LIVE: FIDE Online Olympiad Quarterfinals
Match 1: Azerbaijan – Poland 2:4 Mamedyarov 0-1 DudaMamedov 0-1 WojtaszekMammadzada ½-½ SockoMammadova 0-1 CyfkaAsadli ½-½ GumularzBalajayeva 1-0 Sliwicka Match 2: Poland – Azerbaijan 2:4 Duda ½-½ RadjabovWojtaszek 0-1 MamedovSocko 0-1 MammadzadaCyfka 0-1 FataliyevaGumularz 0-1 AsadliSliwicka 1-0 Balajayeva After Azerbaijan stuck back and won the second match it came down to the Armageddon decider on the women’s board. Monica Socko downed Gunay Mammadzada in a nail-biter riddled with mutual mistakes and pulled Poland through to the semifinals. Match 1: USA – Ukraine 4½:1½ So 1-0 IvanchukShankland ½-½ KorobovYip 1-0 OsmakZatonskih ½-½ ZhukovaXiong ½-½ ShevchenkoWang 1-0 Berdnyk Match 2: Ukraine – USA 2:4 Korobov 0-1 SoShtembuliak 0-1 ShanklandOsmak ½-½ ZatonskihGaponenko 1-0 AbrahamyanShevchenko ½-½ XiongShpanko 0-1 Wang Team USA won both matches against Ukraine and went through to meet Russia in the semifinals. Russia prevails over Hungary to progress to semifinals Match 1: Russia – Hungary 5:1 Nepomniachtchi 1-0 Erdos Dubov ½-½ Gledura Goryachkina 1-0 HoangKosteniuk 1-0 GaraEsipenko ½-½ KozakShuvalova 1-0 Gaal Match 1: Hungary – Russa 3:3 Banusz 0-1 NepomniachtchiGledura ½-½ ArtemievPapp 1-0 LagnoGara 1-0 GuninaKozak ½-½ SaranaDemeter 0-1 Shuvalova As a winner of the first match, Russia advanced to the semis. India defeats Armenia and advances to semifinals Match 1 – India- Armenia 3½:2½ Anand – Aronian½-½Vidit – Sargissian 1-0Koneru – Danielian 0-1Harika – Mkrtchian 1-0Sarin – Martirosyan 1-0Vantika – Sargsyan 0-1 Following the disconnection of Haik Martirosyan in Match 1 of the Quarterfinal against India, Armenia filed an official appeal that was rejected by the Appeals Committee. Armenia defaulted Match 2. As a result, India is through to the semifinals.
FIDE announces Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with disabilities, to be held between November 20 and December 3, 2020. This is a team competition, played on four boards, where at least one of the players has to be a woman. The event will consist of two stages. The first one is a 7 round Swiss System, from which the best 4 teams will qualify to play a double-round semifinal (November 29-30). The two best teams will advance to the finals, while the two others will compete for third prize. The time control in all stages is 25 minutes + 10 seconds. Each member Federation is entitled to register between one and four teams, depending on the number of players with disabilities that are members of that federation. Please note that all participants have to be previously registered in the directory of players with disabilities at the DIS website. Up to 50 players: 1 team Between 50 and 75 players: 2 teams Between 76 and 100 players: 3 teams 101 or more players: 4 teams Registration should be done by October 20, 2020, using the online form at the website of the FIDE Commission for the Disabled: dis.fide.com Tournament regulations (pdf) Complete schedule: October 10-15 Zoom meeting with Captains by Chief Arbiter and OC November 10-15 Zoom meeting with Captains by Chief Arbiter and OC CET 15:00 Opening Ceremony CET 15:00 Round 1 November 22 CET 15:00 Round 2 November 23 CET 15:00 Round 3 November 24 CET 15:00 Round 4 November 25 CET 15:00 Round 5 November 26 CET 15:00 Round 6 November 27 CET 15:00 Round 7 REST DAY November 29 CET 15:00 Round 1 Semi-final November 30 CET 15:00 Round 2 Semi-final November 30 Tie-Break (if necessary) CET 15:00 Round 1 Final and for 3 places December 2 CET 15:00 Round 2 Final and for 3 places December 2 Tie-Break (if necessary) CET 15:00 Closing Ceremony
Alexander Zubov wins Ukraine Independence Day Schweppes
Thanks to the cooperation agreement between FIDE and Coca-Cola, Schweppes became the main sponsor of the chess festival that was held in Ukraine. The event included an online tournament, combined with simul exhibitions in the five largest cities in the country. Five 20-board simul exhibitions took place in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Odessa and Lviv featuring some of the most prominent Ukrainian players. Chess fans had a chance to qualify for one of the simuls by taking part in the online tournament. The Ukraine Independence Day Schweppes 2020, a 10-round online Swiss tournament, assembled an extremely strong lineup with 65 titled players taking part including 16 GMs. After ten rounds of fierce battles GM Alexander Zubov, one of the best Ukrainian rapid and blitz players, emerged as a winner with an excellent score of 9/10 (8 wins, 2 draws). Egor Bogdanov and Vladimir Onischuk finished a half-point behind the winner and tied for the second with the former taking silver thanks to better tiebreaks. Final standings: 1. Alexander Zubov – 9/102. Egor Bogdanov – 8.5/103. Vladimir Onischuk – 8.5/104. Konstantin Tarlev – 8/105. Anton Sitnikov – 8/106. Dmitry Mischuk – 8/107. Pavlo Kruglyakov – 8/108. Li Min Peng – 8/109. Mikhail Simantsev – 8/1010. Mike Safronov – 8/10 Three women’s prizes set in the event were taken by Natalia Zhukova (1st), Nastya Rakhmangulova (2nd), and Evgeniya Doluhanova (3rd). Best veterans (three prizes were set) 1. Victor Yanov – 7/102. Valery Neverov – 7/103. Mikhail Golubev – 6.5/9