The online 'Magnus Carlsen Invitational' kicks off on April 18:
?? Magnus Carlsen
?? Fabiano Caruana
?? Ding Liren
?? Ian Nepomniachtchi
?? Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
?? Anish Giri
?? Hikaru Nakamura
? Alireza Firouzjahttps://t.co/QE5ISb1v1q#chess #Carlsen #StayHome pic.twitter.com/RKs3USGJKH— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) April 14, 2020
FIDE stops #FIDECandidates
Official announcement – Starting March 27, 2020, Russia interrupts air traffic with other countries without indicating any time frames. In this situation FIDE President decided to stop the tournament.https://t.co/bnDDJhFuiG pic.twitter.com/YYo3SMidqj
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 26, 2020
The FIDE Council has just issued a statement announcing the postponement of the Chess Olympiad 2020 and the FIDE Congress. These events, to be held in Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk during the summer of 2020, are rescheduled to the summer of 2021 at the same locations. pic.twitter.com/aDgOSavWzF
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 24, 2020
"Safety is our priority," a discussion of the upcoming Candidates tournament and the Coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/2AwzZIX2x9 pic.twitter.com/uvNxpCuwUk
— Lichess.org (@lichess) March 16, 2020
FIDE Candidates Tournament opens today in Yekaterinburg. All the players have safely arrived. The city welcomes the participants with clear skies. #FIDECandidates pic.twitter.com/mw5T8w7Ofk
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 16, 2020
The decision by the Russian Sports Ministry to cancel all international events has provoked an understandable alarm among chess fans. But this decree won't impact the #FIDECandidates. The FIDE President has received assurances that the event is deemed safe and can go ahead. pic.twitter.com/aa1FLX9Ar2
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 16, 2020
Teimour Radjabov has informed FIDE about his decision to withdraw from the Candidates Tournament, citing personal reasons. According to the regulations, he will be replaced by the French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave:https://t.co/rUgDOl40YA pic.twitter.com/YLeKQDZsEY
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) March 6, 2020
MVL arrives in Russia pic.twitter.com/8Y0nO5FSie
— MrDodgy (Inventor of the flying chess board) (@ChessProblem) March 6, 2020
