The 2023 U.S. Junior Chess Championship will feature the best of the best of America’s chess youths. These young players have fought their way through the fierce scholastic chess scene and currently stand at the top of U.S. chess players under the age of 20. Fans can expect exciting matches filled with innovative play derived from imaginative thinking of young minds aiming to be the best. In addition to the prize fund, the sole first place winner of the Junior Championship will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship to be used at the institution of their choice. The scholarship is generously jointly funded by the Dewain Barber Foundation and US Chess.

At A Glance
Dates July 15 — 25, 2023
Location Saint Louis Chess Club
Format 10-Player Round Robins
Time Control G/90+30 (first 40 moves), then G/30+30
Prize Fund $40,000

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The 2023 U.S. Girls’ Junior Chess Championship will feature the best young girls of American chess. These young players represent the future of U.S. women’s chess, and will compete against each other to see who’s the best female players under the age of 20. With a national title and $20,600 up for grabs, fans can expect thrilling gameplay that showcases player’s chess genius. In addition to the prize fund, the sole first place winner of the Girls’ Junior Championship will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship to be used at the institution of their choice. The scholarship is generously jointly funded by the Dewain Barber Foundation and US Chess.

At A Glance
Dates July 15 — 25, 2022
Location Saint Louis Chess Club
Format 10-Player Round Robins
Time Control G/90+30 (first 40 moves), then G/30+30
Prize Fund $20,600

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The Chessable Masters is the 4th of 9 events on the $1.6 million 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour and takes place on chess24 from May 19-26. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen tops the 16-player field, which will be cut in half by the 4-day round-robin Prelims. The total prize fund is $150,000, with $750 for a win and $250 for a draw in the Prelims.

The quarterfinals and semi-finals are 1-day, 4-game matches, while the final will feature two such matches over two days. The players have 15 minutes for all their moves, plus a 10-second increment starting from move 1. In the Prelims there are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. If a tiebreak is required the players will play two 5+3 games and then, if needed, a single Armageddon game, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4, but a draw counts as a win for Black. No draw offers are allowed before move 40.

Official website: chess24.com

Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun and the world’s youngest ever grandmaster Abhimanyu Mishra are among the 16-player field for the Chessable Masters, the 8th event on the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, which runs from July 31 to August 8 on chess24.

The 3-day preliminary stage sees the players face each other once before the bottom 8 are eliminated while the top 8 advance to a knockout consisting of 2-day matches. The time control is 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment per move from move 1. The knockout match-ups consist of 4-game matches on the first two days. If the match score is 1:1, two 5+3 games are then played followed, if needed, by Armageddon, where White has 5 minutes to Black’s 4 but a draw counts as a win for Black.

Official website: championschesstour.com

В возрасте 12 лет, 4 месяцев и 25 дней Abhimanyu Mishra выполнил свою третью и последнюю норму гроссмейстера сегодня на турнире Vezerkepzo GM Mix в Будапеште, Венгрия. Его рейтинг уже превышал отметку 2500.

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№    Гроссмейстер                      Страна                                           Возраст

1   Сергей Карякин             Украина/Россия                     12 лет, 7 мес., 0 дней
2   Гукеш Доммараджу                Индия                               12 лет, 7 мес., 17 дней
3   Жавохир Синдаров             Узбекистан                          12 лет, 10 мес., 5 дней
4   Праггнанандха Рамешбабу   Индия                              12 лет, 10 мес., 13 дней
5   Нодирбек Абдусатторов     Узбекистан                         13 лет, 1 мес., 11 дней
6    Паримарьян Неги                      Индия                           13 лет, 4 мес., 22 дня
7    Магнус Карлсен                      Норвегия                          13 лет, 4 мес., 27 дней
8    Вэй И                                           Китай                                13 лет, 8 мес., 23 дня
9   Раунак Садхвани                      Индия                                13 лет, 9 месяцев, 28 дней
10   Бу Сянчжи                                Китай                                 13 лет, 10 мес., 13 дней

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