What to do now with Radjabov?
The suspension of the 2020 Candidates Tournament is the nightmare the World Chess Federation (FIDE) must have feared from the moment they rejected Teimour Radjabov’s proposal to postpone the tournament and replaced him with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The question now arises of whether the Azerbaijan player should somehow be included back in the tournament or get special privileges for future events. We’d already heard from Carlsen, Kramnik & Dvorkovich and here add the views of fellow players MVL, Alekseenko & Giri as well as the Azerbaijan team, Karjakin and more.
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Candidates Tournament opens as Kramnik says it should have been postponed
The 2020 Candidates Tournament was officially opened today in Yekaterinburg, though all 8 players exercised their right not to attend the ceremony to avoid any coronavirus risk. 14th World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik pulled o...
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Covid-19: Grenke Open cancelled
The tournament Grenke Chess Open 2020 in Karlsruhe has been cancelled.
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Carlsen in 1/4-finals, tips Caruana for Candidates
Magnus Carlsen admitted he was “soundly outplayed” and “crushed” in Game 1 of his Banter Blitz Cup Round 4 match against Ivan Cheparinov, but from there on he powered to wins in the next 7 games in a row as he cruised to an 8.5:1...
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The Week Ahead: 10 – 16 March 2020
Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda are in Banter Blitz Cup action this week, with the two young stars potentially on a collision course for the $14,000 final, though the likes of Alireza Firouzja and Leinier Dominguez may stil...
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Kramnik & Short to commentate on the Candidates
Vladimir Kramnik will commentate live for chess24 on the first eight rounds of the 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament. The 14th World Chess Champion will be joined by Jan Gustafsson and Lawrence Trent, while former World Championshi...
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Play FantasyChess and earn prizes during the Candidates!
Everyone can earn prizes in our FantasyChess contest! Our fun contest will features daily and tournament prizes for premium and non-premium members. You'll be able to root for certain openings to be played (MVL bringing some Sicilia...
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Today we’re going to celebrate with a mini Banter Blitz Cup where four female chess players stream live as they play semi-finals and a final. The line-up is 7-time US Women’s Champion Irina Krush in English, WGM Melanie Lubbe in G...
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MVL to play the Candidates instead of Radjabov
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will get to play his first Candidates Tournament after all after the World Chess Federation (FIDE) today announced that Teimour Radjabov has withdrawn for personal reasons (UPDATE: Radjabov has now denied th...
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Jan's Opening Clinic 25: Part 4
In the latest instalment of Jan's Opening Clinic, chess openings guru Jan Gustafsson answers more chess24 premium member questions. This episode has all the necessary ingredients - a King's Gambit mini rant ("it's no longer the...
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Lausanne Grand Prix 1-3: Harika beats Ju Wenjun
Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun was ground down in Round 3 of the Lausanne Women’s Grand Prix as India’s Harika Dronavalli joined a 5-player leading pack on 2/3. Anna Muzychuk scored the day’s most spectacular victory, gaining a ...
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