World Cup: White dominates in the round of 16
The contest resumed after a day off at the Ugra Chess Academy on September 20. Curiously, all victories of the day were achieved with White. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Peter Svidler. White got a comfortable game in the opening and won a pawn in the middlegame. Approaching the control move, Black, being in a difficult position, […]
Presidential Board in Budapest: Key decisions
List of the main decisions taken at the 2019 Third Quarter Presidential Board meeting in Budapest (7-8 September): 1) The joint bid of Shanghai (China) and Vladivostok (Russia) to hold Women’s World Championship match in January of 2020 has been approved. Thanks to the consolidated effort of two cities the guaranteed prize fund of the match reached €500,000 (2.5 […]
List of Q3 2019 Presidential Board Decisions
LIST OF Q3 2019 PRESIDENTIAL BOARD DECISIONS Q3PB-2019/01 To call an Extraordinary GA and Executive Board in the second half of December 2019. Q3PB-2019/02 To encourage the CCA and NCF to propose a longer term (up to three years) development plan within their jurisdictions. Q3PB-2019/03 To approve a motion of non-disclosure related to the 2014-2018 […]
WGP: Ju Wenjun wins again, Humpy Koneru stays in the race
After the 8th round, the first leg of the Women’s Grand Prix in Skolkovo is starting to feel like a two women race: both Ju Wenjun and Humpy Koneru won, and they are 1½ and 1 point ahead of the rest of the field respectively. The clash between the current World Champion Ju Wenjun and the former World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk was won […]