Join the Judit Polgar's #ChessConnectsUs Championships 2023 Qualifying Events! 🏆🌟

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  🔹 Open Section: 🌐 Open to ALL players, no matter your rating or age! 🆓🔞 Date: September 16, 2023 Time: 08.00 PM SLT 🕗 Format: 8 rounds Swiss, 3+30 📜🕒 🔹 Scholastic Section: 📚🎓 For young champs born on/after 01/01/2005, enrolled in elementary or secondary institutions! 🧒👧 Date: September 17, 2023 Time: 08.00 PM SLT 🕗 Format: 8 rounds Swiss, 3+30 📜🕒 🌐 Platform: chess.com 🏆 Prizes Await the Victors of qualifyings: 🎁🏅 Win a chance to play at Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival Inaugural #ChessConnectsUs Championship 2023 on October 14! 🌐🏅 Prizes include Chess.com memberships and Chessable PRO memberships! 📚💎 🌟 Awards in Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival Inaugural #ChessConnectsUs Championship 2023 on October 14 🧙‍♂️💡 ALL final participants are invited to a 2-hour Masterclass online with Judit Polgar! 🖥📚 🥇 Top Honors: 🏆🎖 1st Place: 1-year Chess.com Diamond Membership + 150€ Chessable Voucher 2nd Place: 6-month Chess.com Diamond Membership + 100€ Chess...
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𝐀 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲!

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IM Susal De Silva

𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝑴 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒂 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝑰𝑫𝑬 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑 2023! 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 2𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 0.5/2 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒘 𝑾𝒐𝒋𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒛𝒆𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒓𝒊 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 2𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑭𝑰𝑫𝑬 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑪𝒖𝒑.


Held every two years, the 10th edition of the FIDE World Cup 2023 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 30th July to 24th August 2023. With an impressive pool of 206 players in the open section and 103 in the Women's competition, this event featured a remarkable combined prize pool of USD 2.5 million.


The tournament followed an exhilarating 8-round knockout format, with the top 50 seeds receiving a direct bye to the second round. The competition boasted some of the chess world's finest players, including the likes of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anish Giri, Wesley So, and many more renowned grandmasters from around the globe.


Our young talent, IM Susal De Silva (ELO 2433), commenced his journey by being paired with strong Grand Master Eric Hansen (ELO 2609) from Canada in the first round. Advancing to the 2nd round, Susal faced the mighty Grand Master Radoslaw Wojtaszek (ELO 2676) from Poland, where the rating difference was substantial. Nevertheless, in a captivating showdown, Susal impressively secured a draw against Radoslaw in the first game of the second round.


The subsequent game witnessed an intense battle where Susal played black against the Poland Grand Master. Despite putting up a valiant effort, Susal narrowly missed victory in this thrilling encounter.


While Susal may have concluded his journey at the FIDE World Cup 2023 after the second round, the exposure gained from this high-level event will undoubtedly serve as a catalyst for his future performances in upcoming competitions. His talent and dedication are bound to shine even brighter in the chess arena.


As Sri Lankans, we are immensely proud of you, Susal! Your remarkable journey at the FIDE World Cup 2023 has left an indelible mark, and we look forward to witnessing your continued success and accomplishments in the world of chess!


#FIDEWorldCup2023 #Trailblazer #ChessSensation #SriLankanTalent #ProudOfSusal


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