FIDE Rated Event

Our FIDE rated Spring Blitz tournament was a relatively young, small but strong event. Out of the seventeen participants, twelve were rated! The event was played over seven double rounds, so everyone plays each opponent twice - once as White and once as Black. Top seed FM Daniel King Wai Lam was the man to beat and at the end of the day he emerged on top. Second seed Yipeng Wan was able to hold Daniel to a draw, but only after losing their first game. After that Daniel won se

Over the years, chess has known many grueling and long lasting tournaments. At this very moment, the absolute world elite players are fighting in the World Cup. A month-long tournament in Goa, India with the top three finishers earning a ticket for the prestigious candidates tournament. Going back in history, before engines started dominating the chess world, a single game could even take longer than one session! If play took too long, they broke off the game and simply conti

The last two rounds of the Caissa Standard (60m0s) FIDE rated U1800 were played on 5 October 2025. Muhammad who in round 5 was paired...