Keith Arkell News Today

The inaugural Isle of Wight Chess Congress was held at The Ryde Castle Hotel.

The appropriately named Ryde Castle Hotel will play host to a major chess tournament that is hoped will put the Isle of Wight on the map.

A month after being crowned the new World Senior Champion 50+, Michael "Mickey" Adams wins the traditional London Chess Classic elite tournament outright. Adams has been a leading English player for more than three decades, consistently achieving outstanding results and being a formidable and reliable team player. A former child prodigy, Mickey won his first British Championship title (of eight to date) in 1989 and his most recent this year. The reigning British Champion (2023) and rei...

The 2023 FIDE World Senior Team Championships begun today in Struga, North Macedonia, with both a 50-and-over (50+) section and a 65-and-over (65+) section.  The tournament format is a nine-round swiss, with each round consisting of four-player matches played at a classical time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes with an additional 30 minutes on move 40 and a 30-second increment beginning on move one. 48 teams are competing overall, with 22 in the 50+ and 26 in the 65+.  

Michael Adams and Lan Yao (Women's Championship) are the new British National Chess Champions. This is Michael Adams' eighth National Championship, while Lan Yao not only won the title but also made a WGM norm. A big surprise is the second place of the untitled Steven Jones, who started as 32nd seed. | Photo: Official site

The European Senior Championships have been underway in Acqui Terme since last Friday. John Nunn is the favourite in the 65+ category. However, with 4 out of 4 the German player Matthias Kierzek had the best start. In the Under-50s, six players are tied for the lead with 3.5 points.

England over-50s, led by Michael Adams and Nigel Short, dominated the world seniors event in Italy

China’s Ding is the new favourite for next month’s Candidates after Alireza Firouzja, 18, failed in Bucharest, and the 29-year-old will play the world No 1 at least once during the Chessable Masters

He had a love of walking in nature, revelled in his job and had a passion for chess. And when it came to kindness, Jonathan Wells was king of the board

He had a love of walking in nature, revelled in his job and had a passion for chess. And when it came to kindness, Jonathan Wells was king of the board