Tata Steel Masters 2020: The Return of the King
One of the chess greatest Viswanathan Anand was the hero of Round 5 in Wijk aan Zee as he played an almost perfect game against young American Jeffery Xiong. It is Anand’s first win since he turned 50 a month ago. Round 5 of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament was played at the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven. A […]
WWCC Game 7: Tension builds up in Vladivostok
The 7th game of the Women’s World Championship, played in Vladivostok, ends in a draw. Ju Wenjun, with white, put some pressure on Goryachkina, but the challenger defended well and was never in serious trouble. The score is now 3½-3½ with 5 games left. Wang Xue Chun, Deputy General Consul of China in Vladivostok and Zhan Kuznetsov, […]
Call for Bids: Reopening Bidding procedure for FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2021
FIDE did not receive any bids till the bidding deadline for FIDE World Youth (U14, U16, U18) Chess Championships 2021 (Africa) and FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2021. Because of that FIDE Events Commission has re-opened the bidding procedure for the FIDE World Youth (U14, U16, U18) Chess Championships 2021 (open for all continents) […]