Levon Aronian and Teimour Radjabov lead the #AirthingsMasters semi-finals, but MVL and Daniil Dubov have a chance to strike back today!

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/airthings-masters-sf1-radjabov-aronian-strike

#c24live #ChessChamps

♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎INFORMATION💎

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴

💵 $300 Guaranteed Prizes

💎5th Unity Chess International Women Championship

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.

🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Women Championship
2️⃣Date: 1st Sunday of each month at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 Europe & North America. The rest are $2 registering with representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: WGM, WIM, WFM
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!

✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America & Europe:
www.unitychess.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives

Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

Best African for each rating category:
1️⃣$5

🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-women-championship

Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/COIqLjJB

🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 10th, 2021
🏆Team Tournament🏆
🔵14:00 GMT🔵
🔷120 Minutes 🔷


💎3rd Unity Chess International Team Championship

💵 $600 Guaranteed Prizes

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔷 All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔷 All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔷 Minimum 3 players needed to make a team.


🔷Regulations:

1️⃣ Each team will have a captain who is responsible for the team. The captain will register the team and will be paid the prize, any claim can only be made by the captain of the team.

2️⃣ Each team has 5 players

3️⃣ Entry fee:
Africa, Asia, Latin America: $10 per team.
The rest: $20 per team.

4️⃣ Type: Arena; 3+0

5️⃣ Berserk allowed

6️⃣The average rating of top 3 players in each team will be the rating for that team and shows the category for the prizes. For example if the average rating of top 3 players is 1950, that means that team has a chance to win the prizes for 1600-1999 category.

7️⃣ For individual ratings, the maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats will pick.

8️⃣ All players in each team need to be from the same country or same Fide flag.

9️⃣ Unrated players will use their peak Lichess blitz rating minus 100.

🔟 Players compete individually, but at the end the sum of top 3 players of each team who got the most points will consider for the total points of that team.

🛑No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!

⛔️One player cheated, the whole team going out from the winners list.

💠💠💠Individual Prizes💠💠💠

Open:
1️⃣$60
2️⃣$40
3️⃣$20

Women:
1️⃣$30
2️⃣$20
3️⃣$10


💠💠💠Team Prizes💠💠💠

🔰2000+🔰
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


🔰1600-1999🔰
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


🔰U1600🔰
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


✅ Best African teams in each team sections:
1️⃣$20

🎁 A country with the most team participants will receive an additional $60 ($20 for each section). The team that didn’t win the prize will be eligible to receive that special prize.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-team-championship-january-10

Tournament: https://lichess.org/team/unity-team-championship-january-10

💎The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays with Unity♟
January 17th, 2021
U2200 Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴

💎6th Unity Chess International U2200 Championship

💵$400 Guaranteed Prizes

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.

🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: U2200
2️⃣Date: December 20th, 2020 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time Control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!

✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com

2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives

Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20

Seniors 50+:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

2100-2199:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

2000-2099:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

Best Women and Africans for each rating category:
1️⃣$5


🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-u2200-championship-jan-17


🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 24th, 2021
Kids U8-U16 Championship

💵 $300 Guaranteed Prizes

💎3rd UnityChess Kids U8-U16 International Championship

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.

🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Kids U8-U16
2️⃣Date: January 24th, 2021 at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 via representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted 1 hour prior to the tournament!

✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America, Europe, countries with no representatives:
🌐www.unitychess.com
📧sundayswithunity@gmail.com

2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives


🏆Prizes:
Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20

U-16:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U-14:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U-12:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U-10:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U-8:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

Best Girl & African in each section:
1️⃣$5

🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-kids-u8-u16-championship


🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 31st, 2021
Mega Event
🔴14:00 GMT🔴

💎26th Unity Chess International Tournament

💵$1200 Guaranteed Prizes

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.

🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔹Titled player who have not updated titles on Lichess need to pay the full entry fee.

🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Open
2️⃣Time: 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 Europe & North America. The rest are $2 registering with representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM, IA, FA.
50% off entry fee for NM, WNM, CM, WCM, and Seniors.
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!

✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America & Europe:
www.unitychess.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives

Open:
1️⃣$150
2️⃣$100
3️⃣$50
4️⃣$30
5️⃣$20

Women:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20

Senior 50+:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20

Under 16:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


2300-2399:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

2200-2299:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

2100-2199:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

2000-2099:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

1900-1999:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

1800-1899:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

1700-1799:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

1600-1699:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

1500-1599:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

U1500:
1️⃣$15
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$6
4️⃣$4

✅Best Women & African in each rating category:
💠$5


🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, 550th, 600th, 650th, 700th, 750th, 800th, 850th, 900th, 950th, and 1000th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-international-tournaments

🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship
🔴14:00 GMT🔴

💵 $300 Guaranteed Prizes

💎5th Unity Chess International Women Championship

🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.
🔴Video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player body. 

💥Special Discount: 20% discount for members of Unity Chess main channel in Telegram:
https://t.me/UnityChessInternational

🔴 We will use Lichess peak blitz rating minus 100 points for “Unrated” players. For example if one unrated player has a peak blitz rating of 2150, we will deduct 100 points and the player will compete for the prizes in 2000-2099 section.

🔹All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔹All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔹Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔹For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Women Championship
2️⃣Date: 1st Sunday of each month at 14:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $5 Europe & North America. The rest are $2 registering with representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: WGM, WIM, WFM
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!

✍️ Registration:
1️⃣ North America & Europe:
www.unitychess.com
2️⃣ Asia, Africa, Latin America:
Via Representatives

Open:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20


1900-1999:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1800-1899:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1700-1799:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1600-1699:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

1500-1599:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

U1500:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$6
3️⃣$4

Best African for each rating category:
1️⃣$5

🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-women-championship

Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/COIqLjJB

🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship

Just 12 minutes to the first Unity tournament of 2021!

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship

♟Sundays With Unity♟
January 3rd, 2021
Women Championship
🏆Top 10🏆

https://lichess.org/tournament/COIqLjJB

Alexander Alekhine with his wife in San Remo in January/February 1930.

🔗 Olimpiu G. Urcan (@olimpiuurcan)

Life is short. So my advice to young people is to find your passion, pursue it and give your 110%. There is no take back in life, just as in chess. You don’t want to reflect back years from now and ask yourself “what if”? The sky is your limit, and you have the power to reach it!

🔗 Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar)

Soviet grandmaster David Bronstein - minus spectacles! - pictured at Hastings, 30th December 1953.
(Photo credit: unknown.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

Tallinn, 2nd May 1969. Paul Keres is pictured in play v. Heikki Westerinen on top board of the traditional match between Estonia & Finland. Keres won this game in 50 moves.
The Estonians won the 2-round match 15:7.
(Photo credit: G. Vaidla, via http://www.muis.ee.)

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)

The first game "The Great and Terrible Harry" lost to Boris in the USSR Championship in 1981. The next year, another game in the USSR Cup. Then in Linares ... It was not possible to recover completely. Boris Gulko is the champion of the USSR and the USA!

🔗 Sergey Kim (@sergey\_e\_kim)

A very nice shot by Dutch photographer Frans Peeters, of old friends Jan Timman and Ulf Andersson, taken in Spakenburg, Netherlands, 29th June 2019.

🔗 Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess)