![]() The picture shows what it was like getting there - that's Anish Giri at an airport on his way to Yekaterinburg in Russia. The last major event (of this year?) is the eight-player Candidates tournament that determines who will challenge Magnus Carlsen for the title of World Chess Champion. And hard and fast the cancellations are coming, top tournaments, leagues and opens. They are still hanging on, but I have faint hope that it will happen. In mid-June we have Dortmund 2020, which I also love to attend. Then a wonderful Summer Nostos Festival 2020 in June in Athens, at which I was billed to do a section (as were Garry Kasparov and Judit Polgar), was also cancelled. I had enjoyed it tremendously last year and planned to stay longer this time. My plans were fixed: I was invited to the Grenke Chess Open & Classic, where many good friends would be playing (Magnus, Vishy, Fabiano, Maxime, Levon, Alexei, Vincent). Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > The ultimate chess experience every day, Pla圜 welcomes 20,000 chess players from all around the world – from beginner to grandmaster.Memorize it easily move by move by playing against the variation trainer. Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Learn openings the right way! Build and maintain your repertoire.Still no ChessBase Account? learn more > Real Fun against a Chess Program! Play, analyze and train online against Fritz. ![]() Top authors like Daniel King, Lawrence Trent and Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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