WSCC GP Leg 4: Koneru and Kosteniuk face-off in the final
Humpy Koneru and Alexandra Kosteniuk will meet in the final of the fourth and last leg of the Women’s Speed Chess Grand Prix on July 19. The semifinals saw two close battles. The rivalry between Hou Yifan and Humpy Koneru goes back to 2011 when the two played a world championship match, confidently won by the Chinese chess star. Today […]
United Nations: “Chess for recovering better”
To celebrate the International Chess Day, on 20 July (10:00-12:00 EST), top chess personalities, including the FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, and Hou Yifan, will take part in a high-level virtual event – “Chess for Recovering Better”. The event will be attended by the United Nations and government officials, permanent missions to the UN, representatives of civil […]