Bibisara Assaubayeva defended her blitz world title
Kazakhstan's Bibisara Assaubayeva defended her blitz world title at home in Almaty (Dec 30, 2022).
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Carlsen won both World Rapid and Blitz 2022
Carlsen won the Rapid (10/13) and Blitz (16/21) world titles in Almaty — a golden double (Dec 2022).
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Tan Zhongyi won the Women World Rapid 2022
Tan Zhongyi (China) won the Women World Rapid title (Almaty, Dec 28, 2022).
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Weekly tournaments: practice without fear
Weekly platform tournaments: kids learn to compete without the fear of mistakes.
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Lei Tingjie won the Women Candidates 2022
Lei Tingjie (China) beat Tan Zhongyi 3½–1½ in the Women Candidates final.
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Alireza Firouzja won the Sinquefield Cup 2022
Firouzja won the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, the tournament marked by the Carlsen-Niemann scandal.
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Carlsen-Niemann scandal: champion loses and withdraws
Carlsen lost to Hans Niemann in round 3 of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup and withdrew, implying cheating — the year's biggest scandal.
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Young India-2 with Gukesh won 2022 Olympiad bronze
India-2 — a young team featuring Gukesh — sensationally won bronze at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad.
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Armenia won silver at the 2022 Olympiad
Armenia — without Aronian — sensationally won silver at the 2022 Chennai Olympiad.
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