Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage wins 8th Sri Lanka Grand Prix
Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage of Ananda College, the reigning National Chess Champion, proved to be the strongest by winning the rapid chess tie-breaker after classical games with Minul Sanjula Doluweera of Royal College were drawn. It is generally accepted that Ranindu is better at faster time controls and the tiebreak just reinforced this point. After scoring a victory in […]
FIDE Database enhancement
Dear Member Federations, We would like to inform you that FIDE is developing a targeted database enhancement, which consists of a review of the data actually included in FIDE databases related to Arbiters, Organisers, and Trainers. This program has been approved by the FIDE Council and added as an entry to the Handbook, under Chapter B.05. Following this […]
Tension mounts at Opera Euro Rapid after 10 rounds of play
Magnus Carlsen won a dramatic final game to stay in the lead after Day 2 of the Opera Euro Rapid online chess event. The World Champion tricked rival Hikaru Nakamura with almost no time left on his clock. Carlsen now heads into the final day of the prelim stage a half-point ahead of the pack. The Norwegian, who’s scored 7/10 after four back-to-back […]