Grand Prix Jerusalem : Nepomniachtchi beats MVL, Wei Yi and Navara draw
Ian Nepomniachtchi outplayed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the first game of the match that will determine the holder of a spot in the Candidates tournament 2020. To level the score, the French grandmaster has to win the second classical game with White. The first game of the second semifinal, Wei Yi vs David Navara, ended in […]
Master Class for participants of the FIDE Confederation Cup
A master class by FIDE Executive Director GM Victor Bologan came as a nice bonus for 31 players from 24 countries who traveled to Ankara, Turkey to participate in the first edition of the FIDE Confederation Cup for the Disabled. GM Bologan gave a lecture covering many aspects of top-level chess such as tactical weaknesses, critical moments, strategy, training and much more. […]