The 2022 Speed Chess Championship continued on Sunday with a round of 16 clash between world championship challenger GM Ding Liren and SCC qualifier GM Alexander Grischuk. The match, which ultimately ended in a 14-12 victory for the Chinese superstar, was marked by fierce attacking play from the super GMs and a brilliant queen sacrifice! …
A day after the end of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, the top three finishers GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Ding Liren, and GM Teimour Radjabov gave a press conference in Madrid. Below you’ll find a selection of quotes from the players. Radjabov on changing his style of play: It changes a lot, during your career, in …
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The Candidates Tournament 2022 concluded yesterday with the last round. It was a day full of action and three decisive results out of for. Ian Nepomniachtchi, having already won the tournament, secured a draw and an impressive 9.5/14 overall score. Ding Liren seized the coveted second place spot at the finish line. Nepomniachtchi joins an …
Candidates Day 14: Nakamura and Ding battle for… possibly nothing? Read More »
GM Ding Liren won the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Chessable Masters despite a comeback by GM Praggnanandhaa R, who won Thursday’s second mini-match. It was Ding who clinched the title anyway and the $25,000 first prize by winning a two-game playoff. How to watch?The games of the 2022 Chessable Masters’ knockout phase can be …
GM Ding Liren took a first step to winning the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Chessable Masters. The Chinese grandmaster beat GMÂ Praggnanandhaa R in their first mini-match on Wednesday and only needs a tie on Thursday to win the $25,000 first prize. How to watch?The games of the 2022 Chessable Masters’ knockout phase can be …
The two-day final of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Chessable Masters will be played between GMs Ding Liren and Praggnanandhaa R. Both scored upset victories in the semfinals, with Ding ousting World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen and Pragg beating the thus far unbeaten GM Anish Giri. How to watch?The games of the 2022 Chessable Masters’ …
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GM Ding Liren is officially among the participants of the FIDE Candidates Tournament. The field of eight players was announced today by the International Chess Federation. Ding replaces GM Sergey Karjakin, who was banned for six months due to expressing his strong support for Russia’s warfare in Ukraine on social media. Ding’s participation, which is …
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The Russian Chess Federation’s appeal against GM Sergey Karjakin‘s six-month ban was dismissed by the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC). This opens the door for GM Ding Liren to replace Karjakin in the FIDE Candidates Tournament. The dismissal of the appeal was announced today on the FIDE website. It means that the six-month ban, …
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The May FIDE rating list has GM Ding Liren back as the world’s number two player, 58 points behind World Champion Magnus Carlsen and just two points ahead of GM Alireza Firouzja, who was in second place before. Meanwhile, the list reflects that a lot of young players are on the rise. Ding completed no …
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