TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
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Chess on Saturday 24th May 2025
The 30th Sigeman & Co tournament is led by Javokhir Sindarov alone with 3.5/5 after drawing with Richard Rapport. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus who was tied in the lead lost to Vasyl Ivanchuk who took advantage of a number of inaccuracies to win in 44 moves, Ivanchuk's final move is very nice. Last minute substitute Erwin L'Ami has had a tough tournament but managed to beat Nils Grandelius in 51 moves, although after getting a winning position he did give Grandelius an untaken chance to save himself. Ray Robson and Tan Zhongyi drew in 47 moves. Light notes for the two decisive games below.
The Match of two capitals takes place in Moscow Sat 24th to Mon 26th May 2025. Daniil Dubov representing Moscow, and Maxim Matlakov representing St Petersburg, play a six game, classical (90m + 30spm), match, two games per day. Both day one games were drawn.
Anish Giri leads the Sharjah Masters on tie-break from Nodirbek Abdusattorov after taking a very quick draw against Velimir Ivic with black, both have 6/8. In the final round he plays Mittal Aditya with white whilst Abdusattorov has a harder task on paper playing black against M. Amin Tabatabaei.
German Blitz took place today with Rasmus Svane winning the open with 24/29 and Dinara Wagner the women's event with 25.5/29.
The Catalan Championship was a knockout that finished with Pere Garriga Cazorla beating Pedro Antonio Gines Esteo 3.5-2.5 in the final.
There was also Round 3 of the French Interclubs Top 16.
General Chess Stories 2025
Mark Crowther (Sat May 24 21:21:00 2025)
Vasyl Ivanchuk recovered from two losses in a row to beat Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. Photo Mikael Svensson. | https://www.tepesigemanchess.com/photos/
General Chess Stories 2025
Chess on Wednesday 21st May 2025
Mark Crowther | Wed May 21 21:00:00 2025
Magnus vs The World (1)
Magnus vs The World drawn in 33 moves
Mark Crowther | Tue May 20 17:37:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025
Chess this Weekend 16th to 18th May 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri May 16 20:22:00 2025
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Chess this Weekend 9th to 11th May 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri May 9 20:29:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025 (10)
Manx Liberty win the 4NCL 2024-25 season
Mark Crowther | Sun May 4 21:08:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025
Four chess events starting 6th to 9th May
Mark Crowther | Fri May 2 14:38:00 2025
General Chess Stories 2025
Chess this Weekend 2nd to 5th May 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri May 2 14:03:00 2025
Checkmate: USA vs India 2025
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Mark Crowther | Thu May 1 20:03:00 2025
IV Menorca Open A 2025 (9)
Vasyl Ivanchuk wins the Menorca Open but only after some good fortune in the final round
Mark Crowther | Sun Apr 27 16:28:00 2025
News this weekend
Chess this weekend - 25th to 27th April 2025
Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 25 10:38:00 2025
Pune FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2025 (9)
Humpy Koneru edges out Zhu Jiner to win the Pune Women's Grand Prix
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 23 20:31:00 2025
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 (9)
Ju Wenjun beats Tan Zhongyi 6.5-2.5 to remain Women's World Chess Champion
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 16 10:54:00 2025
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 (8)
Ju Wenjun all but retains her Women's World Championship crown after a fourth win in a row
Mark Crowther | Mon Apr 14 12:36:00 2025
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 (7)
Ju Wenjun wins third game in a row to lead 5-2
Mark Crowther | Fri Apr 11 13:38:00 2025
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 (6)
Ju Wenjun takes control of her match against Tan Zhongyi with two wins in a row
Mark Crowther | Thu Apr 10 13:51:00 2025
FIDE Women's World Chess Championship 2025 (5)
Ju Wenjun beats Tan Zhongyi in Game 5 of the Women's World Chess Championship
Mark Crowther | Wed Apr 9 15:10:00 2025
