Nana Dzagnidze wins Women’s Grand Prix Lausanne
The last-round clash between two leaders Nana Dzagnidze and Aleksandra Goryachkina ends in a draw. As a result, the Georgian clinches the trophy on tie-break. The last-minute entry Zhansaya Abdumalik takes an impressive third place. All six games of the final round were drawn at the Lausanne FIDE Grand Prix. Nana Dzagnidze refused to take any risk and played the […]
FIDE Candidates Tournament starts in Yekaterinburg on March 16
The 2020 FIDE Candidates Tournament will officially open on March 16, 2020 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. One of the most important chess events of the year, it will bring together eight top world players competing to become the challenger to Magnus Carlsen at the FIDE World Chess Championship Match at the end of this year. The […]
2020 World Senior Team Chess Championship Ends in Prague
2020 World Senior Team Chess Championship, organized in Prague under the auspices of Mayor MUDr. Zdeněk Hřib, has come to an abrupt but necessary end after the 7th round, following the prohibition of all public events with more than 30 attendees due to the state of emergency declared in the Czech Republic today to combat […]
WGP Lausanne: Goryachkina and Dzagnidze lead with one round to go
The tenth round brought some crucial results in the fight for the tournament victory. Aleksandra Goryachkina joins Nana Dzagnidze in the lead, while Zhansaya Abdumalik trails by half a point. The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is reaching its climax. Round 10 was extremely tense and some results had a crucial impact on the standings. The […]