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SHERIDAN, WYOMING – February 13, 2023 – For him, 2023 will be a year of classical chess, said Anish Giri after his triumph in the super tournament "Tata Steel Chess" in Wijk aan Zee. His successful start of the year at the home event on the Dutch coast will be followed by another classical competition: The "WR Chess Masters" in Düsseldorf.

Seven participants of the WR Chess Masters started their chess year 2023 at Tata Steel Chess. The kick-off in Holland was not a failure for anyone, but it was particularly successful for two of them: Anish Giri, who after five second-place finishes in previous years now managed the longed-for victory in Wijk aan Zee, and Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who led the tournament practically from start to finish before Giri caught and overtook him on the home stretch.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – February 13, 2023 – There could hardly have been a better year for her election as President of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) than the "Year of Women in Chess" proclaimed by FIDE. With a large majority, the delegates elected Thsepiso Lopang from Botswana as the new continental president. The 41-year-old mechatronics engineer is the first woman to hold this office.

At the WR Chess Masters, she will act as deputy chief arbiter to ensure that everything goes according to the rules in the competition between the ten super grandmasters. "I'm looking forward to a great event," says Lopang, "African Arbiter of the Year 2022," who has served as an arbiter during the Grand Swiss 2021 and the Chess Olympiad 2022, among other events.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – February 13, 2023 – Elisabeth Pähtz, the German number one for almost 20 years, will add to the WR Chess Masters program in many ways. As host of a chess mini-camp from February 21 to 25, the 37-year-old will join former World Championship finalist Boris Gelfand in teaching young talents secrets of the royal game. She will also be commentating on the action in the WR Chess Masters alongside US Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan.

What could be better for one's chess than living under the same roof as a grandmaster? Elisabeth Pähtz learned the game under these excellent conditions. Her father, GM Thomas Pähtz, trained her as a child. He put his own chess career on hold to encourage and support Elisabeth and her highly talented brother Thomas and accompany them to competitions.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – February 13, 2023 – The "WR Chess Masters" in Düsseldorf is the first privately organized super tournament on German soil after almost four years, a clash of the chess elite, moreover one of generations. Ten top grandmasters will fight for the tournament victory and elo points for the world rankings from February 14 to 27 at the Hyatt Regency.

The new generation in chess is already waiting to take over from the established players around Magnus Carlsen, Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi. A German is also preparing to play at the top soon. Vincent Keymer, 18 years young, will have the opportunity at the WR Chess Masters to find out whether he is already on par with the best.

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