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Sweden's and probably world's biggest chess tournament with 7 000 school children participating is cancelled in Stockholm because of #CoronaOutbreak
World chess body FIDE has declared that, due to coronavirus concerns, players may decline to offer their hand to their opponent. However, as Grandmaster Ramesh discovered, some players will not take no for an answer...
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What you need to know about our upcoming spring national scholastic championships and our coronavirus precautions.
https://new.uschess.org/news/spring-nationals-coronavirus-know/
https://new.uschess.org/news/spring-nationals-coronavirus-know/
US Chess
Spring Nationals and Coronavirus: What You Should Know - US Chess
US Chess has three national events scheduled this spring: 2020 National High School (K-12) Championship, April 3-5 2020 National Junior High (K-9) Championship April 24-26...
Aleksandra Goryachkina and Harika Dronavalli lead FIDE Women's Grand Prix leg in Lausanne. Round 4 is completed https://ruchess.ru/en/news/all/aleksandra_goryachkina_and_harika_dronavalli_lead_of_fide_women_s_grand_prix_leg/
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Aleksandra Goryachkina and Harika Dronavalli Lead FIDE Women's Grand Prix Leg
In the fourth round of the third leg of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix Series in Lausanne, Aleksandra Goryachkina defeated Antoaneta Stefanova, Harika Dronavalli bested Nana Dzagnidze, while Alexandra Kosteniuk lost to Zhansaya Abdumalik. The games Kashlinskaya…
Dronavalli Harika (2517) and Aleksandra Goryachkina (2579) take the lead in the Lausanne #WomenGrandPrixFIDE thanks to their wins over Dzagnidze and Stefanova respectively.
#WomenGrandPrixFIDE standings after 4 rounds:
1-2. Harika, Goryachkina - 3
3-4. A. Muzychuk, Kashlinskaya - 2½
5-8. Dzagnidze, Cramling, M. Muzychuk, Abdumalik - 2
9-11. Stefanova, Sebag, Ju Wenjun - 1½
12. Kosteniuk - ½
#WomenGrandPrixFIDE standings after 4 rounds:
1-2. Harika, Goryachkina - 3
3-4. A. Muzychuk, Kashlinskaya - 2½
5-8. Dzagnidze, Cramling, M. Muzychuk, Abdumalik - 2
9-11. Stefanova, Sebag, Ju Wenjun - 1½
12. Kosteniuk - ½
BREAKING: Teimour Radjabov to be replaced by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the FIDE chess Candidates Tournament
Just posted on the FIDE website: https://fide.com/news/400
Just posted on the FIDE website: https://fide.com/news/400
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is now set to start his 1st Candidates Tournament as the 5th seed, with White against Fabiano Caruana, after Teimour Radjabov withdrew! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-candidates-2020/1/1/1
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Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs. Caruana, Fabiano | FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020
Replay the FIDE Candidates Tournament Round 1 game played on 17/03/2020 with computer analysis
Radjabov says he asked for the Candidates to be postponed due to the uncertainty around the coronavirus, Wang Hao not going into quarantine & what would happen if a player or anyone else at the tournament fell ill:
https://www.azerisport.com/chess/20200306140945388.html
https://www.azerisport.com/chess/20200306140945388.html
Azerisport
Теймур РАДЖАБОВ: Я обратился в ФИДЕ с предложением перенести турнир, на что получил отказ
Азербайджанский шахматист Теймур Раджабов выступил с заявлением относительно информации, ранее распространенной ФИДЕ о том, то он снялся с турнира претендентов по личным причинам, передает azerisport.com.
Teimour Radjabov contradicts FIDE and says there were no "personal reasons" for his withdrawal. A statement will follow: https://instagram.com/p/B9Yuz2ZnT5t/?igshid=vjix6ttv3u48
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Teymur Rajabov
Dear compatriots, chess fans, the entire chess community, colleagues and friends. It is not correct, I have no personal reasons to withdraw from the tournament. I will come up very soon with the statement and with letters that were sent to FIDE and their…