Chess in Schools program launched in Liberia
The Liberia Chess Federation, (LCF), was accredited by FIDE only in 2016. Last year this young Federation participated in its debut Chess Olympiad (Batumi) 2018. Its board #2 player (Jacob Jallah) achieved the FIDE Master (FM) title while Liberia was ranked 2nd after Nigeria after round 11 amongst all participating West African countries. “Chess is […]
World Cup: Teimour Radjabov makes it to the final
The return games of the FIDE World Cup Semifinals were played in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 27. Teimour Radjabov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave had a discussion in the English Opening. After Black rejected to exchange the queens early in the game, White launched a powerful attack on the kingside. The French grandmaster was defending resourcefully and saved his king, but […]
Russia scoops in European Senior Team Chess Championship
European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 held in Mali Losinj, Croatia is in the books. The event was played in two age categories: 65+ (for players born in 1954 or earlier) and 50+ (for players born in 1969 or earlier). Almost thirty teams coming from 15 European federations registered for the Championship (16 teams in 50+ […]