Carlsen and Lagno win the World Blitz Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen has won the Open section of the King Salman World Blitz Chess Championship, which finished in Moscow on Monday evening. The Norwegian Grandmaster previously won the World Rapid Championship, which was played just before the Blitz. In the women’s section, Kateryna Lagno of Russia took the Blitz title (the Women’s Rapid was won […]
Women’s World Championship Match: Full schedule & principals
IA Shohreh Bayat (Iran) was appointed as the Chief Arbiter of the Women’s World Chess Championship Match between Ju Wenjun and Aleksandra Goryachkina. The competition will take place in Shanghai/Vladivostok (China/Russia), January 4-24, 2020. Marika Japaridze (Georgia) will serve as the Deputy Chief Arbiter. Iranian WFM Shohreh Bayat is Asia’s first and only female Grade-A arbiter. She has […]
World Blitz Championship: Carlsen and Lagno sprint to the top
Magnus Carlsen and Kateryna Lagno are leading in their sections after the first day of the World Blitz Chess Championship in Moscow. With nine rounds to go in the Open section, Carlsen (10/12) is half a point ahead of the second-placed Maxim Matlakov (9½/12), while another three players are on nine points. In the Women’s […]