In the autumn of 2020 Magnus Carlsen is again set to defend his World Chess Champion title, but for we get there, the chess world will need to find the next challengers. As usual this is done via a candidates tournament with 8 players playing in a double round robin tournament with the winner gettingContinue reading “Race to the FIDE Candidates 2020”
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FIDE Berlin Candidates tournament wrap-up & Grenke Chess Classic
By now everybody interested in chess (even just a tiny bit) should now that Fabiano Caruana won the candidates tournament and get to face Carlsen in November. With two rounds remaining the previous challenger, Karjakin, was out in front but an excellent finished pushed the young american ahead. As usual I’ll give a short recapContinue reading “FIDE Berlin Candidates tournament wrap-up & Grenke Chess Classic”
Preview: Altibox Norway Chess
It’s time for the highlight of the 2017 chess calendar, it’s time for the fifth edition of Altibox Norway Chess. The chess tournament is taking place in Stavanger, Norway, and is one of the toughest tournaments all season gathering 10 of the world’s top ranked players. The tournament had huge ambitions for its 5th editionContinue reading “Preview: Altibox Norway Chess”
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