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A player caught cheating at the Romanian Chess Championship 2023

The Romanian National Chess Championship 2023 is currently ongoing in Sebes. The Romanian Chess Federation informed about the cheating case as one player got caught cheating with the smartphone hidden in the restroom. Paul-Stelian Mihalache was eliminated from the tournament and didn’t challenge the decision of the Chief Arbiter and the Tournament director.

WR Chess Masters 2023 – Round 8 live

The WR Chess Masters super-tournament will take place from 16-25 February in Dusseldorf, Germany. The event is played as a 10-player round-robin with Ian NepomniachtchiAnish GiriWesley SoLevon AronianNodirbek AbdusattorovJan-Krzysztof DudaGukesh DVincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa and Andrey Esipenko in the field.

Gukesh catches up with Aronian; WR Chess Masters – R7 recap

Gukesh has caught up with Levon Aronian. After a Black win over Andrey Esipenko in the seventh round of the WR Chess Masters, the youngest competitor now shares the top spot with the oldest on 4.5 points. The two will meet in the ninth and final round, potentially a showdown for the tournament title.

WR Chess Masters 2023 – Round 7
Photo: Lennart Ootes

ECU statement on the Russian Chess Federation joining the Asian Chess Federation

Following the FIDE Council’s decision concerning the proposed transfer of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) to the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), the European Chess Union published the following statement:
 

WR Chess Masters 2023 – Round 7 live

The WR Chess Masters super-tournament will take place from 16-25 February in Dusseldorf, Germany. The event is played as a 10-player round-robin with Ian NepomniachtchiAnish GiriWesley SoLevon AronianNodirbek AbdusattorovJan-Krzysztof DudaGukesh DVincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa and Andrey Esipenko in the field.

WR Chess Masters – Unchanged standings after Round 6

First against second: It could have been the game that makes the outcome of the tournament completely uncertain again. Wesley So, one point behind, had to do nothing more than defeat Levon Aronian with the white pieces. Then both would have been back on level ground and the field would have been close together. But the game ended in a draw – like the other four games of the sixth round, some of them after endgame battles lasting more than six hours. The standings are unchanged after this day of draws.

European Women’s Chess Trophy

ECU Commission for Women’s Cess launched the initiative “European Women’s Chess Trophy” to reward women and girls for their results in chess.

“We inspire to support female chess players to actively take part in the solely women’s tournaments in Europe, especially in the closed (norm) ones and this way to support and promote tournaments’ organizers as well. We would like to do so by lunching “European Women’s Chess Trophy”, an initiative that will financially reward women and girls in the categories mentioned below”, writes the announcement.

WR Chess Masters 2023 – Round 5 live

The WR Chess Masters super-tournament will take place from 16-25 February in Dusseldorf, Germany. The event is played as a 10-player round-robin with Ian NepomniachtchiAnish GiriWesley SoLevon AronianNodirbek AbdusattorovJan-Krzysztof DudaGukesh DVincent Keymer, Praggnanandhaa and Andrey Esipenko in the field.

Chess events to celebrate the International Women’s Day set in Tirana, Albania

International Chess Federation, Balkan Chess Federation and Albanian Chess Federation, in collaboration with Albanian Center for Openness and Dialogue, are pleased to announce the International Women’s Day Chess festival, a series of chess events to celebrate the International Women’s Day and reinforce a commitment to women’s equality.  

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