World Cup: Vachier-Lagrave and Yu Yangyi reach semifinals
Two tie-breaks of the FIDE World Cup Quarterfinals were played in the Ugra Chess Academy on September 25. Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave drew their first rapid game and then played a highly dramatic second encounter. Aronian, having Black, sacrificed an exchange and created a very dangerous attack on the enemy king. White’s days seemed […]
Titles approved by Q3 2019 Presidential Board
FIDE publishes the list of titles approved by the Q3 2019 Presidential Board. Grandmaster GM 13405764 Asadli, Vugar AZE GM 3509265 Garcia Pantoja, Roberto CUB GM 5038448 Girish, A. Koushik IND GM 32096585 Henderson de La Fuente, Lance ESP GM 751499 Kantor, Gergely HUN GM 12404675 Nguyen, Anh Khoi VIE GM 46618546 […]
India Dominates Western Asia Youth Championships
India dominated the Western Asia Youth Chess Championships 2019 held from 4th to 11th of September 2019 at the Tivoli Grand Resort Hotel in New Delhi. This monumental chess forum was organized by the Delhi Chess Association on behalf of the All India Chess Federation and the Asian Chess Federation. A total of 408 players […]