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FIDE AC extends ban and revokes title of IM Andrejs Strebkovs over harassment of female players

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The FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission Appeal Chamber has issued its decision regarding the case of IM Andrejs Strebkovs. The case involved accusations of sending offensive and inappropriate materials, including pornographic images and used condoms, to female chess players, some of whom were minors. These actions disrupted events such as the 2021 Women’s Grand Swiss Tournament and caused significant harm to the affected players and the broader chess community. In its initial ruling, the EDC First Instance Chamber found IM Andrejs Strebkovs guilty of several breaches of FIDE’s ethics and disciplinary code, imposing a five-year ban from all FIDE-rated events. Strebkovs appealed this decision, denying his involvement and challenging the evidence and FIDE’s authority to handle the case. FIDE, in turn, filed a cross-appeal, seeking a harsher sanction, including a longer ban and the revocation of Strebkovs’ International Master title, emphasizing the harm done to women and minors in che...
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GM Anton Korobov wins Marienbad Open 2025

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  Grandmaster Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the round robin Marienbad Open 2025 , scoring 6.5 points from 9 games without a single loss. We are posting one of his winning games. Time - 2x 1,5 h/40 + 30 min + 30 s/move, 9 Round robin. Date: 2025.01.18-25  
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Dommaraju Gukesh 18th World Chess Champion

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  This is how the last game of the match ended. Dommaraju Gukesh became the 18th World Chess Champion. Congratulations!
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Andrey Esipenko wins Qatar Masters Open 2024

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Andrey Esipenko wins the strongly contested Qatar Masters Open 2024. The best female competitor was Polina Shuvalova, who took 31st place. Pl SN Tit Name sex Fed Elo Pkt  TB1   TB2   TB3  1 6 GM Esipenko, Andrey FID 2682 7,5 0 2860 46,5 2 1 GM Erigaisi, Arjun IND 2801 7 0 2787 48 3 2 GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2777 7 0 2695 40 4 13 GM Sargsyan, Shant ARM 2646 6,5 0 2758 48 5 15 GM Karthikeyan, Murali IND 2637 6,5 0 2738 45,5 6 18 GM Salem, A.R. Saleh UAE 2622 6,5 0 2690 46 7 22 GM Idani, Pouya IRI 2603 6 0 2683 44 8 31 GM Abdisalimov, Abdimalik UZB 2536 6 0 2680 44 9 30 GM Zemlyanskii, Ivan FID 2543 6 0 2677 43,5 10 24 GM Pranesh, M IND 2582 6 0 2654 42 11 8 GM Nihal, Sarin IND 2676 6 0 2646 45,5 12 26 GM Lodici, Lorenzo ITA 2564 6 0 2643 40 13 23 GM Daneshvar, Bardiya IRI 2600 6 0 2630 45,5 14 5 GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin IRI 2695 6 0 2620 43 15 20 GM Paravyan, David FID 2620 6 0 2617 42 16 14 GM Mendonca, Leon Luke IND 2642 6 0 2608 42,5 17 4 GM Art...
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