Press conference with organizers and players will be held in Yekaterinburg ahead of the FIDE Candidates Tournament
The press conference will begin on April 18 at 13:00 local time at the House of Journalists in Yekaterinburg. The tournament leader, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and former world champion, Anatoly Karpov, will be among the attendants.
The press conference will be attended by:
- Anatoly Karpov, State Duma member, multiple times world chess champion, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Leonid Rapoport, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Sverdlovsk Region;
- Dana Reizniece-Ozola, FIDE Managing Director;
- Victor Bologan, FIDE Executive Director;
- Andrey Simanovsky, founder and owner of Sima-Land, General Partner of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, President of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Albert Stepanyan, Director of the Candidates Tournament, Executive Director of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Grandmaster, leader of the Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg.
The FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg opened on March 16, 2020, but FIDE was forced to halt the tournament at the half stage, in response to the deteriorating Coronavirus situation in Russia at the time.
The tournament resumes now, amid great expectation, with the remaining 7 games being played from 19 to 28 April 2021.
After the first half, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) are in the lead with 4.5 points out of 7. Fabiano Caruana (USA), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Wang Hao (China) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia) are one point behind the leaders, with they have 3.5 points. The youngest competitor, Kirill Alekseenko of Russia, and Ding Liren (China), scored 2.5 points each.
The winner of the Candidates Tournament will have the right to compete for the chess crown against Magnus Carlsen (Norway). The match for the world title is scheduled to take place in Dubai (UAE) from November 24 to December 16, 2021.
Media accreditation for the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg is carried out on the official website of the tournament: https://candidates-2020.com/accreditation and tel. +7 962 385-05-61. Contact: press@fide.com
- Anatoly Karpov, State Duma member, multiple times world chess champion, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Leonid Rapoport, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the Sverdlovsk Region;
- Dana Reizniece-Ozola, FIDE Managing Director;
- Victor Bologan, FIDE Executive Director;
- Andrey Simanovsky, founder and owner of Sima-Land, General Partner of the FIDE Candidates Tournament, President of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Albert Stepanyan, Director of the Candidates Tournament, Executive Director of the Sverdlovsk Region Chess Federation;
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Grandmaster, leader of the Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg.
The FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg opened on March 16, 2020, but FIDE was forced to halt the tournament at the half stage, in response to the deteriorating Coronavirus situation in Russia at the time.
The tournament resumes now, amid great expectation, with the remaining 7 games being played from 19 to 28 April 2021.
After the first half, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) are in the lead with 4.5 points out of 7. Fabiano Caruana (USA), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Wang Hao (China) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia) are one point behind the leaders, with they have 3.5 points. The youngest competitor, Kirill Alekseenko of Russia, and Ding Liren (China), scored 2.5 points each.
The winner of the Candidates Tournament will have the right to compete for the chess crown against Magnus Carlsen (Norway). The match for the world title is scheduled to take place in Dubai (UAE) from November 24 to December 16, 2021.
Media accreditation for the FIDE Candidates Tournament in Yekaterinburg is carried out on the official website of the tournament: https://candidates-2020.com/accreditation and tel. +7 962 385-05-61. Contact: press@fide.com
Partners supporting the FIDE Candidates Tournament are:
Sima-land, a wholesale online store, as the General Partner
Algorand, as the Official Blockchain Partner
Kaspersky Lab, as the Official Cybersecurity Partner
PhosAgro, a leading chemical company as the CFR General Partner
Chessable, as Event Partner
Pine Creek Golf Resort, the first and only world-class golf resort in the Urals, as event Partner
Mercedes Benz Russia, as event Partner
Sima-land, a wholesale online store, as the General Partner
Algorand, as the Official Blockchain Partner
Kaspersky Lab, as the Official Cybersecurity Partner
PhosAgro, a leading chemical company as the CFR General Partner
Chessable, as Event Partner
Pine Creek Golf Resort, the first and only world-class golf resort in the Urals, as event Partner
Mercedes Benz Russia, as event Partner
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