2019 in chess

Overview of the events of 2019 in chess From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Major chess events that took place in 2019 include the Tata Steel, Shamkir Chess, Grenke Chess Classic and Norway Chess, all won by World Champion Magnus Carlsen.

Events

12 December – The United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution designating 20 July as "World Chess Day", marking the date of the establishment of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Paris on 20 July 1924.[1]

2019 tournaments

Supertournaments

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TournamentCitySystemDatesPlayers (2700+)WinnerRunner-upThird
Tata Steel MastersNetherlands Wijk aan ZeeRound robin12–27 Jan14 (12)Norway Magnus CarlsenNetherlands Anish GiriRussia Ian Nepomniachtchi
Tata Steel ChallengersNetherlands Wijk aan ZeeRound robin12–27 Jan14 (0)Belarus Vladislav KovalevRussia Andrey EsipenkoHungary Benjamin Gledura
Prague Chess FestivalCzech Republic PragueRound robin6–15 Mar10 (8)Russia Nikita VitiugovIndia Vidit GujrathiPoland Radosław Wojtaszek
Shamkir ChessAzerbaijan ShamkirRound robin31 Mar – 9 Apr10 (10)Norway Magnus CarlsenChina Ding LirenRussia Sergey Karjakin
Shenzhen MastersChina ShenzhenRound robin17–Apr6 (6)Netherlands Anish GiriIndia Pentala HarikrishnaChina Ding Liren
Grenke Chess ClassicGermany Baden-BadenRound robin20–29 Apr10 (6)Norway Magnus CarlsenUnited States Fabiano CaruanaGermany Arkadij Naiditsch
Norway ChessNorway StavangerRound robin4–15 Jun10 (10)Norway Magnus CarlsenArmenia Levon AronianChina Yu Yangyi
Poykovsky Chess TournamentRussia PoykovskyRound robin6–15 Jun10 (3)Russia Vladislav ArtemievRussia Dmitry JakovenkoCroatia Ivan Šarić
Netanya International Chess FestivalIsrael NetanyaRound robin23 Jun – 2 Jul10 (3)Israel Boris GelfandUnited States Leinier DomínguezUkraine Pavel Eljanov
Croatia Grand Chess TourCroatia ZagrebRound robin26 Jun – 8 Jul12 (12)Norway Magnus CarlsenUnited States Wesley SoArmenia Levon Aronian
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess MeetingGermany DortmundRound robin13–21 Jul8 (5)United States Leinier DomínguezRussia Ian NepomniachtchiPoland Radosław Wojtaszek
Biel Chess FestivalSwitzerland BielRound robin21–30 Jul8 (2)India Vidit GujrathiUnited States Sam ShanklandHungary Peter Leko
Sinquefield CupUnited States St. LouisRound robin17–29 Aug12 (12)China Ding LirenNorway Magnus CarlsenIndia Viswanathan Anand
London Chess ClassicEngland LondonKnockout2–8 Dec4 (4)China Ding LirenFrance Maxime Vachier-LagraveNorway Magnus Carlsen
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Open events

FIDE Events

Team events

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TournamentCitySystemDatesTeamsWinnerRunner-upThird
World Team Chess ChampionshipKazakhstan AstanaRound robin5–14 Mar10 Russia England China
Women's World Team Chess ChampionshipKazakhstan AstanaRound robin5–14 Mar10 China Russia Georgia
European Team Chess ChampionshipGeorgia (country) BatumiRound robin23 Oct – 3 Nov40 Russia Ukraine England
Women's European Team Chess ChampionshipGeorgia (country) BatumiRound robin23 Oct – 3 Nov32 Russia Georgia Azerbaijan
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Rapid & Blitz Tournaments

Deaths

References

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