Chessable Masters: Nakamura survives scare, Dubov out
Magnus Carlsen stormed into the Chessable Masters knockout stage today as his main rival overcame an almighty scare. The World Champion turned around a disappointing day 1 to march up the leaderboard and finish joint-top of Group A in the $150,000 online chess super-tournament. Carlsen said: “It was a bit nervy, at least at the very start, but […]
TTCA stages 1st Regional Online Chess Championship
The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Association (TTCA) recently hosted the 1st Regional Online Chess Championship, a blitz tournament (3 min +2 sec increment) for Under 18 youth with an ELO less than 1800, over the period June 13-17, 2020. There seemed to be vast excitement surrounding this event as 173 players from 14 countries in the Caribbean […]
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Michel Nguélé Viang (1948 – 2020)
With profound shock and deep regret, FIDE has learned about the untimely death of Michel Nguélé Viang. Michel, who was President of the Cameroonian Chess Federation and Acting President of Zone 4.3 of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), died last Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at the age of 71 from cancer. Michel was a valuable member of […]
Chessable Masters: Vachier-Lagrave and Giri lead in group B
Dutch star Anish Giri won a dramatic final round game to level with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on top of Group B in the Chessable Masters today. Giri, who had drawn his first four games, took full advantage of a slip by world number 2 Fabiano Caruana to leapfrog him in the table and finish unbeaten on 3/5. Vachier-Lagrave, meanwhile, closed out a final […]