What happened in 2023 in Chess? Take a look at the biggest men and women tournaments. Who is the ultimate winner and GOAT ("Greatest of all time" for those who still wonder why people are talking about goats). Opening Master also performed very well on education arena, a major breakthrough agreement with FIDE Education commission was reached and more...
Today is December 30, 2023 and we are concluding what happened in chess this year. Curious? Take a look
Main Chess events in 2023
The main events in the 2023 chess calendar are the World Chess Championship 2023 and Women's World Chess Championship 2023. The top three finishers from the Chess World Cup 2023, the winner and runner-up of the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2023 and the winner of the FIDE Circuit 2023 will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2024. FIDE Circuit is the new path to qualify for the Candidates Tournament. One player who would achieve the highest results during 2023 in eligible tournaments gets the spot in the Candidates. The final score is calculated as the sum of the player’s five highest scores.
Opening Master and FIDE Chess Education
Before we jump to the actual results we would like to thank FIDE EDUCATION commission for driving meaningful chess projects around the globe. From children in need, outreach communities, prisons and countless couching/tutoring lessons with new 150 certified teachers who one by one received full access to Opening Master chess databases with unlimited downloads. And more education is coming. Stay tuned.
https://edu.fide.com/partnerships/
https://edu.fide.com/initiatives/657f0a0e2aaa732c20ad1e19
Magnus the GOAT
Magnus Carlsen Wins 5th Rapid World Championship. GM Magnus Carlsen from Norway secured the world rapid chess crown for a record fifth time along with the $60,000 first prize at the 2023 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship after scoring 3/4 on the final day. Wins over GMs Vladimir Fedoseev and Pouya Idani pushed Carlsen's score to 10/13, eclipsing Fedoseev (9.5/13) and GM Yu Yangyi (9/13), who finished second and third respectively.
But is the the current world chess champion? No. Liren Ding. Period. But, yes, Magnus is still the Greatest of all time.
Photo Credit: Chess.com
Chess Year 2023 in Men's Tournaments
Chess year 2023 in Women's tournaments
Chess year 2023 in Rapid & Blitz tournaments
The Gift of Chess
The Gift of Chess has been distributing chess sets globally as a low-cost, high-impact catalyst for opportunity. The organization's key initiatives include education and refugee outreach using chess as a humanitarian tool. Their latest project is to hand over 1,000,000 chess sets to African schools and communities.
Photo: https://www.africa.com/chess-becomes-tool-to-beat-poverty/
Partnership and discount
By partnering with Opening Master, Gift of Chess seeks to offer even more benefits to its members and affiliates. Opening Master has been in the business of publishing chess databases since 2004, with a focus on education and chess growth, especially for children and young players. The chess databases are used globally by many IMs and GMs too. Their commitment to the growth of the chess community aligns perfectly with Gift of Chess's mission, making this partnership a natural fit.
"Opening Master is thrilled to be partnering with Gift of Chess," said Alexander Horvath, CEO of the company. "We believe that our expertise in chess education and growth, combined with Gift of Chess's experience in distributing chess sets globally, will help to make the chess community stronger together."
We are inviting all chess players to use the special coupon code during Opening Master purchase checkout „giftofchess“ to be eligible for immediate discount of 20%. Opening Master will add 30% from each sale and make monthly donations to GOC to support their projects in globally.
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Gift of Chess's Board Member, Russell Makofsky, echoed this sentiment, saying "We are excited to be partnering with Opening Master, and we believe that this partnership will help us to achieve our goal of making chess more accessible to people around the world. Together, we can make a real difference in the lives of children and communities through the game of chess.
Closing remarks
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