Barrientos and Castrillon Gomez win Colombian Championship
GM Sergio Barrientos and WIM Melissa Castrillon Gomez clinched the titles of Columbian chess champions. The national championship was held in Fusagasuga in open and women sections from December 1 to December 8. Both competitions were 12-player round-robin tournaments with the time control of 90 min /40 moves + 30 min/end +30-sec increment starting from the first move. Sergio […]
Chess Olympiads: Moscow 2022, Budapest 2024
One of the main concerns of our member federations and the chess community, in general, was the uncertainty related to the two next Olympiads: Moscow 2021, and Minsk 2022. Besides, hosting the chess Olympiad comes with the associated responsibility of organizing the World Cup as well, which under the current situation is an additional complication. […]