Gustafsson, Jan 2640.6667 18 Kravtsiv, Martyn 2640.5000 83 Papaioannou, Ioannis 2639.0833 20 Bok, Benjamin 2638.6667 49 Alekseenko, Kirill 2638.0000 90
Igor Kovalenko wins the Mikhail Tal Blitz Memorial
RIGA, July 18 (LETA) – Latvian chess grandmaster Igor Kovalenko rolled over some of his opponents “like a tank” to win the Mikhail Tal blitz chess memorial on Thursday, the winner told LETA after the tournament. The winner of the blitz event named his victory over Russian chess player Vladimir Fedoseev the decisive point in the tournament, while Fedoseev, who won the rapid chess competition on Wednesday, highlighted his win over Azerbaijan’s grandmaster Gadir Guseinov. “Both tournaments had strong lineups with many grandmasters,” Aris Ozolins, President of the Latvian Chess Federation, said at a news conference which was held after the competition at the Radisson Blu Latvija hotel. “Kovalenko’s victory in the blitz is, therefore, all the more pleasing. Moreover, he celebrated a very convincing victory in tough competition, beating the runner-up by half-point.” “It was a very good event, one of the strongest tournaments in the Baltic states in recent years, both in terms of organization and the field of participants. It is highly important for chess players to rehydrate, and the sponsors took care of this, providing mineral water and Coca-Cola. Also, the hall where we played was spacious and the air was fresh,” the blitz winner Kovalenko said, adding that he always strives for success in chess. “I always want to get first place. In that respect, I am more an optimist, even utopist. I want to win each game, but this time I could afford a tie in the end,” the Latvian chess player said. “I did well. Remembered my youth. I took the 5th place in the rapid chess event and fought for medals until the last round. There was a disappointment after the ninth round when I had gained a better position against David Navara but the game ended in a tie.” On Thursday, Kovalenko won the blitz chess event very convincingly. “I suppose the game against Fedoseev in the 7th round was the decisive one,” the winner said. “I think he lost a won game against me. I breathed a sigh of relief as I achieved a tie, but later I fared even better and managed to win. At that point, opponents started fearing me. I, on the other hand, played effortlessly and in some games rolled over my opponents like a tank.” The Latvian grandmaster’s future plans include a tournament organized by Riga Technical University and the World Cup in two months’ time at which Kovalenko will represent the Baltic states. Fedoseev, the winner of Wednesday’s rapid chess tournament, finished second in the blitz. “I played very well. I had not played that well this year yet,” the Russian grandmaster commented his performance in Riga. “It was a wonderful tournament with many strong chess players. In many games, everything was decided in the end-game where having stronger nerves was crucial.” Fedoseev named the 9th round game against Azerbaijani grandmaster Gadir Guseinov his most important match at the tournament. The last international tournament of the Tal Memorial, the Riga Holidays 2019, which will be played by children, is scheduled to begin July 19 at the National Library of Latvia. The total prize fund of the tournaments is EUR 35 000, EUR 25 000 for the rapid chess tournament and 10 000 for the blitz tournament. Entry is free of charge for the spectators. The Rapid and Blitz Tal Memorial was organized by the Latvian Chess Federation and sponsored by Rietumu Bank, Coca-Cola, Tolmets and Latvijas Balzams.