World Cup: Ding Liren and Teimour Radjabov through to the semifinals
The return games of the FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 24. Ding Liren and Alexander Grischuk opted for a complex maneuvering game in the English Opening. It seemed Black successfully solved his opening problems, but in the middlegame, the Russian accepted the exchange of the rooks, which proved wrong. White […]
Nana Dzagnidze wins Nino Khurtsidze Memorial
The chess world remembers the great Georgian chess player, Nino Khurtsidze, who untimely passed away last year. Ten chess players from Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine arrived to Kutaisi to honor the memory of IM Nino Khurtsidze and participate in a rapid chess tournament bearing her name. One of the most talented players of her generation, […]