2022 in chess
Overview of the events of 2022 in chess
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2022 tournaments
Supertournaments
Open events
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Gibraltar Chess Festival | ![]() | Swiss | 24 Jan – 4 Feb | 22 | ![]() ![]() | – | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Reykjavik Open | ![]() | Swiss | 6–13 Apr | 238 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | – |
Paracin Open | ![]() | Swiss | 8–16 Jul | 160 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
FIDE events
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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FIDE Grand Prix Berlin | ![]() | Knockout | 4–17 Feb | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
FIDE Grand Prix Belgrade | ![]() | Knockout | 1–14 Mar | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
FIDE Grand Prix Berlin | ![]() | Knockout | 22 Mar – 4 Apr | 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
World Rapid Chess Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 26–28 Dec | 178 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
World Blitz Chess Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 29–30 Dec | 176 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2023–25 World Championship cycle qualification events
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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European Individual Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 27 Mar – 6 Apr | 317 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
American Continental Championship | ![]() | Swiss | 2–10 May | 117 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Team events
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Teams | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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44th Chess Olympiad (open event) | ![]() | Swiss | 26 Jul – 9 Aug | 188 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
44th Chess Olympiad (women event) | Swiss | 26 Jul – 9 Aug | 162 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
2022 FIDE World Team Championship | ![]() | Groups and play-offs | 20–25 Nov | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Rapid and blitz tournaments
Tournament | City | System | Dates | Players | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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Poland Rapid & Blitz | ![]() | Round robin | 17–24 May | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | – |
Croatia Rapid & Blitz | ![]() | Round robin | 18–25 Jul | 10 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | – |
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz | ![]() | Round robin | 24–31 Aug | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Norway Chess Blitz | ![]() | Round robin | 30–31 May | 10 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Deaths
- 24 January – Mark Tseitlin[1]
- 28 January – Gilles Mirallès[2]
- 14 February – Borislav Ivkov[3]
- 7 May — Yuri Averbakh[4]
- 13 July — Igor Naumkin[5]
- 14 July — Nikolai Krogius[6]
- 2 September — Mišo Cebalo
- 12 October — Konstantin Landa[7]
- 4 December — Alex Sherzer[8]
- 12 December — Iván Faragó[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Twitter – Chess Pathshala". Twitter. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Gilles Mirallès, grand contributeur au développement des échecs, nous a quittés". Europe Échecs (in French). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Tuga, Srbija ostala bez VELEMAJSTORA pred kojim su padali svi svetski velikani: Preminuo slavni Bora Ivkov". Sportal.
- ^ "Yuri Averbakh passes away at age 100". chess24.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Chess world mourns GM Igor Naumkin". Times of Malta. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Nikolai Krogius (1930-2022)". FIDE. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Ушел из жизни Константин Ланда". Федерация шахмат России (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Read Dr. Alexander "Alex" Sherzer's Obituary & Leave Condolences". everloved.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Népszava. "Meghalt Faragó Iván nemzetközi sakknagymester". nepszava.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
External links
- Calendar by FIDE
- 2022 Chess Calendar by chess24.com
- Chess Calendar by Lichess
- Chess Calendar by Chess.com
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