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FIDE World Rapid: 18-year-old Murzin shines, Ju takes the lead in Women’s event
Afruza Khamdamova soars in January 2025 rating list
1 day ago · Top News Chess news FIDE news FIDE Blog . Wednesday, 01 Jan 2025 23:48. Afruza Khamdamova soars in January 2025 rating list. The world’s top 10 chess rankings remained unchanged last month, but the completion of the Qatar Open and several other open tournaments brought notable shifts in the lower echelons.
World Blitz Championship: Knockout stage set for an epic finale to …
5 days ago · All the information about the event, including results, news, images and regulations are available on the official event webpage: worldrapidandblitz.fide.com The full schedule of the event is available here: Schedule – 2024 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships. Follow live commentary by Grandmasters and special guests on FIDE’s official YouTube Channel, starting on the 26th: FIDE chess ...
FIDE Announces New Qualification Path For 2026 Candidates …
Jan 28, 2024 · In the wake of a 2024 Candidates qualification cycle plagued with tumult and controversy, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) has announced new regulations aimed at "enhancing the competitive landscape, encouraging player participation, and ensuring fair representation of the top contenders."
FIDE statement regarding Magnus Carlsen’s dress code breach
Dec 27, 2024 · FIDE regulations for the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, including the dress code, are designed to ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants. Today, Mr. Magnus Carlsen breached the dress code by wearing jeans, which are explicitly prohibited under long-standing regulations for this event.
FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships—13 Things We Learned
1 day ago · FIDE's last events of 2024 crowned five world champions: World Rapid Champion Volodar Murzin, Women's World Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy, Women's World Blitz Champion Ju Wenjun, and finally Blitz World Co-Champions Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi.It's the first time in history that chess has co-world champions, after a controversial, spur-of-the-moment rule change in the final.
Carlsen Quits Rapid World Championship; Murzin, Duda, Arjun, …
Dec 27, 2024 · GM Magnus Carlsen will no longer participate in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship or the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship after a dress-code disagreement with FIDE. He finishes the Rapid with a 5/8 score and will not defend his double crown in rapid and blitz this year, which means we are guaranteed to have new champions.
Ju Wenjun Wins FIDE World Blitz in Tiebreakers, Carlsen and Nepo …
1 day ago · One True Champion*The 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship featured an experimental departure in format from previous years, replacing the second day of Swiss play with an eight-player knockout featuring the top finishers from the one-day Swiss on December 30th. Several hundred fans crowded the Cipriani building on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York on New Year's Eve, all of whom were hoping to ...
FIDE World Chess Championship Singapore 2024
The FIDE World Championship 2024 match is the first in 138 years to feature two contestants from Asia, the reigning World Champion, China’s Ding Liren and challenger Dommaraju Gukesh from India competing for the title and a prize fund of US$2.5 million.
Statement by FIDE President on dress-code rules for Rapid and …
5 days ago · Top News Chess news FIDE news FIDE Blog . Sunday, 29 Dec 2024 18:34. Statement by FIDE President on dress-code rules for Rapid and Blitz Championships. Dear participants of the World Blitz Championships in New York,
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