A listing of who plays whom in a tournament. Pairing charts are posted before each round and also indicate which board number each player is to play on, and which color of the pieces they will have (white or black).
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
it would have been a debacle if Karjakin had become the 17th World Champion.
Garry Kasparov 2016
If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition.
Anatoly Karpov NIC 2010
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971