Month: Jun 2022

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FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022

The FIDE Candidates Chess 2022 opens on Thursday 16th of June, and will be played from June 17th – July 5th in Madrid.

The tournament is played in 14 rounds, with participation of eight players. The winner of the event will qualify for the World Championship match later this year.

The magnificent Palacio de Santoña, a centrally located historic building in Madrid, will host one of the most anticipated chess tournaments of 2022. Built in 1730, this mansion boasts of distinguished carved granite baroque façade and is home to one of the most refined eclectic interiors in the Spanish capital. It is currently one of the headquarters of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce.

Participants:

  • Jan-Krzystof Duda (POL) – World Cup winner
  • Ding Liren (CHN) – highest rating 30 games, substitute of Sergey Karjakin
  • Fabiano Caruana (USA) – Grand Swiss runner-up
  • Teimour Radjabov (AZE) – Wild Card
  • Alireza Firouzja (FRA) – Grand Swiss winner
  • Hikaru Nakamura (USA) – Grand Prix winner
  • Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) – 2021 World Champion Match runner-up
  • Richard Rapport (HUN, transfer to ROU in the process)– Grand Prix runner-up

Official regulations, live games and detailed information about the event can be found on the Official website.

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June Rapid Results

A very entertaining 6 round 10 min Rapidplay took place in Garvey’s on Thursday last. Top seed Sean Cummins looked to be running away with the tournament with 3 straight wins, against 2nd seed Andrew Watson , 4th seed Thierry Brearley and 5th seed Maurice O’Connor. However, 3rd seed Frank Pentony forgot to read the script and Sean suffered his first and only defeat in round 4. Meanwhile Maurice O’Connor who lost to Sean in Round 1 was busily picking up points and finished in 2nd place on 4.5 points a mere 0.5 point behind Sean. Thierry Brearley and Frank Pentony shared 3rd place. Willie Hurst, Fionn O’Reilly and Gwen O’Reilly were the other participants.

Hers to the next one!

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Can chess players multitask?

Round two of our online Swiss takes place at 8pm this evening. However, there is a slightly conflicting Nations League football match being played in Lodz, Poland at 7.45pm, which might distract some of our stronger players? The big question is can they multitask in playing and watching (and maybe drink coffee) at the same time. Chess players are usually flexible and adaptable in tricky positions.

PS you don’t even have the distraction of pressing your clock during online chess. One less task to worry about!

Multitasking during the U21 match against Italy!
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REMINDER: AGM on Thursday 16th June

The AGM of Drogheda Chess Club takes place at 8.15 pm on Thursday 16th June 2022 in Garvey’s Bar & restaurant, Scarlet Street, Drogheda.

As we celebrate 75 years in existence, this is a crucial meeting and your attendance is urgently requested.

The AGM will be followed by light refreshments and a simultaneous exhibition match

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June22 Swiss Update

Round 1 of our latest online Swiss kicked off on Tuesday night with 10 players competing. The usual suspects were victorious but there were a couple of close calls! ACW1990 (Andrew Watson to you and I) gave PawnStorm96 (Sean Cummins) a bit scare. Fithill (Paul Byrne) more than matched DOBGM (Donal O’Boyle) for much of the game, but DOB’s experience told in the end.

Round Two is at 8pm on Tuesday next and new players can join at any stage.

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June Swiss online

The next online Swiss tournament begins on Tuesday 7th June at 8pm on Lichess.org.

This is a seven round Swiss with a time control of 30 mins+ 5 seconds.

Check your email or WhatsApp for the password.

Please register/login before 8pm