Chess Gambit 64

Blitz double round-robin, 5+2 blitz. Saint Louis Blitz 2022 Saint Louis, 2022.08.29 - 2022.08.31 P Player Rtng Score Fi Na Ca Ar Ne Ma Xi Va Do Sh 1: Firouzja, Alireza 2793 15.0 / 18 XX =1 =1 =1 1= 11 =1 1= 11 11 2: Nakamura, Hikaru 2760 14.0 / 18 =0 XX 11 10 =1 == 11 11 11 11 3: Caruana, Fabiano 2783 11.0 / 18 =0 00 XX 1= == =1 01 =1 11 11 4: Aronian, Levon 2775 9.0 / 18 =0 01 0= XX 1= 10 1= 0= 10 1= 5: Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2766 9.0 / 18 0= =0 == 0= XX 1= 1= == 10 =1 6: Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2759 8.5 / 18 00 == =0 01 0= XX 00 1= 11 11 7: Xiong, Jeffery 2691 8.0 / 18 =0 00 10 0= 0= 11 XX == 10 1= 8: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2760 8.0 / 18 0= 00 =0 1= == 0= == XX 11 == 9: Dominguez Perez, Leinier 2754 4.0 / 18 00 00 00 01 01 00 01 00 XX == 10: Shan...

The London System is a flexible opening which White can use virtually against any of Black’s setups. This makes it the perfect choice for players who prefer to understand key strategic and tactical ideas instead of having to memorize an endless number of theoretical variations. More ...

22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2022 which will be held at Dubai Chess & Culture Club fro m 26th August - 5th September 2022 . Number of Rounds & Time Control:  9 Rounds Swiss System. Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move for the whole game. Delay Time: 30 - minute delay will apply. Official page

The top-rated Vincent Keymer entered the competition as the favourite and did not disappoint. The 17-year-old native of Maintz scored 7/9, conceding his opponents just four draws. Official page

The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the 4th stage on the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, a series of five events with a total prize fund of $1.4 million.  The 10-player event takes place from August 26-31 and has a $40,000 top prize. The rapid is a single round-robin on the first 3 days with a time control of 25 minutes for all moves and a 10-second increment from move 1. The final 2 days are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5+2 blitz. Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Official website  Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (after round 3) P Player ELO Age Nat Score F D X V S N C A N M 1: Firouzja, Alireza 2793 19 FID 2.5 / 3 X . . . = . . . 1 1 2: Dominguez Perez, Leinier 2754 38 USA 2.0 / 3 . X = . = . . . 1 . 3: Xiong, Jeffery 2691 21 USA 2.0 / 3 . = X . . = 1 . . . 4: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2760 31 FRA 2.0 / 3 . . . X ...

  The European Women Chess Championship 2022 just started in rainy Prague. The amount of 123 players from a total of 28 countries sat down at the chessboards in the Don Giovanni Hotel in Prague.  These players will fight in the next 11 days, not only for a prize pool of €60,000 but also for advancement to the Women World Cup 2023.  Monika Socko from Poland is leading after 6 rounds. Tomorrow is the day of the break. European Women Chess Championship 2022 after round 6 Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3  rtg+/- 1 7 GM Socko Monika POL 2423 5,5 0 18,5 20,5 17,2 2 5 IM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2466 5 0 19,5 22 9,1 3 63 WGM Gevorgyan Maria ARM 2216 5 0 17,5 19 48,8 4 1 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2531 4,5 0 22 25 1,6 5 8 GM Ushenina Anna UKR 2423 4,5 0 20 23 8 6 20 IM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2380 4,5 0 20 22,5 6,6 7 9 WGM Fataliyeva Ulviyya AZE 2413 4,5 0 19,5 22 6,6 8 25 IM Maltsevskaya Aleksandra POL 2360 4,5 0 19,5 21,5 9,2 9 24 IM Mkrtchian Li...