Qualifying stage – Day 1 recap
The European Online Blitz Chess Championship 2020 started with the welcoming words from the President of the European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili. 353 players from 40 European federations, including 134 Grandmasters and 100 International Masters, took part in the first qualifying stage. The 11-round Swiss tournament with time control 3+2 kicked off at 6 pm CET. The best […]
John Fawole Chess Awards 2020: Full list of winners
John Fawole Chess Awards, the most prestigious and anticipated chess awards in Nigeria, was held virtually on the 12th of December 2020 and streamed Live on YouTube, Facebook and Periscope. The program began with the director of John Fawole Chess Awards, FM Fawole John Oyeyemi giving a welcoming speech. He started by giving a brief introduction to the […]