Superbet Rapid & Blitz: Giri forges ahead
The penultimate leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour kicked off yesterday in Bucharest, Romania with an exciting opening ceremony. The event featured special guest and former world number one tennis player, Boris Becker. Additionally, former Romanian basketball player and captain of the national team Virgil Stănescu made the ceremonial first move in Caruana – […]
World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad: Azerbaijan takes gold
FIDE World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2019 is concluded in an ancient Turkish city Çorum. From October 20 to November 5 forty-eight teams from all around the world were fighting for medals. Each squad consisted of five players, including one girl. The event was held in the playing hall of the five-star Anitta hotel, which […]
FIDE Grand Prix Hamburg: Four winners in the first round
The first day of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg attracted many spectators until the organizers announced: “sold out”. The German chess fans didn’t regret coming as they witnessed many dramatic battles and four victories. The president of the German Chess Federation, Ulrich Krause, symbolically opened the 1st round of the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg by […]