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With a 3-1 victory over Aronian and a 2-0 in matches, Hikaru Nakamura is the first player to reach the semifinals of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge!
With today's games over only Hikaru Nakamura has made it to the semi-finals. Ding Liren & Yu Yangyi are tied 1:1 and will play a deciding match on Wednesday.
Tomorrow So and Karjakin must beat Carlsen and Dubov to prolong their stay in the tournament!
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❇️$1,400 Prizes are 100% Guaranteed!

💎11th Unity International Weekly Tournament
May 31st, 2020

‼️New Changes‼️
1️⃣
The starting time: 16:00 GMT
2️⃣The Country with the best result (more points) will receive $200 for its top 40 players.
3️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
4️⃣Registrations can be done in 2 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
5️⃣Payments for the entry fee ($4 plus tax) can be made in 4 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
C) PayPal: unitychess@gmail.com
D) Bank Account: for details send an email to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com

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

Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Open
2️⃣Date: Sunday at 9 am (Arizona time), 16:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $4 plus tax
7️⃣Free entry for: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM, International Arbiters.
50% off entry fee for 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!
*️⃣All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

Prizes terms and conditions:
1️⃣All prizes will be paid within 2 days.
2️⃣Cash prizes are given to the top places, ranked by Lichess.
3️⃣If a player is eligible for two awards between the sections, the higher prize is awarded.
4️⃣The USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated players who don’t have Fide rating, will be eligible to receive the section prizes. Here is the formula to calculate their Fide rating: (USCF-100= Fide rating). That means a USCF player with rating of 1650 would be eligible to receive the section prize for under 1600 (1650-100=1550).
5️⃣Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
6️⃣The criterion for section prizes is FIDE Standard rating. If the player doesn’t have that, we will go with blitz rating. If not, then rapid rating. If the player doesn’t have Fide, nor USCF rating, we will consider him/her as unrated player.
8️⃣To receive prizes please contact the representative in your country or send your PayPal information to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com

🏆Awards
🥇The Best Country
(more points in total):
$200 to the top 40 players of that country ($5 each).
📵If one player cheat, the whole country won’t win the $200 team prize!
Open:

1️⃣$150
2️⃣$100
3️⃣$60
4️⃣$40
5️⃣-🔟$20
Women's Section:
1️⃣$60
2️⃣$40
3️⃣$20
Senior 50+:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U16:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U12:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2300:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2200:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2100:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U2000:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1900:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1800:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1700:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1600:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1500:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
Unrated:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10

🎁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 $10.

Prohibitions:
1️⃣Using computers.
2️⃣Having someone else play for you.
3️⃣Using inappropriate language in chat room of Lichess.

The Power of the Jury:
1️⃣Requiring players to play under the camera if needed.
2️⃣Prohibiting offending players from participating in future matches.
3️⃣Issues a verdict for players who have committed a violation outside the rules of the regulations.
4️⃣Verification: Ask players to play some blitz games on camera with the presence of some members of the jury after the end of the tournament, in order to verify their performance in the competition.

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

*️⃣Please join the tournament group in Telegram to communicate with us:

https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ
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🥇King/Queen of 2020🥇

🎁10K 100% Guaranteed🎁


Starting this Sunday May 24th, 2020 all the way to December 27th, 2020 we have 32 Sundays. That means 32 Unity Weekly tournaments.

We came up with a plan to add some more excitements to the competitions by making special prizes for King/Queen champions of these 32 sessions.

For every 4 sessions, we get together the 4 champions of Open, Women, Senior, U16, U12 and make a double round robin tournament. The winners of these matches will be the champion of that season (4 sessions).

On the first week of the new year, we will have a round robin championship between the champions of each season. The winners of these matches will become the King/Queen champion of 2020!

The same thing will happen for the countries. After 4 sessions, they will compete in a 2 hours match in Arena format. The champion of this match will become the champion of that season. At the end of the year, we will have a championship Arena (2hours) tournament to find the team winner of the year. The top 100 players who attended at least one session of the Unity Weekly International will receive the prize.

These tournaments are free for all the participants.

All the matches will happen on Saturdays at 16 GMT.

Here are the Sessions and Seasons:
(10-13), (14-17), (18-21), (22-25), (26-29), (30-33), (34-37), (38-41)
Total: 8 seasons.

This is the schedule of the individual and team for all these 8 seasons:

Season #1 (10-13):
Open/Women: 6/20/2020
Team: 6/27/2020
U16/U12: 7/4/2020
Senior: 7/11/2020
Season #2 (14-17):
Open/Women: 7/18/2020
Team: 7/25/2020
U16/U12: 8/1/2020
Senior: 8/8/2020
Season #3 (18-21):
Open/Women: 8/15/2020
Team: 8/22/2020
U16/U12: 8/29/2020
Senior: 9/5/2020
Season #4 (22-25):
Open/Women: 9/12/2020
Team: 9/19/2020
U16/U12: 9/26/2020
Senior: 10/3/2020
Season #5 (26-29)
Open/Women: 10/10/2020
Team: 10/17/2020
U16/U12: 10/24/2020
Senior: 10/31/2020
Season #6 (30-33)
Open/Women: 11/7/2020
Team: 11/14/2020
U16/U12: 11/21/2020
Senior: 11/28/2020
Season #7 (34-37):
Open/Women: 12/5/2020
Team: 12/12/2020
U16/U12: 12/19/2020
Senior: 12/26/2020
Season #8 (38-41)
Senior/Open/Women/U16/U12:
12/30/2020
Team: 12/31/2020

🥇King/Queen Championship:
Senior: 1/4/2021
U12: 1/5/2021
U16: 1/6/2021
Women: 1/7/2021
Open: 1/8/2021
Team: 1/9/2021

Time control for all the matches will be the same as our main event (3/+0).

Here are the prizes of big winners of the year:

10K Guaranteed Prizes for Champions of 2020!

$5K King of the team (100 players, $50 each)
$2K King/Queen of (Open section)
$1K Queen of (Women section)
$1K King/Queen of U16
$500 King/Queen of U12
$500 King/Queen of Senior

This King/Queen project will start from this Sunday session #10, 5/24/2020.

So we are adding the U12 section to our roster starting this Sunday!

Enjoy!🌹🌺🎁


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Team and tournament links:

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-grand-prize-may-31st-2020

Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/p6JZgzEA
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It's nice that Getty Images continues to make interesting additions to its growing collection of chess-related material. This superb 1959 photograph of Mikhail Tal and Bobby Fischer is a recent inclusion.

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"Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable."

🔸 Garry Kasparov

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Moscow, 29th June 1955. The Hall of Columns of the House of Unions.
On the stage, the 1st round of the match between USSR & the USA is in progress; on top board, Sammy Reshevsky faces Mikhail Botvinnik. Mark Taimanov looks on.

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Samuel Reshevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik
"Cold War"
URS-USA (1955), Moscow URS, rd 1, Jun-29
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Stahlberg Variation (D49)

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Move of the Day!
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(Open):
1. GM Parham Maghsoodloo 2676 (IRI)
2. GM Amin Tabatabaiee 2629 (IRI)
3. GM Alexey Sarana 2654 (RUS)
4. GM Haik Martirosyan 2617 (ARM)
5. GM Rauf Mamedov 2654 (AZE)
6. IM Abdulla Gadimbayli 2470 (AZE)
7. IM Saveliy Golubov 2468 (RUS)
8. GM Homayoon Toufighi 2439 (IRI)
9. IM Raja Harshit 2472 (IND)
11. GM Yakubboev Nodirbek 2591 (UZB)

(Women):
28. WFM Anahita Zahedifar 2213 (IRI)
49. IM Meri Arabidze 2428 (GEO)
56. WFM Marvia Josefina Alvarado Arcila 1967 (VEN)

(U16):
10. GM Raunak Sadhwani 2545 (IND)
13. GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek 2627 (UZB)

(U12):
98. FM Aldiyar Ansat 2255 (KAZ)
201. Arshia Alaghehmand 1396 (IRI)
210. Muhammadzohid Suyarov 1658 (UZB)

Senior (50+):
77. GM Tair Vahidov 2401 (UZB)
162. IM Boris Abrashkin 2407 (RUS)

(U2400):
25. Ramazan Zhalmakhanov FM (KAZ)
32. Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte IM (VEN)

(U2300):
43. John Sebastian Hernandez M (COL)
57. Justin Chen FM (USA)

(U2200):
93. Saeid Arabi Kasrineh (IRI)
94. Gilbert Elroy Tarigan IM (INA)

(U2100):
83. Hamidreza Tahmasebi (IRI)
108. Reza Mohammadi (IRI)

(U2000):
69. Haik A Vardanyan 1953 (ARM)
110. Mirfayz Sunnatov 1987 (UZB) U16

(U1900):
99. Arman Pourgol 1828 (IRI)
159. Devon Smit 1888 (ZAF) U16

(U1800):
143. Morteza Amirkhanlou 1744 (IRI)
168. Abolfazl Mogheyseh 1729 (IRI)

(U1700):
203. Mahdi Samadifar 1620 (IRI)
210. Muhammadzohid Suyarov 1658 (UZB)

(U1600):
256. Ebrahim Rashed 1597 (IRI)
262. Eliya Taheri 1591 (IRI)

(U1500):
164. Samane Sohrabi 1416 (IRI) W
237. Soheil Khodayvandi 1499 (IRI)

(U1400):
134. Shalkar Amangeldi 1388 (KAZ)
181. Ramazan Aktan 1324 (KAZ)

(Unrated):
196. Robert Struzik (POL)
236. Ulfa Dianamatara (INA)

🇮🇷Champion Country: IRAN🇮🇷

Top 40 Players who didn’t win the individual prizes:
44. FM Arman Hakemi 2316
45. FM Ali Rastbod 2321
54. GM Pouria Darini 2432
65. IM Khalil Mousavi 2522
73. IM Omid Noroozi 2330
84. FM Arad Nazari 2298
95. IM Ahmad Asgarizadeh 2452
102. FM Arash Daghli 2431
124. FM Nima Hosseinzadeh 2217
130. IM Bardiya Daneshvar 2399
136. M. Sadegh Mahmoody 1910
151. Koosha Jaferian 2163
153. Meysam Khatibi 2245
165. Ali Abedi 2146
166. FT Milad Mousavi 2171
169. Parviz Khazaei 2156
171. Aydin Najafi Tabar 1913
174. FM Mohammad Miran Khademi 2274
177. Ebrahim Momeni 2166
182. IM Mohammad Amin Molaei 2325
186. Sajad Moradi 1961
187. Parnian Ghomi 2006
192. FM Sahebali Atanejhad 2123
195. Sobhan Zahmati 1922
202. Davood Mirzaee 1231
206. FM Amir Hossein Jamshidi 2264
213. Masoud Talebi 1931
221. Benyamin Babaniya 2187
228. Parva Behzad Nazif 2051
229. Ali Ebadzadeh 1668
241. Reza Mahdavi 2187
242. Afshin Moghaddamian 2155
245. Milad Veysi Rahim Abadi 1914
248. Amin Abedi 1979
254. Sina Movahed 1804
257. Hamidreza Ebrahimi 2020
261. Sadegh Veysi Rahim Abadi 1846
266. Pooyan Doostkam 2027
270. Gholamreza Mohammadi 1861
273. Nima Azizkhani 1845


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