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Hey everyone, I am here in Toronto getting ready for reporting on the FIDE Candidates Tournment. Can't wait to see all of the action live and in person! I wrote a SUB-STACK post about my arrival here in the beautiful Toronto! Had over there to check it out.

I will be here for 5 days to show our documentary, King Chess and write an article for American Chess magazine. I've previously reported on the 2016 World Championship, 2018 Candidates and 2018 World Championship. I am glad to be back in these post-COVID times, to be out and about brushing shoulders with chess greatness and all of the chess fans!

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Titled Tuesday is Chess.com's weekly 11-round Swiss tournament for titled players, occurring twice each Tuesday since February 1, 2022 at 8 a.m. PT/17:00 CET and 2 p.m. PT/23:00 CET.

GM Hikaru Nakamura has won the most Titled Tuesday events since October 20, 2020, with 68 total victories. GM Dmitry Andreikin has the second-most with 16.

Since February 1, 2022, Titled Tuesday occurs every Tuesday at 8 a.m. Pacific and then again at 2 p.m.

The format is as follows:

Note For Titled Players

Titled Tuesday requires all players to have their full legal name in their Chess.com profile. Anonymous titled player accounts or accounts found to be using a fake name will not be eligible to win prizes during the event and may be removed from the tournament without notice.

All players must also abide by all rules and site policies found at Chess.com/legal/user-agreement and cooperate fully with Chess.com's fair play detection team. Participants should be prepared to join a Zoom call for proctoring at the arbiter's discretion, and this request may be made between rounds via direct chat in live chess by a Chess.com staff member.

Titled Tuesday debuted on December 30, 2014 as a monthly nine-round event. It became a weekly tournament on April 7, 2020 and permanently expanded to its current length of 11 rounds on October 20, 2020. On and after February 1, 2022, two tournaments are offered each week.

From June 2 through October 13, 2020, Titled Tuesday was part of the Speed Chess Championship qualification cycle and included a knockout section.

Starting January 2, 2024, there will also be cumulative annual standings and prizes as part of the Titled Cup. Titled Tuesday will also return to the Speed Chess Championship qualification cycle in 2024.

11-Round Single-Tournament Era (Oct. 20, 2020Jan. 25, 2022)

Double-Tournament Era (Feb. 1, 2022present)

11-Round Era (Both Single- and Double-Tournament) (since Oct. 20, 2020)

Note: GM Oleksandr Bortnyk scored a perfect 9/9 on October 4, 2016.

While Titled Tuesdays are exclusive for titled players, untitled players from the Chess.com community can play in the Untitled Tuesday community event every week. You can participate by joining our official Community Club. Starting April 2, tournaments will start at the following times:

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GM Oleksandr Bortnyk won the latest iteration of Bullet Brawl after posting a 28-game winning streak and overtaking GM Jose Martinez in the dying minutes of the two-hour arena. Finishing on 247 points with 68 wins, five draws, and 11 losses, Bortnyk won $400 for his efforts while Martinez andGM Daniel Naroditsky rounded out the podium.

WGM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the $100 best women's prize with a score of 103 ahead of FM Anastasia Avramidou and IM Karina Ambartsumova, while "Macmasterr" topped the community event for the second week running.

The next edition of Bullet Brawl will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at noon ET/18:00 CEST.

Standings

Bortnyk was "finally" rewarded for his tenacity during April's second Bullet Brawl after breaking a dry spell that stretches back to the beginning of January. Following a difficult start, which included losses to Peruvian blitzers Martinez and IM Renato Terry, Bortnyk managed to find his feet and establish himself as one of four serious contenders at the top of Saturday's Brawl standings.

Flanked by the likes of Naroditsky, as well as GMs Hans Niemann, Vladimir Fedoseev, and Salem Saleh, Bortnyk battled his way through the 150-strong titled field, missing no opportunity to convert in puzzle-like fashion against any opponent who erred.

For aspiring 3000+ rated bullet and blitz chess players, the next puzzle is an example of why all checks and captures should be considered and calculated.

For most of the event, though, Martinez possessed a healthy lead over Bortnyk. Not until the final 30 minutes did the Ukrainian streamer turn things around, winning a mammoth 28 games in a row to wrest the title from his Peruvian rival.

Two wins against the former European champion GM Matthias Bluebaum and one win against the FIDE World Rapid Championship runner-up Fedoseev were the highlights of the streak which Bortnyk joyfully commentated on his Twitch channel.

For the third week in a row Maltsevskaya, who goes by the handle "Sanyura" on Chess.com, won the best women's prize after scoring 35 wins during the two-hour arena. The Polish WGM's performance was a clinical exhibition of piece harmony, and this was on full display in her game against Hungarian FM Bendeguz Bodrogi.

With this latest victory, Bortnyk has solidified his bronze medal position on the all-time Bullet Brawl leaderboard and has won just over 10 percent of all editions since its inception at the start of 2023.

How to review games? The games from this week's Bullet Brawl can be found here.

Bullet Brawl is an exciting new titled arena that features Chess.com's top bullet specialists and takes place weekly on Saturdays. The format is a two-hour arena with a 1+0 time control; the prize fund is $1,000.

Much like Titled Tuesday and Arena Kings, Bullet Brawl often features top GMs, including Hikaru Nakamura, Daniel Naroditsky, Andrew Tang, Tuan Minh Le, and many more!

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FIDE press release

Despite the cold weather, a sizeable crowd of chess enthusiasts gathered in the center of the city for the unique chess event.

Against the urban backdrop, FIDE Deputy President and former World Champion, Vishy Anand, assumed the role of torchbearer, passing the flame to Vlad Drkulec, President of the Chess Federation of Canada. This symbolic exchange continued as the torch made its way to Jose Carillo Pujol, Continental President for the Americas, and FIDE Vice President Mario Ramirez Barajas, heralding the relay's next leg in Colombia.

Vishy Anand, who is doing the live chess commentary for the Candidates in Toronto, shared his views on the event in Toronto and what it means for him and chess that FIDE is celebrating its first centenary.

"We have had a warm welcome here in Toronto," Anand remarked. "A lot of coincidences 100 years of FIDE, first Candidates in North America and, we managed to do the torch relay which started in India. The experience has been amazing with the fans and the excitement at the venue".

Anand also shared thoughts on the future of the game. "Chess is in a very exciting phase. For the next five to ten years, I would like to see chess becoming more established everywhere. I'd mostly like to see more people from every continent participate, especially more women. "Chess is growing everywhere and that's why I think it's particularly relevant to have these ceremonies, as the torch represents that chess is spreading to every continent," Anand noted.

Accompanying Anand at the ceremony were luminaries of the chess world, including former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Deputy Chair of FIDE Management Board (who arrived directly from the United States following the opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame exhibition in St. Louis), Patrick Van Hoolandt, Deputy Chairman of the FIDE Advisory Board and FIDE Vice-Presiden Michael Khodorkovsky.

The festivities in Toronto extended beyond ceremonial gestures, featuring blitz games with fans and an exhibition dedicated to the history of the Candidates.

FIDE100 Chess Torch Relay aims to celebrate the rich history of the game and to bring together the entire chess community as part of marking the centenary of the founding of FIDE.

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Candidates Chess 2024 standings after Round 7: Gukesh drops down to second after time trouble against Alireza  The Indian Express

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