World Youth Championship: India and Russia reign supreme
The World Youth Chess Championship held in the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel in Mumbai, India is in the books. Youngsters from 66 countries were competing in the Girls U14, Open U14, Girls U16, Open U16, Girls U18, and Open U18 categories. The championship ended on a high note for India. The home team won […]
5th Global Chess Festival goes big in Budapest
The fifth edition of the Global Chess Festival founded by Judit Polgar to celebrate the diversity of chess kicked off on October 12 in Hungary’s magnificent capital city Budapest. This year the festival is held in a very special venue, the Hungarian National Gallery, located in the castle district of the city. The festival is free of charge […]
World Youth Championship is in the books
Six new World Champions will be crowned today in Mumbai (India) in the World Youth Chess Championship finishing at the Renaissance Convention Centre Hotel . Youngsters from 66 countries are competing in the Girls U14, Open U14, Girls U16, Open U16, Girls U18, and Open U18 categories. Here are the standings after Round 10 & key pairings for […]
Grand Swiss: Only five scored 100 percent
Round two of the Isle of Man Grand Swiss was marked by two events. First, the World Champion, after a difficult struggle, drew on board one against the excellently prepared 19-year-old Russian Alexey Sarana. Secondly, after just two rounds, in the field of 154 top-class chess players, only five have a maximum score of two […]