FIDE World Cup Day 01: “Galactic” games in Sochi

GM Pablo Salinas plays arguably the best game of the year. Monday, July 12th, 2021 – The first day of the World Cup was held this afternoon at the Galaxy Entertainment And Leisure Complex. The principal arbiter, Laurent Freyd from France, opened the round at 3:00 pm sharp and all the clocks were started for White. Due to […]

Riga Technical University Open is back for a special 10th edition

In these uncertain times, we are pleased to announce some good news – the 10th edition of the Riga Technical University Open has just been confirmed for August 7-15. That means one of the biggest chess Festivals in Europe is back after a one-year hiatus (caused, of course, by the coronavirus pandemic). GM Robert Hovhannisyan was […]

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins Croatia Grand Chess Tour

The final day of the Croatia Grand Chess Tour has certainly kept the audiences glued to their chairs today as the event continued to unfold and the tournament lead was highly contested. Although it seemed clear after the last four days that Ian Nepomniachtchi would claim the Croatia Rapid & Blitz title, on the final day things […]