FIDE World Cup opens in Sochi
The event began today with the traditional pre-competition press conference and drawing of lots followed by the opening ceremony. The official FIDE World Cup 2021 pre-competition press conference took place this afternoon in the Galaxy Entertainment Centre, attended by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, Minister of Physical Education and Sport of Krasnodar Krai Alexey Chernov, the Deputy Head of […]
Day 4 Recap
The start of the blitz portion of the GCT Croatia brought another exciting and emotional day of chess for both the players and the spectators. The tie for the top place was changing until the last moment. No player remained without losses, though it was Maxime Vachier-Lagrave that took away the lead in the blitz, scoring 6.5 […]