GP Jerusalem: Vachier-Lagrave and Nepomniachtchi to clash in semifinals
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Dmitry Andreikin and Wesley So respectively and both advanced to the semifinals of the FIDE Grand Prix organized by World Chess. Sergey Karjakin was knocked out by Wei Yi in an eventful four-game match that could have gone either way. The moment of truth has come: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Ian Nepomniachtchi will […]
Team Europe wins FIDE Confederation Cup for Players with Disabilities
The FIDE Confederation Cup for Players with Disabilities in Ankara is in the books. Team Europe won all four matches and deservedly took the title. Although the top two places were determined before the fourth and final round the race for the third place behind Europe and Asia was on. Two contenders, Russia-Turkey and Americas, were facing each other […]