Announcing winners of FIDE Trainer Awards for 2020-21
The FIDE Trainers Commission is pleased to announce the winners of the 14th FIDE Trainer Awards for 2020-21, which recognize and celebrate the achievements of the chess training community. Rustam Kasimdzhanov (UZB) wins the Mikhail Botvinnik Award for the best achievement in Open Section competitions. Kasimdzhanov was a second for former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, whom he […]
Russian Team Championships: Favorites shine in Sochi
The Russian Team Championships took place May 1-10 at the Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi. The open competition (Premier League) was a 9-team round-robin, whereas the women’s event was held in a different format – a 9-round Swiss tournament. Both competitions saw the triumph of the rating favourites. Mednyi Vsadnik headed by Nikita Vitiugov (with Maxim Matlakov, Kirill Alekseenko and Andrey Esipenko on […]