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2021 in chess
Overview of the events of 2021 in chess From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2021 chess calendar was again disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and because of this many chess OTB tournaments were stopped, but major events that took place included the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, won by Jorden van Foreest.
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The Candidates Tournament 2020–21, disrupted by the pandemic, concluded on 27 April 2021. It was won by Ian Nepomniachtchi.[1]
In November, Nepomniachtchi subsequently faced defending champion Magnus Carlsen for the World Chess Championship title in Dubai, UAE during Expo 2020. Carlsen won the match 71⁄2–31⁄2 to retain the title with three games to spare and become a five-time world champion.[2]
The International Chess Federation, FIDE, admitted four new member federations: Dominica, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Niger, and Belize.[3]
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2021 tournaments
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This is a list of significant 2021 chess tournaments:
Supertournaments
FIDE Events
Team events
Rapid & Biltz Tournaments
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Deaths
- 14 January – Yrjö Rantanen[4]
- 15 January – Gildardo García[5]
- 18 January – Lubomir Kavalek[6]
- 13 March – Nikola Spiridonov[7]
- 1 June – Román Hernández Onna[8]
- 1 July – Yury Dokhoian[9]
- 28 July – István Csom[10]
- 18 August – Evgeny Sveshnikov[11]
- 11 October – Boris Pineda[12]
- 14 November – Marek Vokáč[13]
- 19 December – Boško Abramović[14]
- 31 December – Gábor Kállai[15]
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