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☆ The Next Winner of the World Chess Championship Could Be the Youngest Ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Dylan Loeb Mcclain | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old Indian grandmaster, made history on Sunday: He won the Candidates Tournament in Toronto, held to select the challenger for the World Chess Championship in the classical time control. With that achievement, he became the youngest player ever to qualify for the title match. Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, previously held the record; he became the challenger for the crown in 1983 at age 20. “The way that I handled myself during the event and the way that I played my games — it was really something that I am happy about,” he said. It will be a best-of-14 match, with a minimum prize fund of 2 million euros (about $2.1 million).

Persons: Dommaraju, Garry Kasparov, Gukesh, ”, ” Mr, Ding Liren Organizations: Chess Federation Locations: Toronto, China

☆ Gukesh Dommaraju: Indian teenager becomes youngest challenger for world chess title, will face reigning champion from China
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Teenage Indian chess prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, better known as Gukesh D, became the youngest player to claim the men’s Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Canada Sunday. The 17-year-old grandmaster’s win sets up an opportunity to dethrone reigning world champion Ding Liren of China at the 2024 World Chess Championship later this year. Gukesh is set to become the youngest player ever to challenge for a world chess title. China’s Tan Zhongyi won the women’s Challenger category to qualify for a world title match against compatriot and reigning world champion Ju Wenjun – date also unknown. Gukesh is the second Indian to play in a world championship after legendary Indian player Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand.

Persons: Gukesh Dommaraju, Ding Liren, Ding, Garry Kasparov’s, Gukesh, Hikaru Nakamura, “, ” Gukesh, ”, Kasparov, ” Kasparov, Narendra Modi, Gukesh’s, Magnus Carlsen, China’s Tan Zhongyi, Ju, Rameshbabu, Carlsen, “ Pragg, Viswanathan “ Vishy ” Anand, Anand, “ I’m, ” Anand Organizations: CNN, International Chess Federation, FIDE, Indian Locations: Toronto, Canada, China, Russian, Asia, Britain, India, Vaishali

☆ The Winding Climb to Play in the World Chess Championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Dylan Loeb Mcclain | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Candidates Tournament to select a challenger for the World Chess Championship will be held in April in Toronto. The ensuing chaos led to criticism of the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body, also known as FIDE. Six of the eight players in the Candidates Tournament were decided before December, leaving two places up for grabs and five players vying for them. One spot was for the player with the highest rating on FIDE’s list on Jan. 1 who had not already qualified. In an attempt to secure the remaining slots, some players entered last-minute or obscure tournaments that FIDE had not anticipated they would participate in.

Persons: Wesley, Alireza Firouzja Organizations: International Chess Federation, FIDE Locations: Toronto, United States, France

☆ Vaishali Rameshbabu: Indian chess siblings become first brother and sister duo to earn grandmaster title
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu followed in the family tradition by becoming a grandmaster on Friday. Her brother, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, became one of the youngest grandmasters in history in 2018 at the age of 12. Together, the siblings have now become the first brother and sister duo to become grandmasters, according to Chess.com. Vaishali Rameshbabu, pictured here at a tournament in the Netherlands in January, became a chess grandmaster on Friday. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images“Becoming a [grandmaster] has been my goal since I started playing chess,” Vaishali told Chess.com after earning the title at the IV El Llobregat Open in Spain.

Persons: Vaishali Rameshbabu, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Vaishali, Chess.com, “, ”, Arun Sankar, Vaishali’s, she’s Organizations: CNN —, Chess Federation, Getty, FIDE Locations: Vaishali, India, Chess.com, Netherlands, El Llobregat, Spain, Chennai

☆ Mostafa Rajaee: Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mostafa Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Abu Dhabi CNN —An Iranian professional weightlifter received a lifetime ban from competing after shaking the hand of an Israeli athlete during an international competition, according to an Iranian state news agency. Weightlifting champion Mostafa Rajaee, 36, was filmed shaking hands and posing for a picture with Israel’s Maksim Svirsky at the World Master Weightlifting Championships in Poland this week, according to a video published by Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA Wednesday. Polmasters/YouTubeThe head of the expedition, Hamid Salehinia, was also removed from his position, state outlet Tasnim reported. In an Instagram post after the event, Rajaee thanked “everyone who helped me along the way [for finishing second]” but did not comment on either the handshake or his subsequent ban. Iran does not recognize Israel as a country and regularly issues hostile statements, while Iranian athletes have long been prohibited by the government from competing against Israelis.

Persons: Mostafa Rajaee, Israel’s Maksim Svirsky, Rajaee, Maksim Svirsky, Hamid Salehinia, “, Saeid Mollaei, Mollaei, Israel’s Sagi Muki, Matthias Casse, ” Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN, IRNA, ”, International Judo Federation, International Chess Federation, FIDE, Iranian Chess Federation Locations: Abu Dhabi, Iranian, Poland, Israel, Iran, Belgium, Germany

☆ In a Bitter Lawsuit, Chess Combatants Agree to a Draw
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Dylan Loeb Mcclain | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

As the statement made clear, all parties in the litigation will now be allowed to “talk openly about their views,” meaning without fear of legal repercussions. It would not be surprising if people in the chess world, including Carlsen, Nakamura and Niemann, continued to weigh in. In addition, there is a looming investigation from the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body, into the matter. At the time, the federation said it would release the report in October. We always strive to do what is best for chess, and we believe this decision to move forward together is good for the game.”

Persons: Carlsen, Niemann, “, Magnus, Nakamura, Louis, Erik Allebest, Chess.com, ” Organizations: International Chess Federation Locations: St

☆ FIDE bans transgender women from competing in women’s chess events pending ‘further analysis’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In a meeting earlier this month, FIDE’s council approved the updated policy which will come into effect on August 21. The policy says that once a player informs FIDE they are changing their gender from male to female, they will be banned from competing in official women’s events. This is so insulting to cis women, to trans women, and to the game itself,” it wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “So FIDE just published (yesterday) a list of anti-trans regulations, like it was ‘the biggest threat of women in chess’. WA said the exclusion would apply to “male-to-female transgender athletes.”Advocates of banning transgender women from women’s sport have argued that transgender women have a physical advantage over cisgender women in sports.

Persons: Federation –, –, ” “, Yosha Iglesias, “, ” Iglesias, FIDE’s Organizations: CNN, Federation, FIDE, Center for Transgender Equality, Cup, FINA, Athletics, WA, Sports Medicine

The future of transgender women’s participation in high-level women’s chess competitions seems uncertain, after the International Chess Federation introduced new regulations effectively barring many from women’s events for up to two years or more. People who have changed their gender on their FIDE IDs will be able to compete in the “open” section of tournaments, according to the federation. A FIDE ID is an individual number assigned to a chess player by the federation. Official tournaments, ratings and more are linked to that number. The change appears to mostly affect chess players who changed their gender identity after signing up for a FIDE ID.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: International Chess Federation, FIDE

☆ Chess-China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Alessandro Parodi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 30 (Reuters) - China's Ding Liren was crowned on Sunday as the 17th world chess champion in a tense match against Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in Astana, Kazakhstan, in the last chapter of an odds-defying sequence of events. "One Ding to rule em all," fellow grandmaster Anish Giri wrote on Twitter in honour of the new champion. Ding's triumph means China holds both the men's and women's world titles, with current women's champion Ju Wenjun set to defend her title against compatriot Lei Tingjie in July. "The moment Ian resigned the game was a very emotional moment, I cannot control my feelings," the new world champion said in a press conference. Carlsen said he was not motivated to play shortly after Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates tournament, the prestigious qualifier to the match.

☆ Anna Cramling: Being a woman in chess can feel 'lonely' says popular streamer
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Popular online chess streamer Anna Cramling says she’s also had uncomfortable experiences during her career in the game. “I’ve had weird experiences in the chess world ever since I was a kid,” Cramling told CNN Sport. “From adult men complimenting me at chess tournaments, to receiving DMs from my chess opponents saying things such as ‘I couldn’t stop looking at you’ during our chess game. “One of the main issues has been that there are so many more guys than girls that play chess, and being a woman at a chess tournament can sometimes feel lonely. “I know that chess tournaments will not forever look this way, we just need to get more women to play.

☆ Iranian chess referee spars with governing body over women's solidarity
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Iranian chess referee Shohreh Bayat looks on during the Women's World Chess Championship in Vladivostok, Russia January 16, 2020. "I don't think it's normal to stay quiet about this," Bayat, 35, told Reuters in a video interview. The Iranian said Dvorkovich asked her to change her attire in Iceland, after another chess official had raised the issue. According to a message seen by Reuters, a senior FIDE official told Bayat she had been removed from the commission because Dvorkovich was "furious" with her. Bayat was awarded the International Women of Courage Award by the United States in 2021 and has since used her platform to advocate for Iranian women.

☆ Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Elwely Elwelly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Chess - FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Rapid Women - Almaty, Kazakhstan - December 28, 2022. Sara Khadem of Iran sits in front of a chess board. REUTERS/Pavel MikheyevDUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan. Sara Khadem, born in 1997, took part in last week's FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty without the hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes. The source also said Khadem's relatives and parents, who are in Iran, had also received threats, without giving further details.

☆ Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day -Reuters witness
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ALMATY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present. A Reuters witness at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, saw Sara Khadem competing without a headscarf, a violation of Iran's laws governing female dress code. Khadem, born in 1997 and also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, is ranked 804 in the world, according to the International Chess Federation website. The website for the Dec. 25-30 event listed her as a participant in both the Rapid and Blitz competitions. Iranian news outlets Khabarvarzeshi and Etemad in reports on Monday said that Khadem had competed at the championship in Almaty without a hijab.

☆ Iranian woman competes at chess tournament without hijab- media reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

DUBAI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iranian news outlets Khabarvarzeshi and Etemad, in reports on Monday, said Sara Khadem had competed at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, without the hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes. Photos posted by both outlets appeared to show her with no headscarf during the tournament. There was no comment on Khadem's Instagram page about the tournament or the reports, and she did not immediately respond to a direct message from Reuters. In October, Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competed in South Korea without a headscarf, later saying she had done so unintentionally.

☆ Chess-World champion Carlsen alleges Niemann has cheated more than he admits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

read more"So far I have only been able to speak with my actions, and those actions have stated clearly that I am not willing to play chess with Niemann," Carlsen said in a statement on Twitter. "When Niemann was invited last minute to the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, I strongly considered withdrawing prior to the event. I ultimately chose to play," Carlsen said. "I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted," Carlsen said on Monday. "Chess organisers and all those who care about the sanctity of the game we love should seriously consider increasing security measures and methods of cheat detection for over-the-board chess," Carlsen added.

Iulian Baltag și Svetlana Petrenko au fost desemnați maeștri internaționali de șah 2021 la FIDE – International Chess FederationIulian Baltag și-a apărat titlul eliminând din competiție 22 de jucători, inclusiv opt maeștri internaționali, cu patru remize și cinci victorii, cu o victorie valoroasă în ultima rundă. Baltag a fost singurul jucător care a înscris șapte din nouă. La secțiunea feminină, Svetlana Petrenko și actuala campioană, Valentina Verbin, au marcat ambele 6/9. Tie-breakul a pus-o pe Petrenko pe primul loc, pentru că a ieșit câștigătoare în întâlnirea lor directă în runda a treia. La acest turneu elvețian de șapte runde, care s-a desfășurat la începutul lunii februarie, au participat 12 jucători.

Persons: Iulian Baltag, Svetlana Petrenko, Baltag, Svetlana, Valentina Verbin Locations: elvețian

☆ Погиб один из ведущих гроссмейстеров Молдавии Дмитрий Светушкин
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-05 | by ( ) ru.diez.md time to read: +1 min

Федерация шахмат Республики Молдова объявила сегодня о смерти в 40-летнем возрасте великого международного мастера Дмитрия Светушкина. Светушкин был чемпионом Республики Молдова, членом Национальной олимпийской сборной, представителем Республики Молдова на десяти Всемирных шахматных Олимпийских играх, президентом Совета тренеров Шахматной федерации и тренером мужской национальной сборной Республики Молдова. В 2002 году Международная шахматная федерация (ФИДЕ) присвоила Дмитрию Светушкину звание гроссмейстера. «Для всех нас было огромной честью иметь его рядом, своим собственным примером он мотивировал нас быть ответственными, преданными и справедливыми. Our deepest condolences to his… Posted by FIDE – International Chess Federation on Friday, September 4, 2020Читайте нас в Telegram!

Persons: Dmitry Svetushkin, Дмитрий Светушкин, Светушкин Organizations: FIDE –, Chess Federation, Федерация шахмат, Национальная олимпийская сборная, Совет тренеров, Шахматная федерация, Международная шахматная федерация (ФИДЕ), FIDE, Telegram! Locations: Республика Молдова

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