Round 7: Black is more than OK
After another exciting day’s play and four decisive results, round seven of the Gibraltar leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at the Caleta Hotel on 29 May 2021 ended with Zhansaya Abdumalik of Kazakhstan in the lead on 5½, Mariya Muzychuk in second place on 5, and Kateryna Lagno of Russia and Gunay Mammadzada of Azerbaijan in joint third on 4½. In […]
Vaishali R. wins Qualifier II
WGM Vaishali R. became the second player to qualify for the main event of the 2021 Women’s Speed Chess Championship. She is the second player from India to make it to the final stage of this prestigious online competition. This qualifier was a 9-round Swiss tournament (3+1 time control), with the top eight finishers advancing to the knockout […]
Shamsiddin Vokhidov clinches Asian Hybrid Championship title
Shamsiddin Vokhidov became the winner of the Asian Individual Hybrid Chess Championship. The 19-year old from Uzbekistan (pictured below) scored 7 out of 9 tied for first place with IM Tin Jingyao (Singapore) but came out on top thanks to better tiebreaks (average rating of the opponents). The champion beat a leader Temour Kuybokarov in a critical Round 8 clash and […]
From “flashcards” to Chessable
We’ve received many congratulations and positive words about FIDE’s new partnership with Chessable, the world’s leading and largest chess e-learning platform. However, for those of you not yet familiar with our new sponsors, we would like to share a bit more about Chessable and their mission to help make learning chess more fun and efficient, while […]
Harika Dronavalli wins Qualifier I
Harika Dronavalli (India) became the first player to qualify for the Main Event of the 2021 Women’s Speed Chess Championship, after beating Le Thao Nguyen Pham (Vietnam) in the final of the Qualifier I playoffs on May 28. This qualifier was a 9-round Swiss tournament (5+1 time control), with the top eight finishers advancing to the knockout playoff […]