Call for submissions: FIDE Veterans Support Program 2023, second installment
The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce the continuation of its support to chess veterans in 2023. The second installment of grants will be awarded next month to distinguished players, coaches and organizers aged 65+. Anyone over this age who has contributed to the development of chess and who is in an unstable financial situation is eligible to submit an application. As in previous years, we invite federations, clubs, and players themselves to send their applications, including a CV of the nominee, to the FIDE Secretariat: office@fide.com. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2023.
FIDE World Senior Championship 2023: Registration is open
FIDE and the Italian Chess Federation, along with UniChess, are happy to invite all FIDE member federations to participate in the World Senior Chess Championship 2023. The event will be held in Terrasini, Italy, from October 24 (arrival) to November 6 (departure), 2023. The Championship will be played in four categories: age 50+ and 65+, Open and Women. All players shall have reached the age of 50 and 65, respectively, by December 31, 2023. The top three players from each category of the previous World Senior Championships have the personal right to participate. In addition, the top three finishers from each category of the previous year’s Continental Senior Championships are also qualified for participation and cannot be substituted by other players. The deadline for registration is August 30, 2023. Registration form Regulations for the FIDE World Senior Championships 2023 (pdf) FIDE Senior Chess Championships official website will be launched by June 15 E-mail: worldsenior@fide.com Photo: Wikipeida, Bjs
FIDE June 2023 rating list published
The top ten places in the overall and women’s lists were mainly impacted by the GСT Superbet Chess Classics Romania and the final leg of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-2023 in Cyprus. The recent contender for the World Champion title Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi dropped quite a few points in Bucharest (most likely the fatigue took its toll), while the winner Fabiano Caruana and Richard Rapport (who returned into the top 10 Open) became the primary rating beneficiaries of this event. Photo: Grand Chess Tour | Lennart Ootes Ironically, three women’s top-tenners incurred substantial rating losses in Nicosia, but Kateryna Lagno and Aleksandra Goryachkina definitely found comfort in qualifying for the 2024 Women’s Candidates Tournament. Biggest gains in top 100 Open and Women Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2364 (+74) Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2652 (+20) Vaishali, Rameshbabu IM IND 2431 (+15) Sargsyan, Shant GM ARM 2654 (+14) Injac, Teodora IM SRB 2415 (+14) Sindarov, Javokhir GM UZB 2659 (+13) Ivanchuk, Vasyl GM UKR 2667 (+12) Krush, Irina GM USA 2447 (+11) Divya Deshmukh WGM IND 2400 (+11) Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2686 (+10) IM Eline Roebers deservedly won this nomination after stringing together three strong performances in Frauenbundesliga and the 15th BMP Limburg Open and collecting 52 rating points. Photo: Lennart Ootes The lowest-rated player in the field rarely wins the event, but that is exactly what happened with Dinara Wagner. The German WGM defied the odds and took down the final leg of FIDE WGP in Cyprus, picking up 30 rating points along the way. Polina Shuvalova also did well in this event and added 12 points to her tally. Photo: Mark Livshitz The sixth edition of Sharjah Masters had an impressive field featuring many strong GMs. Consequently, those who fared well in this 9-round Swiss tournament substantially increased their rating, while Grigoriy Oparin (+13 points coupled with 7 points he picked in the 2023 President Cup) and Ju Wenjun (+16) made it to this list. The Chinese GM mounted to third position in the women’s list and is now just one point behind Humpy Koneru. Photo: Sharjahmasters IM Nurgyul Salimova and WGM Divya Deshmukh turned in solid performances at the very strong Baku Open 2023 that translated into 18 and 17 rating points, respectively, while the winner of this event, Leon Luke Mendonca (who is still outside of the top 100 open), gained 20 points and moved up to 12th position in the junior list. In conclusion, it is worth mentioning that several young players overperformed in May, playing in strong open events and, as a result, rose in the junior top 100. This list includes Jonas Buhl Bjerre – 2624 (+22), Aydin Suleymanli – 2586 (+26), Aditya Mittal – 2586 (+26), Abhimanyu Mishra – 2574 (+24), Platon Galperin – 2551 (+23) and the newly crowned champion of Iran, untitled Amirreza Pour Agha Bala – 2523 (+22).