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Apart from Kirill Alexeenko (to Austria) and Nikita Vitiugov (to England), the FIDE transfer list shows several other prominent Russian grandmasters who have left their federation after Russia invaded Ukraine. Evgeny Alekseev now plays for Israel and Sanan Sjugirov is the new number one in Hungary.
The Austrian Chess Federation has a new top grandmaster representing their country. Kirill Alekseenko (photo) has joined the Austrian federation and with his 2674 rating is the new number one in the European country. The Spanish Chess Federation also reports a prominent addition, as Sara Khadem has completed her transfer. | Photo: Biel Chess Festival
As part of the chess festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland, two tournaments with an interesting format were played: six players took part in a round robin and competed in classical, rapid and blitz chess. Jorden van Foreest (pictured) won the open tournament, Meri Arabidze was first in the women's tournament. | Photos: Official site
After a week of intense and exciting blitz matches, the Armageddon Women's Week in Berlin came to an end on Sunday. In the final, Bibisara Assaubayeva beat Humpy Koneru. The organisers, World Chess, measured the players' heart rates during the games: The highest was 173 beats per minute. | Photos: World Chess
The last of the four Women’s Grand Prix tournaments in the 2022-23 series begins on Tuesday, with Aleksandra Goryachkina the rating favourite. Zhu Jiner is leading the overall GP standings. However, the Chinese WGM has already participated in three tournaments, and thus will not be playing in Nicosia.
World Chess continues its Armageddon Championship Series with the Women's Week, featuring eight of the world's top female chess players in a high-stakes tournament to be held in Berlin from May 8 to May 14, 2023. This seven-day event promises to be a thrilling showcase of skill, strategy, and nail-biting drama.
GM Bartosz Soćko and WFM Michalina Rudzińska are the 2023 Polish chess champions. Michalina successfully defended her title from last year, while Bartosz won his third national chess crown. The open event was a 16-player knockout tournament, which attracted the best Polish players, except for Jan-Krzysztof Duda. The women’s event was a 10-player single round-robin. | Photos: Polush Chess Federation
16-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh emerged victorious in the second event of the Armageddon Championship Series 2023, organized by World Chess. Gukesh’s excellent performance secured him a spot in September’s Grand Finale, along with Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the tournament’s runner-up. The series was broadcasted live on 16 online and TV platforms, including CNBC, BeIN Sports and FOX Australia. | Photos: World Chess
The fourth and decisive leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Cyprus on May 15-28. The tournament will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Cyprus’ capital, Nicosia. Featuring 12 ballrooms and state-of-the-art technology meeting rooms, totalling 1,800 square meters of space for events, the venue is a very suitable option for both leisure and business visitors.
Last Monday, Alexandra Kosteniuk (pictured) <a href="https://en.chessbase.com/tagged?tag=Women%27s%20Grand%20Prix%20Munich%202023">won the second stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix</a>, a 12-player single round-robin that took place in Munich, Germany. GM Karsten Müller followed the games closely, and sent us a selection of thought-provoking endgames. Find here six instructive positions, annotated by our in-house expert. | Photo: Mark Livshitz / FIDE