Expo 2020 Dubai to host FIDE World Chess Championship

Lausanne, January 28, 2021 The championship will take place 24 November – 16 December 2021 in Dubai, as a highlight of Expo’s diverse and inspiring calendar   Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen will defend his title for the fourth time against a yet to be determined challenger  The two players will compete for a prize fund […]

Tata Steel 2021: Anish Giri forges into the lead

Anish Giri ground down Radoslaw Wojtaszek in a slightly better endgame and took the lead as his main competitors Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja made a half-step forward. They are now tied for second place with Andrey Esipenko who bested David Anton. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored his first victory in the event. After an interesting and […]