# fide (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fide. Page: Feed: --- ## [The BCS Women’s Chess Club meets 1 – 3 pm the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month for drop-in, casual games, FREE!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/the-bcs-womens-chess-club-meets-1-3-pm-the-2nd-4th-sundays-of-the-month-for-drop-in-casual-games-free/) _2026-04-17 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ ## [The Sindarov Surge](https://blog.pawnalyze.com/tournament/2026/04/03/Candidates-2026-After-Round-5.html) _2026-04-03 · Pawnalyze_ Five Rounds In, One Player Has Seized Control Before the tournament, I simulated the Candidates 100,000 times . Nakamura was the clear favorite at 32%. Caruana was close behind at 26%. Sindarov? A 4.2% long shot, grouped with Esipenko and Bluebaum in the “would need a miracle” tier. Five rounds later, the tournament has been flipped on its head. Javokhir Sindarov has 4.5/5 – four wins and a draw… ## [FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026](https://blog.pawnalyze.com/tournament/2026/02/19/FIDE-Candidates-Tournament-2026.html) _2026-02-19 · Pawnalyze_ Update: The tournament is over. Javokhir Sindarov won with an extraordinary 9.5/14 performance. Read the Round 5 update for how his historic run unfolded. The Race to Challenge Gukesh Eight players descend on Cyprus for the most prestigious qualifying event in chess: the FIDE Candidates Tournament. The prize? The right to challenge Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in… ## [An Evening with IM John Donaldson A FREE event at the Berkeley Chess Center Sunday, January 11th, 5 – 7 pm](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/an-evening-with-im-josiah-stearman-bcs-alum-acms-rocky-of-chess-sun-jan-11th-5-7-pm-free-event/) _2026-01-08 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ Come spend an evening with IM William John Donaldson. John is the former Captain of the US Men’s Chess Team, a chess educator, and a prolific and excellent author, (42 books on chess legends, tactics and strategy!) including The Unknown Bobby Fischer and Bobby Fischer and His World, which was selected as the \[…\] ## [FREE event! Join Chess.com co-founder IM Danny Rensch for a talk & book signing for his new memoir: Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life. Tues, Dec 16th, 5 – 7 pm @ BCS](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/free-event-join-chess-com-co-founder-im-danny-rensch-for-a-talk-book-signing-for-his-new-memoir-dark-squares-how-chess-saved-my-life-tues-dec-16th-5-7-pm-bcs/) _2025-12-10 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life FREE event! Join Chess.com co-founder IM Danny Rensch for a lecture, book signing and Q & A at The Berkeley Chess School on Tuesday, December 16th from 5 – 7 pm. His new book: Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life will be on sale for the chess \[…\] ## [GM Shankland defeats GM Dubov advancing to the Quarter-finals in the FIDE World Cup!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/gm-shankland-defeats-gm-dubov-advancing-to-the-quarter-finals-in-the-fide-world-cup/) _2025-11-17 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ GM Sam Shankland has defeated Super GM Daniil Dubov in the tiebreaks today to reach the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Cup! He won both games of the tiebreak match, the first one in brilliant fashion! Eschewing castling, Sam launched his h-pawn, then g-pawn, and later his f-pawn at Dubov’s castle! The game finished with \[…\] ## [GM Shankland defeats GM Rapport advancing to the sweet 16 in the FIDE World Cup!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/gm-shankland-defeats-gm-rapport-to-make-the-sweet-16-in-the-fide-world-cup/) _2025-11-15 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ BCS GM-in-Residence on the winning side of an upset win in the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Round 4! Former US Chess Champion, and BCS alum & Grandmaster-in-Residence Sam Shankland scored an upset win against GM Richard Rapport in the Round 4 tie-break of the 2025 FIDE World Cup! Listen to GM Daniel King’s (a \[…\] ## [6th Annual Richmond Chess Festival Sat, Oct 25th 10 am – 5 pm @ Cobiz Richmond!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/6th-annual-richmond-chess-festival-sat-oct-25th-10-am-5-pm-cobiz-richmond/) _2025-10-15 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ It’s that time again! We’re excited to invite you to the 6th Annual Richmond Chess Festival, happening Saturday, October 25th, from 10 AM to 5 PM at COBIZ Richmond. Come celebrate Chess in Richmond Month and National Chess Day with a full day of free, family-friendly fun, hosted by the West Coast Chess Alliance. Free weekend parking is available at BART and on \[…\] ## [Celebrate National Chess Day at BCS, Sat, Oct 11th, 11 am – 5 pm!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/celebrate-national-chess-day-at-bcs-sat-oct-11th-11-am-5-pm/) _2025-09-14 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ Celebrate National Chess Day with BCS!!! Community Chess Festival Sat, Oct 11th, 11 am – 5 pm! Chess! Food! Fun! We are also seeking donations of great items and delicious cakes for our Silent Auction, Raffle, and Cake Walk. If you have an item or confection you would like to donate, please contact jennifer@berkeleychessschool.org. ## [In Memoriam Alan Scott Glasscoe March 9, 1943 – June 30th, 2025 Join us for a celebration of his life August 2nd!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/in-memoriam-alan-scott-glasscoe-march-9-1943-june-30th-2025-join-us-for-a-celebration-of-his-life-august-2nd/) _2025-07-24 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ In Memoriam Alan Scott Glasscoe March 9th, 1943 – June 30th, 2025 Alan Glasscoe, longtime Director of the Berkeley Chess Club, former President of CalChess (1989) and a founding board member of the Berkeley Chess School, passed June 30th, 2025 in Oakland, CA, at the age of 82. Please join us for a celebration \[…\] ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/staNz1l4rGKd) _2025-07-24 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [The CalChess Women’s and Senior Championships have Co-Champions! Read about their exciting finishes here!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/the-calchess-womens-and-senior-championships-have-co-champions-read-about-their-exciting-finishes-here/) _2025-04-15 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ It all came down to the last round! In the Northern California Senior State Championship, four players had a chance going into round 5. IM Elliott Winslow and NM Michael Walder had 3.5 of 4, being chased by IM Timothy Taylor and NM Dmytro Dzhanhirov with 3 of 4. The round 5 pairings \[…\] ## [BCS offers after-school chess through Bay Area Community Resources, free to students!](https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/bcs-offers-after-school-chess-through-bay-area-community-resources-free-to-students/) _2025-02-09 · BCSPrograms · Berkeley Chess School_ Many school districts have chosen BACR to provide after-school classes and activities for a flat rate. Students don’t pay, all can participate! More Information here at https://www.bacr.org/. We offer chess through BACR; or schools can arrange classes with BCS directly. Find more information on our after-school program here at https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/programs/after-school-classes/; or… ## [FIDE World Chess Championship 2024: Analysis and Predictions](https://blog.pawnalyze.com/tournament/2024/11/24/Singapore-World-Chess-Championship-Predictions-2024.md.html) _2024-11-24 · Pawnalyze_ 2788 or 2675 Ding? After defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ding Liren held a rating of 2788. Since that time Ding Liren has scored only 20 points in 49 games, which gives a performance rating of a mere 2675 for the time period. Surely, he is capable of higher level chess than this. It remains to be seen which version of Ding Liren has arrived in Singapore. He shared in the Opening Ceremony that he…