World Rapid / Blitz Championship Players’ List
MEN PLAYERS LIST WORLD RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 SR Players Names TITLE FEDERATION FIDE ID Ratings http://qatarchess2016.com/DohaChess2016/index.php 1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NORWAY 1503014 2853 2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRANCE 623539 2811 3 Aronian, Levon GM ARMENIA 13300474 2795...
Women’s World Rapid / Blitz Championship Players’ List
Women Players List World Rapid and Blitz Championship 2016 SR Players Names FIDE TITLE FEDERATION FIDE ID Rating 1 Ju, Wenjun GM CHINA 8603006 2580 2 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKRAINE 14111330 2561 3 Koneru, Humpy GM INDIA 5008123 2557...
World Blitz & Rapid Championship 2016
1. Frequency The FIDE World Blitz & Rapid Championships shall be organized annually under the aegis of FIDE by a federation entrusted with the task by the General Assembly or the Presidential Board at least one year in advance....
2016 World Rapid & Blitz Championship in Doha (Open & Women)
http://qatarchess2016.com/DohaChess2016/index.php Draft Regulations for the FIDE “Open” World Blitz Championship 2016 & FIDE “Open” World Rapid Championship 2016 $400,000 total prizes 1. Frequency The FIDE World Blitz & Rapid Championships shall be organized annually under the aegis of FIDE...
Carlsen in clear lead at Qatar Masters after 6 rounds
Rank after Round 6 (top 100) http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 1 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 5,0 2886 19,0 20,5 2 4 GM So Wesley USA 2775 4,5 2872 21,0 24,0 3...
Many huge upsets at Qatar Masters round 1
In addition to Magnus Carlsen drawing IM Nino Batsiashvili, there were many other huge upsets. Below are just some of the GMs who went down in round 1 against much lower rated players: GM Wei Yi, Vitiugov, Khismatullin, Tregubov, and Dzagnidze, etc. http://chess-results.com/tnr199261.aspx...
Qatar Masters, World Strongest Open Tournament
Qatar Masters Open 2015 is a strong tournament that will take place in Qatar from December 19 to December 30. This is the second edition of the competition; last year, Yu Yangyi won the tournament. This year the competition...
Super Qatar Masters 2015 with Carlsen, Kramnik, Giri, etc.
The 2015 Qatar Masters is organized by Qatar Chess Federation from December 19-30. The event is a 9-round Swiss open tournament for players rated over 2300. The hefty prize fund is in the amount of $130.000 including $27.000 first...
Yu Yangyi wins Qatar Masters, Webster U freshman Durarbayli tied for 4th
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr153113.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar