Schachbundesliga’s reboot: Some names have been leaked, others can be deduced

It will be a gathering of grandmasters, that much is certain. And yet before the championship tournament of the Bundesliga, speculation broke out: Who is playing? Will we see World Championship Candidates? How about MVL? How about Fabiano Caruana? The clubs are keeping a low profile in order to make it difficult for the opponents … Schachbundesliga’s reboot: Some names have been leaked, others can be deduced weiterlesen

Chess Olympiad 2020 postponed / FIDE considers staging an online Olympiad

The 44th Chess Olympiad, scheduled for August in Moscow, is canceled. Instead, the first online Chess Olympiad could be staged in 2020, the first major international chess event to be held on the Internet. "We are thinking about it," confirmed FIDE director Emil Sutovsky on Facebook. “Going online is the strategy we employ throughout the … Chess Olympiad 2020 postponed / FIDE considers staging an online Olympiad weiterlesen

How a kickstarter scam shook up the chess business / DGT about to develop what Regium has announced

The Regium wonderboard will remain a dream. But while the Regium campaign, a scam most likely, is going down the drain, inventors are actually working on a wonderboard elsewhere. DGT wants to develop what Regium has announced. In principle, at least. The chess business is dominated by quasi-monopolists who are rarely challenged and compelled to … How a kickstarter scam shook up the chess business / DGT about to develop what Regium has announced weiterlesen

Corona virus threatening the Candidates: Can Ding Liren and Wang Hao make it?

Two Chinese are among the eight players who are to determine Magnus Carlsen's challenger in Yekaterinburg (Russia) from mid-March to early April. But because of the spreading corona virus, Russia has recently closed its border with China, completely stopped the train traffic between the two countries and most of the air traffic. The issuance of … Corona virus threatening the Candidates: Can Ding Liren and Wang Hao make it? weiterlesen

Anish Giri: “I can see my way to the World Championship match.”

Anish Giri didn’t take the qualification for the Candidates Tournament by storm, on the contrary. If the rating spot hadn't opened up after Ding Liren reached the final of the World Cup, Anish Giri would be a mere spectator. Now he has set himself the only possible goal for a tournament in which one player … Anish Giri: “I can see my way to the World Championship match.” weiterlesen

Kirill Alekseenko: “I’m a regular World Championship Candidate and I’ll fight for first place.”

Should there be a wildcard nominee for the Candidates Tournament? The obscure tug of war for the eight places in the most important chess tournament sparked the debate again. The vast majority of those discussing on social media argue that a wildcard is not appropriate. "Just see what it lead to," they say: While three … Kirill Alekseenko: “I’m a regular World Championship Candidate and I’ll fight for first place.” weiterlesen

No Persian spring: Iran pulls its players from the World Rapid and Blitz / Firouzja playing nevertheless under FIDE flag

Iran has banned its top players from participating in the Rapid and Blitz World Championship in Moscow in late December. Iranian superstar Alireza Firouzja will compete nevertheless under the official FIDE flag. The newest verdict by the Iranian Ministry of Sports is a response to an incident in mid-December during a tournament in Spain. Grandmasters … No Persian spring: Iran pulls its players from the World Rapid and Blitz / Firouzja playing nevertheless under FIDE flag weiterlesen

News magazine DER SPIEGEL and its chess reporting: “An overwhelming success.”

The even years are chess years: Candidates tournament, Chess Olympiad, World Championship match. For some time now, the editors of SPIEGEL ONLINE have covered events like these extensively. Also in between the big events SPIEGEL ONLINE reports on chess, be it Magnus Carlsen’s beef with the Norwegian federation or Vincent Keymer’s eagerly awaited Grandmaster title. … News magazine DER SPIEGEL and its chess reporting: “An overwhelming success.” weiterlesen

FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg: No complaints, for two days at least

The Grand Prix in Hamburg had not begun yet when the FIDE president started complaining about his unloved organizer WorldChess, better known as "Agon". Because WorldChess had gotten into time trouble in the weeks leading up to the event, Arkady Dvorkovich once again announced publicly that he will keep this company in line as best … FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg: No complaints, for two days at least weiterlesen

Pavel Eljanov: “I thought I could do something different for a change”

Without Pavel Eljanov the Ukraine had a quite a run in Batumi at the European Team Championships. After two wins in round seven and eight, one of them against Germany, it looked as if the Ukrainians went for gold even without the former number six in the world among them. Pavel Eljanov followed their effort … Pavel Eljanov: “I thought I could do something different for a change” weiterlesen

“It should have come earlier”: 14 year old Vincent Keymer and the Grandmaster title

It took Vincent Keymer 15 months to secure his third and final Grandmaster norm. "It should have come earlier," says Vincent. But several times he was very close and failed, nothing to blame himself for. "That was just bad luck." On Saturday night on the Isle of Man, it was finally done. With a draw … “It should have come earlier”: 14 year old Vincent Keymer and the Grandmaster title weiterlesen