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The group stage of the World Fischer Random Championship came to an end on Thursday. Besides Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who secured his spot in semis on the second day of action, Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi moved on to the knockout stage by finishing among the top two in each group. In Saturday’s semis, Abdusattorov will face Nakamura, while Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi will play a rematch of last year’s confrontation for the Classical World Championship title. | Photo: FIDE / David Llada

The second edition of FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship will take place from 25th to 30th October 2022 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The defending champion Wesley So, reigning world champion and the world no.1 Magnus Carlsen, Iceland no.1 GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson (Organizer Wildcard), World Championship Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE President Wildcard), chess.com Qualifiers - Vladimir Fedoseev and Matthias Bluebaum, lichess Qualifiers - Hikaru Nakamura and the reigning World Rapid champion, Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Wesley So already knows the complete list of players who will challenge him for the Fischer Random world title, which will be held in Reykjavik from 25–30 October

Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Leinier Dominguez and Sam Shankland all have something in common. They play for the US national team, and they are all Libra. Although many Libra grandmasters play excellent chess, none have won a world championship title, except for Ruslan Ponomariov, who won the FIDE title in 2002. Even legends like Ossip Bernstein, Viacheslav Ragozin and New York-born Reuben Fine were close, but not close enough. Maybe it's because Libras bring too much lightness to the game? | Photo: Pixabay

The first event of the 2022-2023 Women’s Grand Prix Series will kick off on September 18 in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan. Fielding 16 of the world’s top female players, the Grand Prix will consist of four tournaments (to be played in Kazakhstan, Germany, India and Poland). Each player will participate in three out of the four tournaments. | Photo: FIDE / David Llada