Chess

FIRST ASSESSMENT OF A YOUNG CAREER

Submitted by J. Mikhail on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 22:39

"Congratulations on a great tournament!" When Vincent Keymer finished second in the Rapid World Championship at the end of December, he was immediately congratulated from the very top. The new World Champion Magnus Carlsen paid tribute to the performance of his young opponent, who had almost forced him into a playoff for the title. The 18-year-old from Germany was just half a point short of finishing on par with Carlsen.

ANISH GIRI'S CLASSICAL 2023

Submitted by J. Mikhail on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 22:39

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.

THSEPISO LOPANG: ALL IN ONE IN CHESS

Submitted by J. Mikhail on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 22:39

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.

GRANDMASTER WITH MANY INTERESTS

Submitted by J. Mikhail on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 22:38

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.

THE WR CHESS MASTERS

Submitted by J. Mikhail on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 22:34

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.

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