The year 2020 was a historic and tumultuous period for competitive chess, marked by the completion of a major women's world title match and the unprecedented suspension of the men's world championship cycle due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ju Wenjun retained her title by winning the rapid tiebreak 2.5–1.5 , securing her third world championship title. 2. FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 ChessChampionship2020.part1.rar
Won by Hikaru Nakamura , who defeated Wesley So in the final. The year 2020 was a historic and tumultuous
Won by Fabiano Caruana in January, one of the last major over-the-board super-tournaments completed before lockdowns. FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020 Won by Hikaru Nakamura
This tournament was intended to determine the challenger for Magnus Carlsen in the next World Chess Championship. It is widely known for being the only major sporting event to continue briefly during the onset of global lockdowns. Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Split between Shanghai, China (Games 1–6) and Vladivostok, Russia (Games 7–12). Format: 12 classical games followed by tiebreaks. Outcome: The classical portion ended in a 6–6 tie .