Weekly Chess News! #9

Welcome to another Weekly Chess News!

Lets Start whith the First News:

First News:

GM Anna Muzychuk Hosts Chess Event For Kids To Support Ukraine

Chess.com and ChessKid are collaborating with GM Anna Muzychuk in order to support the people of Ukraine, who continue to suffer the effects of the Russian invasion of their country.

On Tuesday, May 17 at 9 a.m. Pacific/12 p.m. Eastern/18:00 CET, the three-time world champion will play up to 15 simultaneous games with ChessKid or Chess.com members aged 18 or under.

This special exhibition will be fully online, with commentary by ChessKid’s FunMasterMike, and will be viewable on Chess.com/TV or twitch.tv/chesskid.

In order to secure a spot, a minimum donation of $100 USD is required. For an additional $50, a special video of your game (similar to this example) will be made. 

Second News:

Yuri Averbakh, 1922-2022

GM Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, a trainer, international arbiter, chess composer, endgame theoretician, writer, historian, honorary member of FIDE, and the last living participant of the famous Zurich 1953 Candidates Tournament, has passed away, three months after turning 100. His death has been confirmed by the Russian Chess Federation and FIDE.

Averbakh was one of the few strong players who managed to simultaneously reach significant heights in chess theory, literature, journalism, history, and chess politics.

Of the numerous titles that Averbakh held, only the most prestigious is missing: world champion of chess. "I don’t have a champion character," he said. "I'm a researcher, not a fighter or a 'killer' behind the chessboard. I am interested in analyzing."

Latest News!

Andreikin, Nakamura Once Again Titled Tuesday Victors

GM Hikaru Nakamura nearly swept Titled Tuesday again, tying for first place in both tournaments but only holding better tiebreaks in the late tournament. In the early tournament, he was edged out by GM Dmitry Andreikin on the tiebreaks. Nakamura and Andreikin have now won nearly half of the 28 Titled Tuesday tournaments since February 1 (Nakamura with nine victories and Andreikin four). 

Early Tournament
Late Tournament

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