2022 Chess Grand Prix: 3 Tournaments, 1 City
FIDE and its partner World Chess today announced that the 2022 Grand Prix series will consist of three tournaments, to be held between February and April 2022 in just one city. Details:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-chess-grand-prix-series-announcement
FIDE and its partner World Chess today announced that the 2022 Grand Prix series will consist of three tournaments, to be held between February and April 2022 in just one city. Details:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-chess-grand-prix-series-announcement
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2022 Chess Grand Prix: 3 Tournaments, 1 City
FIDE and its partner World Chess announced on Thursday that the 2022 Grand Prix series will consist of three tournaments that will be held between February and April 2022. The top two finishers of the series will qualify for the 2022 Candidates Tournament.…
Throwback to the World U12 C'ship, 2002. Can you spot the future world title challengers?
(R to L: Yan Nepomniachtchi , Magnus Carlsen , David Howell, Dmitry Andreikin, Nguyen, Wei Chenpeng). #throwbackthursday #TBT
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(R to L: Yan Nepomniachtchi , Magnus Carlsen , David Howell, Dmitry Andreikin, Nguyen, Wei Chenpeng). #throwbackthursday #TBT
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Happy 18th Birthday to chess phenomenon Alireza Firouzja, who later today plays in the Paris Rapid & Blitz and in just over a week starts the #GoldmoneyAsianRapid!
https://chess24.com/en/read/players/alireza-firouzja
#c24live
https://chess24.com/en/read/players/alireza-firouzja
#c24live
Happy 18th birthday to Alireza Firouzja 🎊🎈🎉🎁🎂
The Iranian-born grandmaster is one of the biggest stars in chess at the moment and many see him as a potential future world champion.
A good day to try our lesson Play Like Alireza Firouzja!
https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-alireza-firouzja
The Iranian-born grandmaster is one of the biggest stars in chess at the moment and many see him as a potential future world champion.
A good day to try our lesson Play Like Alireza Firouzja!
https://www.chess.com/lessons/play-like-alireza-firouzja
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Play Like Alireza Firouzja - Chess Lessons
As a 16 year old Alireza Firouzja came in 2nd in the 2019 World Rapid Championship and led much of the 2020 Tata Steel tournament, ahead of Magnus Carlsen. See if you can find the moves from the best games of one of the most exciting Grandmasters in the World!
Historic moments reloaded. ✍️
17 June 1885: the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York harbour from France. 🚢
June 1992: my sister, Sofia, and I arrived where the Statue of Liberty arrived more than 100 years earlier. 🗽😃
🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
17 June 1885: the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York harbour from France. 🚢
June 1992: my sister, Sofia, and I arrived where the Statue of Liberty arrived more than 100 years earlier. 🗽😃
🔗 Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar)
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🔵Puzzle of the day is now published on our Instagram account as a story🔵
🔴Test yourself:
https://instagram.com/stories/unitychess/2598895325687403132?utm_medium=share_sheet
🔴Test yourself:
https://instagram.com/stories/unitychess/2598895325687403132?utm_medium=share_sheet
Firouzja Turns 18 As Paris Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour Gets Underway
The second event in the 2021 #GrandChessTour started on Friday with the first day of rapid in the Paris Rapid & Blitz. GM Alireza Firouzja played on his 18th birthday. Report:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-18th-birthday-paris-rapid-blitz-grand-chess-tour
The second event in the 2021 #GrandChessTour started on Friday with the first day of rapid in the Paris Rapid & Blitz. GM Alireza Firouzja played on his 18th birthday. Report:
https://www.chess.com/news/view/firouzja-18th-birthday-paris-rapid-blitz-grand-chess-tour
Chess.com
Firouzja Turns 18 As Paris Rapid & Blitz Grand Chess Tour Gets Underway
The second event in the 2021 Grand Chess Tour started on Friday with the first day of rapid in the Paris Rapid & Blitz. After three rounds, there's a four-way tie among GMs Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So, and Peter Svidler. GM Alireza Firouzja…
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
WGM Anna M. Sargsyan
🇦🇲ARMENIA🇦🇲
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
WGM Anna M. Sargsyan
🇦🇲ARMENIA🇦🇲
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
IM Zhansaya Abdumalik
🇰🇿KAZAKHSTAN🇰🇿
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
IM Zhansaya Abdumalik
🇰🇿KAZAKHSTAN🇰🇿
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
IM Meri Arabidze
🇬🇪GEORGIA🇬🇪
🏆Winners Profile🏆
💎Mega Event💎
IM Meri Arabidze
🇬🇪GEORGIA🇬🇪
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 1
🔹IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales
🔹IM Jaime Jose Romero Barreto
🔹GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli
🔹IM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 1
🔹IM Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales
🔹IM Jaime Jose Romero Barreto
🔹GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli
🔹IM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 2
🔹FM Ronald Jesus Brizuela Abreu
🔹IM Remo Enrique Bassan Noriega
🔹FM Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares
🔹FM Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 2
🔹FM Ronald Jesus Brizuela Abreu
🔹IM Remo Enrique Bassan Noriega
🔹FM Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares
🔹FM Pedro Ramon Martinez Reyes
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 3
🔹WIM Tairu Manuela Rovira Contreras
🔹FM Ismael David Vidal Melendez
🔹FM Mauricio Ramirez Gonzalez
🔹FM Andres Eloy Perez Candelas
💎Titled Players💎
🇻🇪VENEZUELA🇻🇪
Part 3
🔹WIM Tairu Manuela Rovira Contreras
🔹FM Ismael David Vidal Melendez
🔹FM Mauricio Ramirez Gonzalez
🔹FM Andres Eloy Perez Candelas
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Untitled Players💎
🇰🇬KYRGYZSTAN🇰🇬
Part 2
🔹Erzhan Zhakshylykov
🔹Sharshenbekov Emir
🔹Arzybek Sezdbekov
🔹Almas Sezdbekov
🔹Kairatbek Abylkasymov
💎Untitled Players💎
🇰🇬KYRGYZSTAN🇰🇬
Part 2
🔹Erzhan Zhakshylykov
🔹Sharshenbekov Emir
🔹Arzybek Sezdbekov
🔹Almas Sezdbekov
🔹Kairatbek Abylkasymov
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
💎Untitled Players💎
🇬🇪GEORGIA🇬🇪
Part 2
🔹Shota Khodashneli
🔹Lasha Kachkachishvili
🔹Akaki Ghachava
🔹Akaki Qalichava
💎Untitled Players💎
🇬🇪GEORGIA🇬🇪
Part 2
🔹Shota Khodashneli
🔹Lasha Kachkachishvili
🔹Akaki Ghachava
🔹Akaki Qalichava
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💎Untitled Players💎
🇮🇳INDIA🇮🇳
Part 3
🔹Biswas Anustoop
🔹Porwal Naman
🔹Verma Rahul
🔹Sanjeev Mishra
🔹Vedant Pimpalkhare
🔹Omkar Shelke
💎Untitled Players💎
🇮🇳INDIA🇮🇳
Part 3
🔹Biswas Anustoop
🔹Porwal Naman
🔹Verma Rahul
🔹Sanjeev Mishra
🔹Vedant Pimpalkhare
🔹Omkar Shelke
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♟Sundays With Unity♟
June 27th, 2021
🏆Mega & Team🏆
🔵15:00 GMT🔵
🔷120 Minutes 🔷
💎5th Unity Chess International Mega & Team Championship
💵 $1000 Guaranteed Prizes
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter the Zoom, or do Self Video Recording.
🔴The video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player's body.
🔷 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 they won’t be able to win the prizes.
💠💠💠Individual Prizes💠💠💠
✅Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM who enter Individually.
Open:
1️⃣$100
2️⃣$60
3️⃣$40
Women:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🔹Best Senior: $20
🔹Best U16: $20
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 & African in each Individual rating category:
💠$5
💠💠💠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). A team that didn’t win any prize will be eligible to receive that special prize.
🔷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.
2️⃣ A team consists of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
3️⃣ Entry fee:
🔵Individuals from Asia/South America: $2. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $5.
🔵Teams from Asia/South America: $10 per team. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $20 per team.
🔵Registration for Teams and Individuals from Africa is Free
✍️Registration:
🔵Players from India, Indonesia, Iran: from their representatives.
🔵Players from other countries can register, using our website: https://unitychess.com
4️⃣ Tournament type: Arena; 3+0
5️⃣ Berserk is allowed
6️⃣The average rating of the top 3 players in each team shows the team rating. For example, if the average rating of top 3 players is 1950, it means that the team has a chance to win the prizes for the 1600-1999 category.
7️⃣ We use the maximum current FIDE rating among the three formats for individuals.
8️⃣ All players in each team need to be from the same country or same Fide flag.
9️⃣ For unrated players their peak Lichess blitz rating minus 100, will be used.
🔟 Players compete individually, but in the end, the sum of 3 players of each team who got the most points will be considered for the total team points.
🛑No registration will get accepted one hour prior to the start of tournament!
⛔️If one player cheated, the whole team will be out of the winner's list.
🟢Team:https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
🟢Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/kv7AWfB1
June 27th, 2021
🏆Mega & Team🏆
🔵15:00 GMT🔵
🔷120 Minutes 🔷
💎5th Unity Chess International Mega & Team Championship
💵 $1000 Guaranteed Prizes
🎥 All players need to do Live Stream, enter the Zoom, or do Self Video Recording.
🔴The video camera needs to cover the full view of the screen and player's body.
🔷 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 they won’t be able to win the prizes.
💠💠💠Individual Prizes💠💠💠
✅Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM who enter Individually.
Open:
1️⃣$100
2️⃣$60
3️⃣$40
Women:
1️⃣$50
2️⃣$30
3️⃣$20
🔹Best Senior: $20
🔹Best U16: $20
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 & African in each Individual rating category:
💠$5
💠💠💠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). A team that didn’t win any prize will be eligible to receive that special prize.
🔷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.
2️⃣ A team consists of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 players.
3️⃣ Entry fee:
🔵Individuals from Asia/South America: $2. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $5.
🔵Teams from Asia/South America: $10 per team. From Europe/North America/Oceania: $20 per team.
🔵Registration for Teams and Individuals from Africa is Free
✍️Registration:
🔵Players from India, Indonesia, Iran: from their representatives.
🔵Players from other countries can register, using our website: https://unitychess.com
4️⃣ Tournament type: Arena; 3+0
5️⃣ Berserk is allowed
6️⃣The average rating of the top 3 players in each team shows the team rating. For example, if the average rating of top 3 players is 1950, it means that the team has a chance to win the prizes for the 1600-1999 category.
7️⃣ We use the maximum current FIDE rating among the three formats for individuals.
8️⃣ All players in each team need to be from the same country or same Fide flag.
9️⃣ For unrated players their peak Lichess blitz rating minus 100, will be used.
🔟 Players compete individually, but in the end, the sum of 3 players of each team who got the most points will be considered for the total team points.
🛑No registration will get accepted one hour prior to the start of tournament!
⛔️If one player cheated, the whole team will be out of the winner's list.
🟢Team:https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-mega--team-tournament
🟢Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/kv7AWfB1