Marcin Tazbir wins FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities
The first FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities is in the books. Held on May 21 on a popular chess platform playchess.com, this invitational five-round Swiss tournament brought together 38 participants representing 28 national federations playing not only for the title and glory but also for a €2,200 prize fund. In addition, three players (K. Shashikant, V. Panush, A. […]
World Youth Chess Championships 2020 postponed
In response to the Romanian Chess Federation’s request to postpone the 2020 World Youth Chess Championships, the FIDE Management Board convened at 12:00 UTC on Friday, May 22, 2020, took its decision: “WHEREAS the FIDE Management Board received and duly examined a request from the World Youth Chess Championship 2020 organizers; and WHEREAS there still exists a […]
Lindores Abbey: Carlsen survives tense dogfight
Magnus Carlsen survived an almighty scare to scrape into the knockout stage of the Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge today. The World Champion was in serious danger of being dumped out of stage two of his $1 million signature tour early. Going into the last match of the day, Carlsen had scored just 50 percent in the tournament […]