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The Grand Chess Tour has announced its dates for the 2023 series. The tour will again consist of five tournaments, which will take place in Bucharest, Warsaw, Zagreb and Saint Louis with dates in May, July and November/December 2023.
The new generation of chess stars is here, with no fewer than nine players aged 19 or younger rated above 2650 at the time. In a 7-part series, we will look at the performances of the top juniors in 2022. Let us start with the clear leader of the pack, Alireza Firouzja. | Find here analysis of a remarkable victory by Firouzja, annotated by Romain Edouard. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes
As a tumultuous year is about to end, let us highlight three tournaments that were particularly impactful in the world of chess. Granted, this list does not intend to be all-encompassing, but it features three events that are sure to be remembered for many years to come: the Candidates Tournament in Madrid, the Chess Olympiad in Chennai and the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis.
Quitting the game, a dispute over cheating at the board and a major business setback: World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has had better years. What happens next in the world of chess no longer depends on him alone.
It's that of time of the year - the RNZ Sports crew look back of the sporting highlights, lowlights, and oddities of the sporting year that was.