It is with regret that we announce that the Isle of Man will not be hosting the FIDE https://t.co/ifdcbKehD8 Grand Swiss and Women’s Grand Swiss due to Covid-19 restrictions. FIDE remains committed to finding a new venue. Full announcement in the link https://t.co/b06Jz2QQVM
🇩🇪 Vincent Keymer, 🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi, and 🇷🇸 Alexandr Predke triumph in their matches, taling behind the frontrunners Hikaru and Esipenko by a mere half-point! The game between Deac & Vidit will decide if there is another frontrunner or multiple tailers! #FIDEGrandSwiss
♟️Vincent beat Fedoseev, Arjun beat Sevian & Predke beat Kuzubov.
The final round tomorrow will determine the top 2 spots for the #FIDECandidates ✈️
Final Round begins at 14:00 GMT!
🔗https://t.co/xTGpm8vHmK
📷 Anna Shtourman & John Saunders
Reminder: tomorrow, the games at the FIDE Grand Swiss start at 11:30 GMT, while the FIDE Women's Grand Swiss at 13:00 GMT. Catch all the action of round 9 at https://t.co/nnXbvRWlPb and https://t.co/sLDfF86Yse
IOM International Chess Limited will organise and host the 2021 FIDE https://t.co/ifdcbKehD8 Grand Swiss and the inaugural FIDE https://t.co/ifdcbKehD8 Women’s Grand Swiss (subject to COVID-19 restrictions). See the full press release - https://t.co/38C8MFoXiq
Chinese superstar Wang Hao (2758 🇨🇳) starts as the third seed. He is a heavy favorite to win the event and the grand prize of £30,000.
He won the Grand Swiss @iomchess in 2019 to qualify for the @FIDE_chess#Candidates.
#GibChess will be his last classical event before that.
Happy 50th Birthday @vishy64theking! 🎉🎊
More than a thousand #ChessKids playing the Indian National Schools Championship 2019 in Aurangabad are wishing you the same! 😍
Best wishes from @chesscom & @ChessKidcom!
Happy 50th Birthday to Indian superstar Viswanathan Anand! 🎉🎊
@vishy64theking is a living legend, a world-wide idol and an amazing mentor.
He is one of the most loved, adored and respected World Champion of all time.
A true global icon of Chess!
Happy Birthday Vishy! 🎂
Thanks to all of you who tuned in to our @iomchess coverage -- what a memorable journey these past 11 days have been! 🙌 Already looking forward to next one, see you then, and hopefully before that too! 💚
Congratulations to Wang Hao who just beat David Howell, won #iomchess (but shares prizes with @FabianoCaruana) and qualified for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament!
Interview soon at https://t.co/tCYLl6LBer!
Wang Hao (Tie Breaks) & Caruana top IOM, Harika (Tie Breaks) & Saduakassova top woman prize! https://t.co/DEvhLCZYTn @FIDE_chess@iomchess@WOMChess@EuropeEchecs Photo by J Saunders
Congratulations to Indian superstar @HarikaDronavali on winning the best women's prize at @iomchess
Harika scored an impressive 5.5/11 and tied with IM Dinara Saduakassova for the the women's prizes.
They both shared the prize to earn $9000 each! (INR 6,30,000)
#IOMchess
"Caruana drew his game with Hikaru Nakamura and, with 8 points, secured at least a tie for the first place. The game that changed everything was played on board three where Wang Hao of China faced David Howell of England."
Our final report on #IOMchess:
https://t.co/B8PiGQKvs4
It’s been an incredible couple of weeks playing the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament. Finished with a 23 point rating gain and the best women’s prize 🏆🥇of 9k USD. Feels good to be back in the World top 10 and looking forward to working even harder and carrying this form in future😄
Wang Hao Wins @FIDE_chess@Chesscom Grand Swiss, Qualifies For Candidates
Wang Hao defeated David Howell today and edged out Fabiano Caruana on tiebreak to win #iomchess and qualify for the 2020 Candidates' Tournament! Final report:
https://t.co/25VCRzJesu