Events 2020
Dec 2020 |
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ECU General Assembly 2020 teleconference,
Meeting in Internet
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ChessTech2020 is the premier chess related conference in the world. Its name reflects the topic: Chess and Technology. This is the 8th in the sequence of the London Chess Conference since 2013. This year it takes place online on the weekend of 5 and 6 December 2020. Meet the leaders and pioneers of online chess, discover new products and services, debate cheating and learn about the latest chess-related research! |
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FIDE Online Congress 2020 in Internet
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Nov 2020 |
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Cancelled: (postponed from August) |
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The 1st event on the $1.5 million Champions Chess Tour |
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How do professionals cope with lost earning opportunities during the pandemic? What does the ACP pandemic poll reveal about the players’ income? How do grandmasters react to FIDE President Dvorkovich’s reform ideas? Why will there be an Athletes Commission? |
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The main 16-player SCC Main Event has a prize fund of $100,000, which is double last year’s total purse for what had been the richest online blitz tournament. The tournament will run November 1–December 13, 2020 with a finals weekend on December 11–12 (semis) and December 13 (final). | |
Oct 2020 |
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Judit Polgar and her team extend this year’s Global Chess Festival by an immense online programme including a conference and chess film festival. | |
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Sep 2020 |
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German Bundesliga Team Championship,
Team tournament in chess24
(ICS)
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The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will be held online and will showcase some of the world’s top rapid and blitz players including World Champion Magnus Carlsen and a few of the American favorites – Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez and Jeffery Xiong. The ten players will be competing for a $250,000 prize fund in nine rapid games and eighteen blitz games over five days of play. |
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The top international chess superstars are set to battle online from September 11–13 in Championships Showdown: Chess 9LX hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club. Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX will feature the world’s top grandmasters including legendary World Champion Garry Kasparov, the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen, and World Number 2 Fabiano Caruana. The matches will be played in Chess 960 style, also known as Fischer Random, with a $150,000 prize fund. |
Aug 2020 |
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Chess.com is announcing the second edition of Pogchamps, the critically-acclaimed Twitch streamer chess tournament featuring some of the most well-known content creators in the world. The second edition of Pogchamps will kick off August 21, starring 16 of Twitch’s most-followed streamers. | |
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The annual gathering of strategy game players in London has been moved online. Participation in the 90 competitions of the ongoing Mind Sports Olympiad is free this year. | |
Jul 2020 |
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How to be the Best Board Games Player in the World,
Webinar (ICS)
with Pentamind champions James Heppell, Andres Kuusk, and Ankush Khandelwal, will be streamed on Facebook |
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Legends of Chess,
Individual tournament in chess24
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Follow the top chess engines (Stockfish, Komodo, Houdini, Fire, Lc0, Fritz, and others) battle it out in the Chess.com Computer Chess Championship. | |
Jun 2020 |
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Online chess does not have to replace traditional tournaments and clubs. This webinar is looking at organisations and projects that integrate digital and over-the-board chess. It is relevant for everyone who is managing a chess federation, club or project. |
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Chessable Masters,
Individual tournament in chess24
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Online Ideas and Strategy for Chess Organisations,
Webinar in Zoom
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While over the board chess has come to a standstill, chess on the internet is thriving. How can your federation or club use the increased interest? |
May 2020 |
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This online camp is for children from the ages of 9 to 16 inclusive who are rated above 1600 and want to develop their chess further. |
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This online camp is for children from the ages of 9 to 16 inclusive who are promising at chess and want to develop their chess skills. |
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Streaming Chess: Setup, Planning, Dos & Dont’s,
Webinar in Zoom
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As the digital chess explosion brings new channels of communications, we are delighted to introduce one of the most popular Streamers: Fiona Steil-Antoni. |
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The English news weekly Economist runs a free webinar with Peter Heine Nielsen, second of Magnus Carlsen, and Sebastian Kuhnert, CEO of chess24 |
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Can Online Chess Overcome Cheating?,
Webinar in Zoom
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Zoom Meeting to discuss how online chess can meet the scourge of cheating |
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Clutch Chess,
Individual tournament (ICS)
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Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge,
Individual tournament in chess24
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FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial,
Individual tournament in chess24
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Play for Russia,
Individual tournament in Lichess
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FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup,
Team tournament in chess.com
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Apr 2020 |
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Magnus Carlsen Invitational,
Individual tournament in chess24
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