Game: Maciej Klekowski - Vojtech Plat

 


Yesterday, the Chess Ekstraklasa games commenced in Wałbrzych, Poland. The match between GM Maciej Klekowski and GM Vojtech Plat concluded with a checkmate.

Games:


Comments

Post a Comment

TOP 5

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 - 4th round pairing

Image
We're presenting the pairings for the 4th round of the FIDE Women's World Cup 2025. A standout matchup is between Lei Tingjie (ELO=2552) and Omonova Umida (ELO=2211). Umida Omonova's advancement to this round is a significant surprise, and it will be interesting to see if she can challenge the titled Chinese Grandmaster.   FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 - 4th round pairing Round 4 (2025/07/26) 1 GM Lei Tingjie CHN 2552 81 WIM Omonova Umida UZB 2211 15 IM Divya Deshmukh IND 2463 2 GM Zhu Jiner CHN 2547 3 GM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2546 14 IM Osmak Yuliia UKR 2468 13 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra SUI 2474 4 GM Koneru Humpy IND 2543 7 GM Lagno Kateryna FID 2515 10 GM Dronavalli Harika IND 2483 9 GM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2492 8 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2505 11 GM Vaishali Rameshbabu IND 2481 59 IM Kamalidenova Meruert KAZ 2330 28 IM Song Yuxin CHN 2410 21 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2432
Read more

Norway Chess 2023 - after round 3

Image
  Norway Chess is a 10-player round-robin featuring Top 5 stars Magnus Carlsen, Alireza Firouzja and Hikaru Nakamura taking place in Stavanger, Norway from 30 May to 9 June.  Each of the 9 rounds consists of a classical game where a win is worth 3 points and a loss 0. If the players draw they play an Armageddon game, where the winner earns 1.5 points and the loser 1 point.  No draw offers are allowed before move 30. The classical time control is 2 hours for all moves, with a 10-second increment per move only after move 40.  For Armageddon White (the same player who had White in the classical game) has 10 minutes to Black's 7, with a 1-second increment from move 41. Black wins if the game ends in a draw. A tie for 1st place will be decided by two 3+2 blitz games followed, if necessary, by a 5 vs. 4-minute Armageddon game. Official website
Read more

Breakthrough in Bucharest: Vincent Keymer Wins the 2026 Super Chess Classic Romania!

Image
  A career-defining moment: Vincent Keymer celebrates his Grand Chess Tour triumph in Bucharest.. Źródło: Grand Chess Tour What a phenomenal week of elite chess in Bucharest! The second leg of the 2026 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) —the Super Chess Classic Romania—concluded with an absolute nail-biter of a final round. Five players entered the last day with a mathematical chance to take the crown, but it was 21-year-old German prodigy Vincent Keymer who emerged victorious, capturing the biggest title of his young career. Held at the stunning Museum of the National Bank of Romania from May 13 to May 23, 2026, the 10-player classical round-robin tournament featured a grueling test of deep preparation and mental stamina. The Dramatic Finale Going into Round 9, Vincent Keymer and world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana were deadlocked at the top of the scoreboard. While Caruana pushed hard but ultimately drew a complex endgame against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Keymer left nothing to chance. Facing Jorden ...
Read more