1/14/2024 – For organisational reasons, the 2023 edition of the European Women’s Rapid and Blitz Championship is being held in 2024: the blitz tournament on Friday (12 January) and the rapid tournament on Saturday and Sunday (13 and 14 January). The venue is the Novotel Hotel in Monaco. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 10.00 CET (4.00 ET, 14.30 IST)
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European Women’s Rapid Championship
The rapid tournament, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, consists of 11 rounds of 15+10 games played according to the Swiss system.
In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
YOUR PERSONAL CHESS COACH - Whether you’re taking your first steps into the world of club chess, or already playing at a tournament level: with FRITZ, you can train more efficiently, intelligently and with a more personalised approach than ever before.
Most players don’t lack the urge to attack, they just strike at the wrong moment, and GM Sipke Ernst shows you which signals tell you to go for the king and which tell you to choose another plan.
How grandmasters win without fireworks: GM Jan Markos shows you 11 very practical tips from "How to play in a lost position" to "Be patient like Carlsen" that will improve your tournament chess.
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