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Andrey Esipenko wins Qatar Masters
12/13/2024 – The young Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko (photo) won the highly competitive Qatar Masters with 7½ points after 9 rounds of play. Second and third place were shared by Arjun Erigaisi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, each with 7 points. Arjun missed the opportunity to overtake Fabiano Caruana in the FIDE Circuit. Whoever has the most FIDE Circuit points at the end of the year will qual..
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Spanish Championship: Daniil Yuffa and Sabrina Vega claim national titles
GM Daniil Yuffa and IM Sabrina Vega have emerged as the new Spanish chess champions. The Spanish Chess Championship 2024, a 9-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, took place in Marbella, Spain from December 11-19. While men and women competed in the same pool, they were ranked separately. The event attracted some of the best Spanish players, including six grandmasters rated over 2..
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Chess to be included at the Esports World Cup 2025
12/23/2024 – The greatest chess player of this era, Magnus Carlsen, has been announced as the Global Ambassador of chess at the Esports World Cup. The world's top online chess players will compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a US$ 1.5 million prize pool. The event will take place from 31 July to 3 August 2025. The time control will be 10 minutes for the game, with no increments. Twelve players h..
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Savva Vetokhin wins Sunway Sitges Open, beats Ido Gorshtein in tiebreaks
12/23/2024 – The 11th Sunway Sitges Chess Festival wrapped up in style, delivering a lively atmosphere in the picturesque town near Barcelona. Savva Vetokhin, aged 15, stole the show, winning the title after beating Ido Gorshtein in a blitz playoff. The event saw fierce competition, with Chinese GM Li Di taking third place and Iranian WGM Mobina Alinasab finishing as the top-scoring woman. Livin..
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Nihal Sarin wins President Cup with sensational 2809 TPR
12/2/2024 – Nihal Sarin drew with elite GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov in the final round to claim outright victory at the third edition of the President Cup in Uzbekistan. Nihal had a sensational run in Tashkent, ending the event with a 7½/9 score and a 2809 performance (TPR). Javokhir Sindarov, Parham Maghsoodloo and Shamsiddin Vokhidov scored 7/9 points each. They secured second, third and fourth p..
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Fabiano Caruana wins U.S. Masters with 8 out of 9
12/3/2024 – Fabiano Caruana was the clear rating favourite at the U.S. Masters, an open tournament that was played in Charlotte from 28 November to 1 December. Caruana and other top players rarely play open tournaments, but the U.S. Masters promised FIDE Circuit points, and thus winning the tournament might help Caruana to qualify for the Candidates 2026. Caruana started the tournament with five..
2024.12.21