Adly and Mezioud claim Africa Online Championship titles
GM Ahmed Adly has won the Open Section at the maiden edition of the Africa Online Individual Chess Championship 2021. With this win, he stands to walk away with the $3,000 first-place prize. In the ladies section, WGM Amina Mezioud stole the show and claimed the crown of African Chess Queen for 2021. The event was held on the Tornelo platform […]
Alexei Shirov wins 2021 University of Salamanca Masters
Alexei Shirov came as the winner of the University of Salamanca Masters 2021. The eight-player round-robin with the time control of 40 min + 5 sec was a part of the third edition of the Salamanca Chess Festival running from February 2-6. The Masters brought together eight players from four counties including the last edition winner Eduardo […]
Carlsen wins 4 in a row to set early pace
World Champion recovers from ‘funk’ 24 of 40 games end with a win Round-robin stage resumes tomorrow The Opera Euro Rapid online chess event got off to an explosive start as World Champion Magnus Carlsen won four in a row to end the day out on top. The Norwegian went into the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour tournament on the […]