The FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Jerusalem held in the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center from December 11 to 23. The tournament has a knock-out format with 16 players at the start. To win a Grand Prix, a player has to defeat opponents in four rounds. Game One : Ian Nepomniachtchi… Continue reading
Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019/Finals Two 25+10 rapid games are played. If still tied, there are two 10+10 games, then two 5+3. Finally, a single Armageddon game is played, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4 (with a 2-second increment from move 61), but Black wins the match with… Continue reading
Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019 The FIDE Hamburg Grand Prix is taking place in the Kehrwieder Theater in Hamburg, Germany. November 5-17 2019. The 16-player knockout is the 3rd of four legs of the 22-player Grand Prix series that will determine two places in the 2020 Candidates Tournament. Each round… Continue reading
