Introducing Candidates: Anish Giri
(Photo: Alina l’Ami) Anish Giri (Netherlands)Born July 28, 1994Rating 2763Qualified for the second Candidates Tournament in his career as the player with the highest rating over 12 rating periods Anish Kumar Giri was born in Saint Petersburg to a Russian mother, Olga, and a father of Nepalese descent, Sanjay. The chess career of little Anish started in the […]
Zhansaya Abdumalik will replace Zhao Xue at WGP in Lausanne
Due to the recent developments in the coronavirus crisis and the increasing travel restrictions affecting Chinese citizens, Zhao Xue won’t be able to play in the Women’s Grand Prix tournament in Lausanne. Zhao Xue, 8th seed in the tournament with a 2486 rating, will be replaced by another Asian representative: the Kazakhstani Zhansaya Abdumalik (2471). A former prodigy, Zhao […]