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Rating favorites with tough start at Asian Continental 2022

Sergio — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:33:53 +0000

The Asian Continental Chess Championship 2022 got off to a rousing start at Leela Ambience Convention Hotel on Wednesday. 140 players from 13 Asian countries which include 31 Grandmasters, 46 International Masters, 14 Women Grandmasters and 17 Women International Masters (see all participants Open section / all participants Women section) are participating in this nine day long prestigious championship to decide the Asian champion. Apart from Asian supremacy, the event serves as qualification for the next year’s World Cup as the top four players in the Open and two players in the women’s category will secure their berth in the World cup.

Replay games day 1

On the opening day, top seeds and favourites Praggnandhaa and Tania Sachdev started their championship campaign with draws while ninth seed Abhijeet Gupta and women’s second seed Nomin Erdene Davaademberel of Mongolia suffered shock defeats to be the biggest casualties. Turkmenistan’s Saparmyrat Atabayev forced Pragganandhaa to sign the peace treaty after 47 moves while Tania settled for half point against Sakshi Chitlange after 26 moves that ended with three-fold repetition of moves. Gupta suffered a shock defeat by the hand of Amartuvshin Ganzorig of Mongolia and Liya Kurmangaliyeva got the better of Davaademberel.

In other upsets of the day, untitled Sanket Chakravarthy outwitted Grandmaster Arjun Kalyan while Sharan Rao outwitted Grandmaster Deep Sengupta. S Nitin and Moksh Amit Doshi held Kazakh Grandmaster Rinat Jumabayev and fifth seed Aryan Chopra respectively in the first round.

Asian Continental Chess 2022 Open section round 1

1	IM	Atabayev Saparmyrat	TKM	2433	½ – ½	GM	Praggnanandhaa R	IND	2687
2	GM	Narayanan.S.L	IND	2663	1 – 0	IM	Harshavardhan G B	IND	2433
3	IM	Nigmatov Ortik	UZB	2433	½ – ½	GM	Yakubboev Nodirbek	UZB	2663
4	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	IND	2645	1 – 0		Sattarov Bobir	UZB	2433
5	IM	Moksh Amit Doshi	IND	2430	½ – ½	GM	Aryan Chopra	IND	2629
6	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2625	1 – 0	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete	IND	2408
7	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	IND	2407	0 – 1	GM	Karthikeyan Murali	IND	2623
8	GM	Jumabayev Rinat	KAZ	2620	½ – ½	IM	Nitin S.	IND	2407
9	IM	Amartuvshin Ganzorig	MGL	2406	1 – 0	GM	Gupta Abhijeet	IND	2607
10	GM	Adhiban B.	IND	2603	1 – 0	GM	Neelotpal Das	IND	2400
11	IM	Shahil Dey	IND	2395	½ – ½	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	IND	2603
12	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	IND	2582	½ – ½	GM	Hossain Enamul	BAN	2390
13	IM	Tologon Tegin Semetei	KGZ	2382	0 – 1	GM	Vokhidov Shamsiddin	UZB	2568
14	GM	Visakh N R	IND	2566	0 – 1	FM	Nurmamedov Azat	TKM	2382
15	FM	Singh Ojasva	IND	2382	0 – 1	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	IND	2558
16	GM	Iniyan P	IND	2541	½ – ½	GM	Laxman R.R.	IND	2378
17	FM	Saydaliev Saidakbar	UZB	2376	1 – 0	IM	Pranav V	IND	2530
18	GM	Arjun Kalyan	IND	2526	0 – 1		Sanket Chakravarty	IND	2372
19	IM	Dushyant Sharma	IND	2370	0 – 1	GM	Shyam Sundar M.	IND	2518
20	IM	De Silva L M S T	SRI	2516	½ – ½	FM	Panda Sambit	IND	2362
21	IM	Krishna Teja N	IND	2359	1 – 0	GM	Sankalp Gupta	IND	2502
22	IM	Pranav Anand	IND	2502	1 – 0	FM	Wagh Suyog	IND	2351
23	FM	Sharan Rao	IND	2350	1 – 0	GM	Sengupta Deep	IND	2497
24	IM	Koustav Chatterjee	IND	2496	+ – –		Utsab Chatterjee	IND	2345
25	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra	IND	2343	½ – ½	IM	Suleymenov Alisher	KAZ	2491
26	IM	Atabayev Yusup	TKM	2490	0 – 1	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha	IND	2342
27	IM	Avinash Ramesh	IND	2338	½ – ½	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	IND	2489
28	GM	Batchuluun Tsegmed	MGL	2487	1 – 0	FM	Ritviz Parab	IND	2337
29	IM	Raahul V S	IND	2333	½ – ½	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	IND	2486
30	IM	Aditya Mittal	IND	2486	1 – 0	IM	Manish Anto Cristiano F	IND	2332
31	IM	Ratnakaran K.	IND	2329	½ – ½	IM	Vignesh N R	IND	2486
32	GM	Atabayev Maksat	TKM	2475	1 – 0	FM	Aaryan Varshney	IND	2312
33	FM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan	SRI	2310	0 – 1	GM	Chanda Sandipan	IND	2474
34	GM	Mitrabha Guha	IND	2474	1 – 0	IM	Chakravarthi Reddy M	IND	2301
35	FM	Jain Kashish Manoj	IND	2300	0 – 1	GM	Raja Rithvik R	IND	2470
36	GM	Venkatesh M.R.	IND	2470	1 – 0	FM	Kakabayev Mergen	TKM	2285
37	FM	Aradhya Garg	IND	2284	0 – 1	GM	Bilguun Sumiya	MGL	2467
38	IM	Samant Aditya S	IND	2467	½ – ½	FM	Ayush Sharma	IND	2267
39	IM	Sharma Dinesh K.	IND	2242	0 – 1	IM	Urazayev Arystanbek	KAZ	2458
40	IM	Abdisalimov Abdimalik	UZB	2457	0 – 1	CM	Muradov Soltan	TKM	2233
41	FM	Winkelman Albert	AUS	2229	1 – 0	IM	Prraneeth Vuppala	IND	2451
42	IM	Vaishali R	IND	2451	0 – 1	IM	Saravana Krishnan P.	IND	2197
43		Schain Randolph	CAM	2165	0 – 1	IM	Pranesh M	IND	2442
44	IM	Ajay Karthikeyan	IND	2441	½ – ½	FM	Jaiswal Rupesh	NEP	2135
45		Dang Vu Dung	VIE	2017	0 – 1	IM	Srihari L R	IND	2436
46	IM	Nitish Belurkar	IND	2435	1 – 0	FM	Muhammed Shuaau	MDV	2010

Asian Continental Chess 2022 Women section round 1

1	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	IND	2208	½ – ½	IM	Tania Sachdev	IND	2406
2	IM	Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel	MGL	2404	0 – 1	FM	Kurmangaliyeva Liya	KAZ	2199
3	WGM	Srija Seshadri	IND	2187	½ – ½	IM	Padmini Rout	IND	2390
4	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	IND	2376	1 – 0	IM	Mohota Nisha	IND	2181
5	WIM	Mrudul Dehankar	IND	2168	½ – ½	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	IND	2362
6	WGM	Yakubbaeva Nilufar	UZB	2350	½ – ½	WIM	Aakanksha Hagawane	IND	2162
7	WIM	Bommini Mounika Akshaya	IND	2160	0 – 1	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	IND	2338
8	IM	Karavade Eesha	IND	2336	½ – ½	WFM	Harshini A	IND	2149
9	WGM	Varshini V	IND	2137	½ – ½	WGM	Vo Thi Kim Phung	VIE	2335
10	IM	Soumya Swaminathan	IND	2326	1 – 0	WIM	Parnali S Dharia	IND	2136
11	WIM	Tejaswini Sagar	IND	2112	0 – 1	WGM	Priyanka Nutakki	IND	2326
12	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	IND	2324	1 – 0	WIM	Priyanka K	IND	2096
13	WIM	Makhija Aashna	IND	2090	½ – ½	WGM	Nandhidhaa P V	IND	2309
14	WGM	Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii	MGL	2295	0 – 1	WGM	Swati Ghate	IND	2086
15	WFM	Ovezdurdyyeva Jemal	TKM	2061	½ – ½	WGM	Dauletova Gulmira	KAZ	2260
16	WIM	Cholleti Sahajasri	IND	2246	0 – 1	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	IND	2030
17		Veliyeva Hurma	TKM	2003	½ – ½	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	IND	2238
18	WIM	Sharma Isha	IND	2234	½ – ½	WFM	Lakshmi C	IND	1965
19		Ishvi Aggarwal	IND	1964	0 – 1	WIM	Kairbekova Amina	KAZ	2231
20	WIM	Balabayeva Xeniya	KAZ	2230	1 – 0	WFM	Zairbek Kyzy Begimai	KGZ	1930
21	WIM	Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien	VIE	1910	0 – 1	WIM	Rakshitta Ravi	IND	2219
22	WFM	Munkhzul Davaakhuu	MGL	2218	0 – 1	WCM	Jannatul Ferdous	BAN	1861
23	WFM	Shohradova Lala	TKM	1856	0 – 1	WGM	Nguyen Thi Mai Hung	VIE	2217
24	WFM	Pandey Srishti	IND	2213	+ – –	WFM	Lohani Sujana	NEP	1716
25	WIM	Ranasinghe S D	SRI	1675	0 – 1	WIM	Salonika Saina	IND	2209

The Asian Women Continental Chess Championship 2022

Sergio — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:35:12 +0000

The Asian Women Continental Chess Championship 2022 is starting this October 26 in New Delhi, India. Tania Sachdev is top seeded in the event, where 48 titled players, 14 WGMs, and 7 IMs are participating. Her main competitors are Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene, Agrawal Vantika, Padmini Rout, Bhakti Kulkarni, Eesha Karavade, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Deshmukh Divya, Soumya Swaminathan, etc. Scroll down for the full participants list

Asian Continental 2022 open participants / Asian Continental 2022 women participants / Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com

Happy Diwali pic.twitter.com/PD0k3bzG4i
— Tania Sachdev (@TaniaSachdev) October 24, 2022

The Asian Women Continental Chess Championship 2022 participants

1	IM	Tania Sachdev	IND	2406
2	IM	Nomin-Erdene Davaademberel	MGL	2404
3	WGM	Vantika Agrawal	IND	2396
4	IM	Padmini Rout	IND	2390
5	IM	Kulkarni Bhakti	IND	2376
6	IM	Karavade Eesha	IND	2336
7	WGM	Vo Thi Kim Phung	VIE	2335
8	WGM	Divya Deshmukh	IND	2330
9	IM	Soumya Swaminathan	IND	2326
10	WGM	Priyanka Nutakki	IND	2326
11	WGM	Gomes Mary Ann	IND	2324
12	WGM	Nandhidhaa P V	IND	2309
13	WIM	Kairbekova Amina	KAZ	2305
14	WGM	Yakubbaeva Nilufar	UZB	2303
15	WIM	Sharma Isha	IND	2298
16	WGM	Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii	MGL	2295
17	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	IND	2293
18	WGM	Nguyen Thi Mai Hung	VIE	2258
19	WIM	Mrudul Dehankar	IND	2256
20	WIM	Chitlange Sakshi	IND	2252
21	WGM	Dauletova Gulmira	KAZ	2249
22	WGM	Srija Seshadri	IND	2248
23	WIM	Cholleti Sahajasri	IND	2246
24	WIM	Rakshitta Ravi	IND	2238
25	WIM	Balabayeva Xeniya	KAZ	2220
26	WIM	Salonika Saina	IND	2209
27	FM	Kurmangaliyeva Liya	KAZ	2199
28	WFM	Pandey Srishti	IND	2173
29	IM	Mohota Nisha	IND	2166
30	WIM	Aakanksha Hagawane	IND	2162
31	WIM	Bommini Mounika Akshaya	IND	2152
32	WFM	Harshini A	IND	2149
33	WFM	Munkhzul Davaakhuu	MGL	2143
34	WIM	Parnali S Dharia	IND	2136
35	WGM	Varshini V	IND	2126
36	WIM	Tejaswini Sagar	IND	2112
37	WIM	Makhija Aashna	IND	2090
38	WGM	Swati Ghate	IND	2086
39	WFM	Ovezdurdyyeva Jemal	TKM	2061
40	WIM	Priyanka K	IND	2052
41	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	IND	2030
42		Veliyeva Hurma	TKM	2003
43	WFM	Lakshmi C	IND	1965
44		Ishvi Aggarwal	IND	1964
45	WFM	Zairbek Kyzy Begimai	KGZ	1930
46	WIM	Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien	VIE	1923
47	WCM	Jannatul Ferdous	BAN	1861
48	WFM	Shohradova Lala	TKM	1856
49	WFM	Lohani Sujana	NEP	1716
50	WIM	Ranasinghe S D	SRI	1690

Julius Baer Generation Cup – Day 3 live

nikita — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:54:54 +0000

19-year-old Hans Niemann yesterday AGAIN defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen, in the 6th round of the Julius Baer Generation Cup, as Magnus Carlsen resigned his game in the second move. Carlsen went offline as soon as he resigned, but he has not withdrawn from the tournament. See the timetable of happenings related to Niemann – Carlsen case at the bottom of the page

New: Why was Hans Niemann invited to the Julius Baer Generation Cup?

The Julius Baer Generation Cup continues today with the next four rounds, and there are seven rounds left to be played before the announcement of the qualifiers for the Knockout phase of the tournament. The 9th round will be first on today’s schedule, starting at 18:00 CEST, and brings the following encounters:

GM Christopher Yoo – GM Anish Giri
GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek – GM Boris Gelfand
GM Vincent Keymer – GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda
GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Vassily Ivanchuk
GM Magnus Carlsen – GM Ivan Saric
GM Basakaran Adhiban – GM Praggnanandhaa
GM Le Quang Liem – GM Levon Aronian
GM David Navara – GM Hans Niemann

Pairings of all rounds of the Preliminary stage & Schedule can be found here / Julius Baer Generation Cup LIVE games

Follow the Day 3 LIVE video coverage with Tania Sachdev and Peter Leko:

The timetable of happenings related to Niemann – Carlsen case:

Date	News
5-Sep	BREAKING: Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep	Possible reasons of Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
5-Sep	Hans Niemann was thoroughly checked before the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup (VIDEO)
5-Sep	Sinquefield Cup’s players and organizers react to Carlsen’s withdrawal from the tournament
5-Sep	Hans Niemann R4 post-game interview: At least I got to beat Magnus Carlsen before he left
6-Sep	Sinquefield Cup 2022 improves anti-cheating measures after Carlsen’s withdrawal
6-Sep	Fabiano Caruana: Can’t wait to hear more about the Hans effect on The Magnus Effect
6-Sep	Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup 2022
6-Sep	Niemann’s emotional confession R5 post-game interview: I cheated in random games on chess.com and this was the biggest mistake in my life
7-Sep	Reactions to Hans Niemann’s interview
7-Sep	Hans Niemann: I’d like to see what Nakamura has to say now
8-Sep	Hans Niemann R6 post-game interview: The silence of my critics speaks for itself
8-Sep	Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann
8-Sep	Garry Kasparov about Carlsen’s withdrawal: It’s an act with no precedent in the past 50 years
9-Sep	Chess.com explains its decision to remove Hans Niemann from the platform in the official statement
9-Sep	Daniel Rensch about chess.com’s statement: This tweet speaks for itself
9-Sep	Hikaru Nakamura reacts to Hans Niemann’s interview
9-Sep	Susan Polgar about Niemann – Carlsen case: The professional reputation of many parties is at stake
9-Sep	Garry Kasparov: Unless the chess world is to be dragged down into endless pathetic rumors, clear statements must be made
9-Sep	Niemann keeps analyzing his game with MVL while getting checked with the anti-cheating device (VIDEO)
9-Sep	Hans Niemann R7 post-game interview: It is absolutely ridiculous to play chess under these conditions
10-Sep	Hikaru Nakamura and Daniel Naroditsky speak about cheating in chess
10-Sep	Hans Niemann’s fans gather in front of the Saint Louis Chess Club
10-Sep	Sinquefield Cup Chief Arbiter’s statement: We have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the Sinquefield Cup 2022
11-Sep	New allegations within Niemann – Carlsen case: Hans Niemann performs much better with live DGT boards
11-Sep	Nigel Davies, “If Carlsen does not speak soon, the FIDE Ethics Commission should act”
11-Sep	Alexander Grischuk about Niemann – Carlsen case: Magnus freaked out for a reason
11-Sep	Richard Rapport suggests a polygraph test to manage cheating in chess and protect players who are falsely accused
11-Sep	Alexei Shirov: Hans Niemann’s last GM norm looks suspicious
12-Sep	Hans Niemann after the end of the Sinquefield Cup 2022: It was a lot to handle and I wasn’t able to manage my nerves
13-Sep	S.L. Narayanan: I believe FIDE has to take more stringent measures for both online as well as OTB
13-Sep	Hans Niemann and Magnus Carlsen to meet at the Julius Baer Generation Cup
14-Sep	Hans Niemann to be back at the Saint Louis Chess Club for the 2022 Fall Chess Classic
15-Sep	Fabiano Caruana on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I do not think Niemann cheated in this tournament
16-Sep	Leonard Barden for Guardian on Niemann – Carlsen case: It is time for FIDE to step in
16-Sep	Stephen Colbert jokes about the latest accusations against Hans Niemann in his late night talk show
18-Sep	Alejandro Ramirez shares his insights on Carlsen’s withdrawal: I don’t think Hans cheated
19-Sep	Magnus Carlsen resignes against Hans Niemann in the second move
19-Sep	Susan Polgar on Carlsen’s resignation against Niemann: Definitely a protest move!
19-Sep	Hammer says Carlsen should be sanctioned in live Norwegian TV program
19-Sep	Fair-Play specialist Kenneth Regan: Niemann played well, but not too well
19-Sep	Levon Aronian: I believe Niemann hasn’t been the cleanest person when it comes to online chess
19-Sep	Magnus Carlsen applauds Pragg for the fantastic game
19-Sep	Reactions to Magnus Carlsen’s resignation
19-Sep	Niemann’s and Carlsen’s facial expressions during their 2-move game
20-Sep	Carlsen will not give any interviews during the tournament
20-Sep	Anish Giri: we know about online cheating by multiple other chess players
20-Sep	Nakamura on Carlsen – Nieman Julius Baer game
20-Sep	Martin B. Justesen: Carlsen is handling the Chess.com merger like Elon Musk did with the purchase of Twitter
20-Sep	Carlsen’s resignation is the top story in Norwegian newspapers
20-Sep	Why was Hans Niemann invited to the Julius Baer Generation Cup?
20-Sep	Naroditsky: I am pretty confident that Magnus believes Niemann has cheated over the board before Saint Louis

FTX Crypto Cup Day 1 LIVE – with Tania Sachdev and Peter Leko

Sergio — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:46:01 +0000

Learn everything about the FTX Crypto Cup 2022 lineup here / Follow the FTX Crypto Cup 2022 live games / Magnus Carlsen’s courses – Olympiad sale at Chessable

FTX Crypto Cup Day 1 LIVE – with Tania Sachdev and Peter Leko

Parallel: Top Chess Engine Championship Season 23 is going to start this August.

Year of the Woman in Chess Awards ceremony took place yesterday in Chennai

nikita — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 11:04:21 +0000

FIDE Press release: Year of the Woman in Chess Awards Granted in Chennai

We are happy to announce the winners of the Year of the Woman in Chess Awards honouring outstanding women and those supporting women in chess. The ceremony took place on the evening of August 5 in Chennai, India, as part of the 44th Chess Olympiad, and was broadcast live on our FIDE YouTube channel.

In the months before the ceremony, national chess federations were encouraged to submit their nominations in more than a dozen award categories that covered nearly all aspects of chess life. Apart from the overall winner in each category, the awards were also presented to continental winners.

FIDE Managing Director, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, opened the ceremony with an inspiring speech. “We must ensure that when a girl or a woman thinks of what she wants to become, she keeps in mind that chess is also a career path. It is our duty to create an environment where they can become the greatest players in the world, the greatest arbiters, managers, leaders of the chess world.”

Dana is a women-in-chess movement enthusiast who works tirelessly to encourage more women to participate in every aspect of chess life, from playing to administrative roles. She received a special Spirit of FIDE prize for her contribution and passion.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich welcomed guests of the ceremony and praised the awardees: “Ladies who will be awarded today did a great job already for a long period of time, including this year. They are examples and role models for everyone who loves chess and who wants to contribute every day, every month, every year. 2022 was announced the Year of the Woman in Chess, but it should not be just one year; it should be the whole life.”

Hungarian legend Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player of all time, received the Fide ICON award.

“It is a great honour to receive the FIDE ICON Award. This award is a recognition of my decades-long career as a chess player and my work promoting chess and encouraging women’s orientation towards chess. We must continue to work to ensure that more girls experience this ancient game’s beauty, knowledge, and benefits. I take every opportunity to convey the message to girls and people around them: strive to make the most of their talents. Because if we do not limit girls, if we encourage and inspire them to persevere and build their confidence, they will succeed in any field of life,” said Judit Polgar after receiving the award.

The awards have been provided by Dr Alwahshi Abdullah Salem of the Saudi Arabian Chess Federation, which fielded a women’s team at the Olympiad for the first time.

Some of the recipients of the Awards, like Anastasiya Karlovich, the overall winner of Outstanding photographer, came to Chennai for the occasion. Others, like Sonja Johnson (Outstanding chess administrator) or Anastasia Sorokina (Outstanding chess arbiter), were already at the Chess Olympiad performing other duties. Some winners, like Alexandra Kosteniuk (Outstanding chess player of 2021), could not be present but recorded a touching speech.

Here is the complete list of winners. Our congratulations to all!

Outstanding ‘game changer’ (social project leader, role model, etc.)
Jennifer Shahade
Susan Namangale (Africa)
Tris-Ann Richards (Americas)
G.S.Wijesuriya Mrs. (Asia)
Nona Gaprindashvili (Europe)

Outstanding chess administrator
Sonja Johnson
Christiana Ashley (Africa)
Alejandra Beatriz Zavala Galindo (Americas)
Medina Zhumashova (Asia)
Gulkiz Tulay (Europe)

Outstanding chess arbiter
Anastasia Sorokina
Tshepiso Lopang (Africa)
Sabrina de San Vicente (Americas)
Kaussar Bauyrzhan (Asia)
Shohreh Bayat (Europe)

Outstanding chess educator
Alshaeby Razan
Magret Ngugama (Africa)
Sandra Torres Braiz (Americas)
Rozaliya Vendrova (Asia)
Nilufer Cinar Corlulu (Europe)

Outstanding chess organiser
Cristina Pernici Rigo
Judith Kiragu (Africa)
Beatriz Marinello (Americas)
Gulmira Dauletova (Asia)
Yana Sidorchuk (Europe)

Outstanding chess player of 2021
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Amanda Ngwinondebe (Africa)
Maria Esther Granados Diaz (Americas)
Bibisara Assaubayeva (Asia)

Outstanding chess trainer
Shadi Paridar
Anzel Laubscher (Africa)
Regina Ribeiro (Americas)
Baktygul Tilebaeva (Asia)
Natalia Popova (Europe)

Outstanding influencer/commentator/social media star
Tania Sachdev
Jovita Nwansi (Africa)
Alexandra Botez (Americas)
Dilayla Sadvakasova (Asia)
Ellen Fredericia Nilssen (Europe)

Outstanding photographer
Anastasiya Karlovich
Patricia Claros Aguilar (Americas)
Shakhnazi Musaeva (Asia)
Eteri Kublashvili (Europe)

Outstanding politician
Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen
Damaris Abarca (Americas)
Zhansaya Abdumalik (Asia)

Peter-Heine Nielsen received award for his wife Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen from the hands of Vishy Anand

Outstanding representation of ‘He-For-She’
Jean Michael Rapaire
Erick Takawira (Africa)
Carlos Rivero Gonzalez (Americas)
Ye Jiangchuan (Asia)
Wojciech Zawadzka (Europe)

Woman with disability for outstanding fighting spirit
Svetlana Gerasimova
Valeska Rozas Lazcano (Americas)
Dariia Kudainazarova (Asia)
Handenur Sahin (Europe)

Federation with the highest % of female rated players
Vietnam – 37%
Mozambique (Africa) – 34%
Ecuador (Americas) – 24%
Mongolia (Asia) – 35%
Georgia (Europe) – 27%

Replay the Award ceremony below:

India teams for Chess Olympiad 2022 announced

nikita — Mon, 02 May 2022 14:43:43 +0000

Three months before the start of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, the compositions of Indian teams have been announced. Two teams in each Open and Women’s section will represent India in Chennai from July 28 to August 10.

Indian Team A (Open section):

The Indian first team for the Olympiad is composed of five best-rated Indian players, with exception of Vishwanathan Anand. The leader of the team Vidit Santosh Gujrathi recently disclosed how excited he is for India hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad.

Indian Team B (Open section):

The Indian B team will be represented by young players (average age of 19). The team leaders Nihal Sarin and Gukesh D lately made impressive performances at chess open tournaments throughout Europe. Read more: Gukesh D wins Menorca Open and becomes the youngest Indian ever to break into World Top 100

Indian Team A (Women’s section):

The Indian A Women’s team brings most of the best rated female players of India with an average rating of 2456. The team is led by Humpy Koneru – the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years, 1 month, 27 days, beating Judit Polgar’s previous record for three months.

Indian Team B (Women’s section):

20-year-old Vantika A will be the leader of B women’s team which will perform with an average rating of 2348.

Presenting the ?? squad for the 44th #ChessOlympiad scheduled to begin from July 28 in Chennai ?

Get ready to cheer for the ?? stars as they prepare for the historic, 1️⃣st ever Olympiad in their home country ?#FIDECHESSOLYMPIAD2022 | @FIDE_chess | @DrSK_AICF | @Bharatchess64 pic.twitter.com/tqF138G9SX
— All India Chess Federation (@aicfchess) May 2, 2022